One of the criminals gets away with Boomer as a hostage while Batman isn't looking, but the Christmas star shines a beam on them from the sky, alerting Batman to their presence in time for him to save Boomer. Boomer tries to escape but is shot down, which Batman hears in time to take out most of the bad guys. Santa Claus with a tear running down his cheek, Batman throwing a miniature Christmas tree at some bad guys in lieu of a Batarang and Santa getting gunned down are only some of the crazy moments packed into this Christmas tale (although not nearly as crazy as when the Easter Bunny hired Lobo to kill Santa.) The story follows an ex-con named Boomer who gets released from prison and secures a job as a Mall-Santa in order to help his friends break in and loot the place after hours. Plans fall apart as Boomer has a change of heart - playing Santa has infected him with the Christmas spirit. Boomer's criminal pals aren't happy and they force him to let them into the mall. While only clocking in at 10 pages, Wanted: Santa Claus - Dead or Alive! has some amazing imagery. Related: Sin City: Frank Miller Revisits His Noir Epic 30 Years Later Miller's characterization of Batman has become intrinsically linked with the character, with some viewing Miller as the creator of the modern Batman. Meanwhile, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns showed readers a futuristic world featuring an old Batman coming out of retirement long before Batman Beyond. One of the best origin comics ever written, Batman: Year One represented a brand new take on Batman's origins that became the model for Batman's early days for nearly every subsequent Batman writer. Most comic fans are well aware of Frank Miller's best-selling Batman works.

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