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History of the Marvel Universe No. 199
The Origin of Marvel's Santa Claus

Sources:
Santa Claus first appeared in
‣ Strange Tales 034 (1955)
‣ Journey Into Unknown Worlds 034 (1955)
‣ Strange Tales of the Unusual 002 (1956)
His origins were discussed in
‣ Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (2007)
The House of Ideas, home of the One Above All, was seen in
‣ Avengers: No Road Home 010 (2019)
The origin of the gods was told in
‣ Thor Annual 010 (1982)
Mephisto first appeared in
‣ Silver Surfer 003 (1967)
Loki's explanation of stories brought to life was in
‣ Loki: Agent of Asgard 017 (2015)
'Twas a Mid-Winter's Night was printed in
‣ Marvel Holiday Special 001 (1991)
Santa's elves first appeared in
‣ Howard the Duck Magazine 003 (1980)
The X-Men encountered Santa Claus in
‣ Marvel Holiday Special 001 (1991)
Cerebro detected the Juggernaut in
‣ X-Men 012 (1965)
Deadpool fought Santa in
‣ Marvel Digital Holiday Special 002 (2009)
Santa Claus was captured by the Nazis in
‣ Marvel Age 109 (1992)
He defeated the Hate-Monger in
‣ Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1969)

Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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