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Issue: Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #1
Publication Date: January 2015
 
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Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/2015
Volume: 1
Pages: 460
ISBN: 9780785197768
UPC/EAN: 978078519776853499
Price: $38.99 CAD
$34.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 60 (23 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #19; Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #1; Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #1-16; Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #12; Howard the Duck Annual (Marvel, 1977 series) #1; and material of Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4-5.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: card stock covers; glossy interiors
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Collected Editions

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Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
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Inside front cover.
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Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection Vol. 1

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Howard the Duck
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Title page. Includes a detail from the cover of Howard the Duck #8.
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Credits

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At Home with Howard the Duck

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Introduction of the volume, dated 4/10/2015. Includes a detail of the Samantha Gerber's tattoo of Howard the Duck.
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The Land between Night and Day

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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Korrek
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The Enchanter's Apprentice!

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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Jennifer Kale; Andy Kale; Joshua Kale; Korrek; Dakimh; Howard the Duck (first appearance); Warlord Akilla
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Part 1 of 2. Series continues in Man-Thing #1.

First appearance of Howard the Duck in Marvel Universe.
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Now in His Own Magazine! Fear-Fraught First Issue!

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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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Battle for the Palace of the Gods!

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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Korrek; Howard the Duck; Dakimh; The Netherspawn; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Black Widow; Jennifer Kale
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Part 2 of 2. Story continued from Fear #19.
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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Panic in the city...
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Garko the Man-frog from the story "Frog Death!" is called Gorko on the cover.
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Frog Death!

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Howard the Duck; Mr. Hooper (introduction); Garko the Man-frog (introduction, death); Tompkins (introduction); Joe (introduction); Mike (introduction)
Howard the Duck falls through the dimensions back to Earth and must face Garko the Man-frog.
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Howard the Duck's first solo appearance. Howard was last seen in Man-Thing #1. Carl Barks credited as "spiritual guide".
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Three Faces of Fear!

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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Tally Emmett
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Hellcow!

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Howard the Duck; Commissioner Gordonsk (first appearance)i; Tompkins; Jubal Brown (first appearance, death); Hellcow [Bessie] (first appearance); Hans (flashback); Dracula (flashback)
Howard battles a vampire cow.
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Next appearance of Howard is in Howard The Duck #1.
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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
Because you demanded it--
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Howard the Barbarian

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler (first appearance); Pro-Rata (first appearance); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] J. Jonah Jameson
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The previous appearance of Howard was in Giant-Size Man-Thing #5.
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The Deadly Space Turnip!

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Howard the Duck; Turnip-Man [Arthur Winslow]
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Cry Turnip!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Turnip-Man [Arthur Winslow] (first appearance, origin); Phelch (first appearance, death); The Kidney Lady [Selma Blotte] (introduction)
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Killraven parody. On last page: "Special thanks to Judo Jim Starlin for his assistance in laying out this most challenging script!"
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Master of Quack Fu!

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Howard the Duck; Master C'haaj
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Four Feathers of Death!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Count Macho (first appearance, death); Tompkins; Master C'haaj (first appearance)
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Master of Kung-Fu parody.
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When the Sleeper Wakes!

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Howard the Duck; Winky-Man [Paul Same]
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The Sleep... of the Just!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Winky-Man [Paul Same] (first appearance, origin); Xavier Couture (first appearance)
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Arena of No Return

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Howard the Duck; Emile "the Goat" Klout; Beverly Switzler
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FM Snyder suggested the Wrestler was drawn by Frank Brunner, via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 3610 4 April 2010). Nick Caputo believes the figure of the Wrestler is indeed drawn by Colan and it is the rendering of the Wrestler's face by inker Steve Leialoha that is causing the confusion.
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I Want Mo-o-oney!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Gonzo the Clown (first appearance); Mrs. Adler (first appearance); The Kidney Lady [Selma Blotte]; Emile "the Goat" Klout (first appearance)
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Marty Pasko credit derived from the letters page of Howard the Duck #10.
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[untitled]

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Howard the Duck
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The Secret House of Forbidden Cookies!

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Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Rev. Joon Moon Yuc
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From the Oven... It Rises!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; The Incredible Cookie Creature
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The Way the Cookie Crumbles!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Rev. Joon Moon Yuc; The Incredible Cookie Creature
Howard the Duck defeats the cookie monster and becomes a presidential candidate.
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Featuring a Riotous Reprinting of the World Most Wanted Comic: Howard the Duck #1!!

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Howard the Duck; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]
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Prologue: Five Villains in Search of a Plot!

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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)
Introduction to the villains used in the next story.
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The Duck and the Defenders

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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]
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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Get Down, America!

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Howard the Duck; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]
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Howard for Prez

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Howard the Duck; Jimmy Carter
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Open Season!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Doctor Strange (cameo); Clea (cameo); Jimmy Carter (cameo); Gerald Ford (cameo)
Howard runs for president of the USA.
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When Bites the Beaver!

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Howard the Duck
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Scandal Plucks Duck

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Doom in a Dark Dimension!

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The Kidney Lady; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Space Turnip; Howard the Duck; Winky-Man
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Swan-Song ...of the Living Dead Duck!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Kong Lomerate; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Pro-Rata; The Space Turnip; Winky-Man; Doctor Strange (all in dream sequence)
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[untitled]

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Howard the Duck; The Kidney Lady
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Quack-Up!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Winda Wester (introduction); The Kidney Lady
A mentally unstable duck leaves Beverly and heads for Cleveland.
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Duck's-Head Soup!

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Howard the Duck
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Mind-Mush!

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Howard the Duck; Winda Wester; The Kidney Lady; Nurse Barbara (introduction); Kiss [Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; Peter Criss; Ace Frehley] (cameo) (first comic appearance)
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Omen of an Exorcist!

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Howard the Duck; Winda Wester
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Rock, Roll Over, and Writhe!

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Kiss [Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; Peter Criss; Ace Frehley]; Howard the Duck; Winda Wester; Nurse Barbara; Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan]; Rev. Joon Moon Yuc
Howard becomes possessed by Son of Satan.
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First full appearance of Kiss in a comic book.
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A Duck Possessed!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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A Duck Possessed!

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Howard the Duck; Winda Wester; Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan]; Nurse Barbara; Rev. Joon Moon Yuc; Beverly Switzler; Paul Same
Howard as Son of Satan. Last panel shows Adolf Hitler, although it much later turns out to be his dentist.
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The Thief of Bagmom!

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Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Thief of Bagmom!

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Howard the Duck; Winda Wester; Paul Same; Beverly Switzler
Paul buys a carpet that turns out to be magical and takes our heroes on an Arabian Nights-style adventure.
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The Mysterious Island of Dr. Bong!

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Dr. Bong; Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck
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The Island of Dr. Bong!

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Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Winda Wester; Paul Same; Dr. Bong (cameo, introduction)
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Deadline Doom!

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Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck
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Welcome to the Island of Dr. Bong!

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Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Dr. Bong
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Zen and the Art of Comic Book Writing: A Communique from Colorado

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I. Writers Are Like People

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II. Turn Left at the Fork in the Tongue

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III. Obligatory Comic Book Fight Scene

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Howard the Duck; Nevada; Bolero
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This sequence served as the inspiration for the Vertigo series Nevada (DC, 1998 series).
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iv. ...And Visions of Sugar Plums

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VI Tell the People a Story

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Should be part V.
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VI: Commentary & Analysis

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[untitled]

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Howard the Duck; Steve Gerber
Fluke!
"Outraged Marvelites" feed an unnamed typist through a giant fan which produces jars of "Gerber Strained Brains." More Marvelites prepare to feed Howard through as well.
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VII. Fan Letter

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