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Issue: Howard the Duck #6
Publication Date: July 1980
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Issues: #6 of 9 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Magazines [roundrel]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 0714860295807
Price: $1.25 USD
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Content Items: 18 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 8.5 in. x 11 in.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagHoward the Duck: The Complete Collection #3 published January 2016
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Duckworld

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
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Pages: 1
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The Origin of Howard the Duck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Stan Lee Presents: Howard the Duck

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Top half of credits/table of contents page.
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Table of contents with panel reprint from the story.
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The Big Comic Book Convention

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Creation Comics New York Comic Convention on June 21-22, 1980. Occupies vertical outside 1/3 of page.
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Editorial

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Short editorial with panel reprinted from the story.
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Duckworld: Prologue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
First Line: Bay Village, Ohio -- It is in a humble rented house...
Synopsis: Winda uses her psionic mind powers to send Beverly and Howard to Duckworld.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 'Special thanks to Mark Gruenwald, without whose researches into the works of Truman Capoultry, this story could not have been written!'
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Duckworld: Chapter One - Duckworld!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Booker T. Wackerton; Morty Fowler
First Line: It has been said that there are worlds within worlds...
Synopsis: Howard and Beverly return to Howard's world, but are puzzled when Howard is treated as a Messiah.
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Pages: 10
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Duckworld: Chapter Two - Be It Ever So Humble...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Lana Linn; Olsen; Reverend Godfrey Gander; Truman Capoultry; Mayor Quach; President Richard Millnest Duxon; Blinky; Vice President Gyro Agnu
First Line: Home, when Howard last saw it, was a simple frame...
Synopsis: Howard and Beverly go to Howard's parents' house, only to find it has been turned into a shrine and is mobbed by pilgrims and media celebrating the fifth anniversary of Howard's "ascension." From hiding they watch Rev. Gander review Howard's life and learn how the Reverend had used the story to gain power for himself.
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: Rev. Godfrey Gander is a take-off on both TV evangelists and Gladstone Gander. Truman Capoultry is a take-off on author Truman Capote. President Richard Nixon ("Richard Millnest Duxon") and the Kent State ("Quent State") shootings are referenced.
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Duckworld: Chapter Three - Webbed Feet of Clay!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Reverend Godfrey Gander; Truman Capoultry; Mayor Ed Quach
First Line: Did you ever wonder what you would do on the day...
Synopsis: Howard and Beverly crash Rev. Gander's rally. Howard is welcomed as a hero, but Beverly is treated as a sideshow freak.
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Pages: 7
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Duckworld: Chapter Four - Fame!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Truman Capoultry; Johnny Quackson; Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck; Mr. McDuck; Duck Severinson; Theresa; Orville; Howard's father; Howard's mother
First Line: Two days later, on the "Tonight Show" starring Johnny Quackson...
Synopsis: Howard and Beverly appear on Johnny Quackson's TV talk show, where Howard is reunited with his family. The scene is interrupted by Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck, who uses a powerful vacuum cleaner to strip Beverly of her clothes and cause a riot in the studio.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Johnny Quackson Show is a take-off on the Johnny Carson Show. Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck is a take-off on Ludwig Von Drake.
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Duckworld: Chapter Five - Duck-Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Truman Capoultry; Ducktor Strange; Reverend Godfrey Gander; Uncle Scrounge MacDrake
First Line: Have you ever wondered what is so upsetting...
Synopsis: Hiding out in New Stork, Howard, Beverly, and Truman find a drunken Ducktor Strange, who might be able to send Howard and Beverly back to Earth. The four are interrupted by Rev. Gander and and Uncle Scrounge McDuck, who is the financial backing behind the Wackie cult and who seek to eliminate any threat to their income. Ducktor Strange saves the day by sending Howard and Beverly back to Earth.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Conclusion. Ducktor Strange is a take-off on Dr. Strange. Uncle Scrounge McDuck is a take-off on Uncle Scrooge, complete with reference to his first dime.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Strange worlds & forbidden places of deadly beauty
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Bizarre Adventures #2 "on sale in August."
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The Far-Out, Off-the-Wall Story Behind Street Peeple

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Behind-the-scenes about Street Peeple.
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The Coming of Riff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Once upon a time a very long time ago in a mythical land...
Synopsis: Adventures of street jugglers in the 1960s.
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Pages: 6
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Yes, please pay strict attention.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Pro and Con letters on Howard the Duck #3 from Rob Morganbesser, Michael J. Vassallo, Howard Hessel, Gary Dunaier, Albert Kim, Thomas L. Czaplicki, T. M. Maple [Jim Burke], Dale Sherman, John C. Hess, Glenn Dressler, Howard T. Downs, Paul Boucher, and Darrell Leland. Fan art by "Rifas" (Leonard Rifas?).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Dracula
First Line: Special last issue!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for Tomb of Dracula #6, on sale in June.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bud Plant, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad from Bud Plant, Inc., Grass Valley, Calif., featuring Elfquest, Star*Reach, Wonderworks; Night Music, Manhunter, and other books.

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