Christmas

Hank seems to love Christmas. He gets into the festive spirit whether it's romantic, gift giving, visiting his parents, or playing Santa.

This isn't super introspective, but it does play into Hank's personality. He has a very social side to him and Christmas allows him to indulge in that.

The Merry X-Men Holiday Special, 2018.

Here are two Christmas X-Men pin ups.

X-Men #165.

Beast plays Santa in X-Men #165. I think this speaks to his natural jovial nature, when he's not being moody. The majority of these Christmas scenes is Hank hanging out with his mutant family.

Left to Right: New X-Men #22, Uncanny X-Men #341, and X-Men: Red #18 - cover variant.

Sources:

• Claremont, Chris. (Feb 2005). "Hark How The Bells--!" X-Men. Issue #165. (Illustrator S. Larroca). Marvel Comics.

• Daniels, Christopher. (2018) "The Giving Season." The Merry X-Men Holiday Special. Issue #1. (Illustrator K. Anka). Marvel Comics.

• Ewing, Al. (Dec 2023). "The Mended Land". X-Men: Red. Issue #18. (Illustrator F. Vicentini for Stormbreakers cover variant). Marvel Comics.

• Kyle, Craig and Yost, Christopher. (Jan 2006). "Childhood's End: Part 3 of 4". New X-Men. Issue #22. (Illustrator M. Brooks). Marvel Comics.

• Lobdell, Scott. (Feb 1997) "When Strikes A Gladiator!" Uncanny X-Men. Issue #341. (Illustrator J. Madureira). Marvel Comics.

• Rowell, Rainbow. (2018) "Blue Christmas." The Merry X-Men Holiday Special. Issue #1. (Illustrator K. Anka). Marvel Comics.