(September 1977)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.30
Pages:
36
Editing:
Steve Gerber
Format: 
Comic book; color

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [Welcome to the Island of Dr. Bong!]
    Howard the Duck
  2. 2. Zen and the Art of Comic Book Writing: A Communique from Colorado
    Howard the Duck
  3. 3. I. writers are like people
  4. 4. II. Turn Left at the Fork in the Tongue
  5. 5. III. obligatory comic book fight scene
    Howard the Duck, Nevada
  6. 6. iv. ...and visions of sugar plums
  7. 7. VI tell the people a story
  8. 8. VI: Commentary & Analysis
  9. 9. VII. Fan Letter
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Fredrik Ekman
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
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Issue Notes

Letters page replies by Steve Gerber. Updated information and sequencing 2005 by Steven Tice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Gene Colan
Inks:
Tom Palmer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Irving Watanabe

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

Indexer Notes

[Cover story notes are the same as the issue notes (see Issue Notes above). This may mean that one or both set of notes need editing as a result of our recent migration to having separate issue and cover notes.]


[Welcome to the Island of Dr. Bong!] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Gene Colan
Inks:
Klaus Janson
Colors:
Klaus Janson
Letters:
Irving Watanabe

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Dr. Bong
Reprinted:
  • from Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #15
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 [as part of this issue's story]

Indexer Notes

Reprints the final page of the previous issue as an intro.


Zen and the Art of Comic Book Writing: A Communique from Colorado (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Alan Weiss
Inks:
Alan Weiss
Colors:
Doc Martin (multiple colorists)
Letters:
Irving Watanabe, typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Because of time pressure, this issue consists of large pictures with accompanying text. The picture on pages 7 and 8 many years later served as inspiration for the Vertigo series Nevada. The art credit is listed as "Cast of Thousands," but each illustration is signed by its artist. Ed Hannigan and Nel Yomtov credited for "production."


I. writers are like people (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Ed Hannigan; Marie Severin (Verpoorten face); clip art
Inks:
Ed Hannigan, Marie Severin (Verpoorten face), clip art
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

II. Turn Left at the Fork in the Tongue (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Dave Cockrum
Inks:
Dave Cockrum
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

III. obligatory comic book fight scene (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Tom Palmer
Inks:
Tom Palmer
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

Indexer Notes

This sequence served as the inspiration for the Vertigo series Nevada.


iv. ...and visions of sugar plums (Table of Contents)

text article / ? pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Al Milgrom
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

VI tell the people a story (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
John Buscema
Inks:
John Buscema
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Should be part V.


VI: Commentary & Analysis (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Dick Giordano
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

VII. Fan Letter (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Steve Gerber
Pencils:
Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser]
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
"Doc Martin" (multiple colorists)
Letters:
Terry Austin (page 30), typeset, Irving Watanabe (page 31)

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Reprinted:
  • in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

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