Howard the Duck #12 [Regular Edition]

(May 1977)

Mind-Mush! (Table of Contents: 1)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Steve Leialoha (credited)

Colors

Janice Cohen (credited)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a crisp, sunshiny morning in Sauerbraten County, Ohio...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Kiss: The Cat (first appearance); The Demon (first appearance); The Space Ace (first appearance); The Starchild (first appearance)
Doctor Avery (introduction); Cecil (introduction); Howard the Duck; Kidney Lady (also in flashback); Nurse Barbara (introduction); Winda Wester; Gumpy; Fred; Hiram; Elmer

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [black and white]
• in Howard the Duck Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) (2008)
• in Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Wise Quacks / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Richard Rosen, Larry Twiss, Roy Lazarus & Mark Cuffiers, and Michael N. Tierstein.

Yabberings and Yeddings from Yeoman Yarnspinners to You! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Captain America and the Sore Sir's Apprentices (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain America; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)