Marvel Treasury Edition #12

(1976)

Five Villains in Search of a Plot! (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Sal Buscema

Inks:

Klaus Janson

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst

Synopsis:

Introduction to the villains used in the next story.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002)
• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

prologue; new material

The Duck and the Defenders (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Sal Buscema

Inks:

Klaus Janson

Colors:

Marie Severin

Letters:

Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Peter Parker; Mary-Jane Watson

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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• in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002)
• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

The Way It All Began [The Enchanter's Apprentice!] [Battle for the Palace of the Gods!] (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Val Mayerik

Inks:

Val Mayerik (p.1); Sal Trapani (pp 2-12)

Colors:

Stan Goldberg (p. 2-10); Dave Hunt (p. 11-12)

Letters:

Val Mayerik ? (p.1); Artie Simek (p. 2-10); John Costanza (p. 11-12)

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (December 1973) [8.5 pp.; pp. 2 (lower half)-10]
• from Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (January 1974) [2 pp.; pp. 11-12]
• in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [in this form]

Frog Death (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Frank Brunner

Inks:

Frank Brunner

Colors:

Frank Brunner

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

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• from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (May 1975)

Hellcow! (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Frank Brunner

Inks:

Tom Palmer

Colors:

Glynis Wein

Letters:

Annette Kawecki

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (August 1975)

Know Your Candidate (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Marie Severin

Inks:

Marie Severin

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Howard the Barbarian (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Frank Brunner

Inks:

Steve Leialoha

Colors:

Frank Brunner

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)

Indexer Notes

this printing restores the word "laid" in the final panel of story page 8 from "hatched", which censored it in Howard the Duck #1

Howard the Duck Cover Campaign (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Gerber

Pencils:

Frank Brunner

Inks:

? [as Howard the Duck]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents)

Howard the Duck / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

Tom Palmer

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

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

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• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

Rear view of front cover. Pencil credit of Sal Buscema changed to Gene Colan [MN, 5/2009]