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Featuring a Riotous Reprinting of the World Most Wanted Comic: Howard the Duck #1!!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Gene Colan; John Romita (alterations)

Inker(s): Tom Palmer; John Romita (alterations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Danny Crespi

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Alterations on Hulk's face by John Romita.

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Table of Contents on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Frank Brunner; Berni Wrightson; ? (photograph)

Inker(s): Frank Brunner; Berni Wrightson; ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Howard the Duck

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover includes a photo-montage background.

Prologue: Five Villains in Search of a Plot!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Sal Buscema

Inker(s): Klaus Janson

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Joe Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Black Hole [Morton Kribbee] (first appearance); Sitting Bullseye [Olivier Bedwette] (first appearance); Tillie the Hun [Matilda von Tromp] (first appearance); Spanker [Fred Hovel] (first appearance); Dr. Angst [Floyd Mangles] (first appearance)

Synopsis: Introduction to the villains used in the next story.

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Pages: 5

The Duck and the Defenders

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Sal Buscema

Inker(s): Klaus Janson

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Joe Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Mary Jane Watson; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Dr. Angst [Floyd Mangles]; Sitting Bullseye [Olivier Bedwette]; Tillie the Hun [Matilda von Tromp]; Spanker [Fred Hovel]; Black Hole [Morton Kribbee]

Synopsis: While Dr. Strange tries to send Howard the Duck back to his home the Defenders are attacked by Dr. Angst and his minions.

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Pages: 22

Notes: The Howard's appearance is between Howard the Duck #7 and 8.

A Howard the Duck Extra!

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Gene Colan

Inker(s): Dan Adkins

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jim Novak ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler (in photo); Jimmy Carter (in photo)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Preliminary cover layout for Howard the Duck #8.

The Way It All Began!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Val Mayerik

Inker(s): Val Mayerik (page 1); Sal Trapani (pages 2-12)

Colorist(s): Michele Wolfman

Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe (page 1); Artie Simek (pages 2-6); John Costanza (pages 7-12)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Man Thing [Ted Sallis]; Korrek; Jennifer Kale; Dakmith

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Pages: 12

Notes: Partial reprint of Howard the Duck´s appearances in Fear #19 and Man-Thing #1. The first page and the dialogue from page 2 are new material.

Frog Death!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Frank Brunner

Inker(s): Frank Brunner

Colorist(s): Frank Brunner

Letterer(s): Tom Orzechowski

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Garko the Man-frog (first appearance, death); Mr. Hooper (first appearance); Tompkins (first appearance); Joe (first appearance); Mike (first appearance)

Synopsis: Howard the Duck falls through the dimensions back to Earth and must face Garko the Man-frog.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Howard the Duck's first solo story. His previous appearance was in Man-Thing #1. The original credits of the story are removed in this edition.

Know Your Candidate

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Marie Severin

Inker(s): Marie Severin

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

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Pages: 2

Hellcow!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Frank Brunner

Inker(s): Tom Palmer

Colorist(s): Glynis Wein

Letterer(s): Annette Kawecki

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Commissioner Gordonski (first appearance); Tompkins; Jubal Brown (first appearance, death); Hellcow [Bessie] (first appearance); Drácula (flashback); Hans (first appearance, flashback)

Synopsis: Howard battles a vampire cow.

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Pages: 10

Notes: The original credits and the top box of the first page are removed in this edition.

Know Your Candidate!

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Marie Severin; John Romita (illustrations)

Inker(s): Marie Severin; John Romita (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Steve Gerber

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Pages: 1

Notes: Interview with Howard the Duck by Steve Gerber.

Unsolicited Testimonials

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Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): John Romita; John Buscema; Marie Severin; Frank Brunner; Berni Wrightson (illustrations)

Inker(s): John Romita; Joe Sinnott; Marie Severin; Ernie Chan; Berni Wrightson (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Stan Lee

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Pages: 1

Notes: Testimonials of various Marvel characters for Howard the Duck's presidential campaign.

Howard the Barbarian

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Frank Brunner

Inker(s): Steve Leialoha

Colorist(s): Frank Brunner

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler (first appearance); Pro-Rata (first appearance, death); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson

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Pages: 19

Notes: This printing restores the word "laid" in the final panel of story page 8 from "hatched", which censored in the original issue.

Howard the Duck Cover Campaign!

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Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Frank Brunner; Gil Kane; Berni Wrightson; ? (photograph)

Inker(s): Frank Bunner; Dan Adkins; Berni Wrightson; ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Reprints the covers of Howard the Duck #1 and Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5.

Get Down, America!

Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Gene Colan; Berni Wrightson

Inker(s): Tom Palmer; Berni Wrightson

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Howard the Duck

Character(s): Howard the Duck; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Rear view of front cover. Pencil credit of Sal Buscema changed to Gene Colan (MN, 5/2009). Wrightson illo taken from presidential button.