(March 1980)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Magazines [roundel]
Barcode
0714860295803
Editing
Lynn Graeme (credited) (editor); Ralph Macchio (credited) (associate editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (consulting editor); Roy Thomas (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Pound (credited, signed) (painting)
Inks
John Pound (credited, signed) (painting)
Colors
John Pound (credited, signed) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Indexer Notes

Cover is shown as a parody of Plaboy magazine. Howard is depicted as a Hugh Hefner type character.

Cover Thumbnail for Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1979 series) #4
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Playduck (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Marie Severin (credited, signed)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited, signed)
Genre
satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Indexer Notes

Howard is depicted as a Hugh Hefner type character with Beverly dressed as a Playduck ‘bunny’. Located on inside front cover.

[Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Editorial (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Lynn Graeme (credited as Graeme Quacker)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody editorial.

[Only “Wheezaton” turns out champions like these!] (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody advertisement for body building product.

The Maltese Cockroach (Table of Contents: 5)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Dave Simons (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Hemlock Shoals (intro); Howard the Duck; Pro-Rata (flashback cameo)

Playduck Interview with Truman Capoultry (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ned Sonntag ?
Inks
Ned Sonntag ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody interview with Truman Capoultry. Says continued on page 88 but there is no page 88.

The Old Drake's Tale (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Sir James Mallardy]
Pencils
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Ms. Amy Quakton (Table of Contents: 8)

Duckmate / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited as John Tartag)
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of a Playboy Centrefold.

Birds in Bondage! (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ned Sonntag
Inks
Ned Sonntag
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of an expose.

The Prisoner Of Ducks (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
? [as Norman Mallard]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody article on the bemoaning equality between the sexes.

[Ashamed?] (Table of Contents: 11)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody advertisement for a hair loss remedy.

The Dreadcliff Cuckoos! (Table of Contents: 12)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Letters
Michael Higgins (credited); Irv Watanabe ?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Beverly Switzler; Paul Same; Winda Wester; Howard the Duck; Adolf Hitler's dentist (dies); Nurse Barbara; Kiss (flashback cameo); Rev. Joon Moon Yuc [as Moon June Yuk]

Indexer Notes

Resolves a dangling plot-line from #14.

Playduck Reviews (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited as Duckbill Mantlo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody review column.

[Waddle before they hatch!] (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody advertisement for an upcoming film.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Playduck Advisor (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody advice column.

Wise Quacks (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Dave Simons
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody letters column. Includes a comic panel from the previous issue with Howard and Beverly

Coming Aquacktions (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Howard the Duck / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Marvel Preview #21] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Moon Knight / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The First Kingdom] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Howard the Duck
  2. 1. Playduck
    Howard the Duck
  3. 2. [Contents]
  4. 3. Editorial
  5. 4. [Only “Wheezaton” turns out champions like these!]
  6. 5. The Maltese Cockroach
    Howard the Duck
  7. 6. Playduck Interview with Truman Capoultry
  8. 7. The Old Drake's Tale
  9. 8. Ms. Amy Quakton
    Duckmate
  10. 9. Birds in Bondage!
  11. 10. The Prisoner Of Ducks
  12. 11. [Ashamed?]
  13. 12. The Dreadcliff Cuckoos!
    Howard the Duck
  14. 13. Playduck Reviews
  15. 14. [Waddle before they hatch!]
  16. 15. ["Are You A Comics Fan...?"]
  17. 16. Playduck Advisor
  18. 17. Wise Quacks
  19. 18. Coming Aquacktions
    Howard the Duck
  20. 19. [Marvel Preview #21]
    Moon Knight
  21. 20. [The First Kingdom]
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  • Per Sandell
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Tom Zsolt
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