Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for December 21, 1993
Transcript:
An Action Cat Christmas! Elf: Nice move, Santa! You ran over a cat with your sleigh! Santa: Oh this is awful! Things like this aren't supposed to happen! This is supposed to be a happy night! I'm supposed to fly around the world bringing gifts to all the children! Instead, this happens! You don't suppose some kid wants a dead cat, do you? Elf: Hey, it beats a lump of coal!
It would scar the kid for life