Howard the Duck #18 [Regular Edition]
(November 1977)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860241511
Editing
Steve Gerber (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

This Duck... This Monster... Them Changes! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gene Colan; Dave Cockrum ? (alterations)
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howard undergoes the most disgusting transformation of all!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
Synopsis
Beverly watches in horror as Howard undergoes a startling transformation.
Reprints
Keywords
transformation

Indexer Notes

Nick Caputo suspects there are alterations on the Bev figure, possibly by Dave Cockrum.

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Metamorphosis (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Janice Cohen (credited)
Letters
Irv Watanabe (credited as Irving Watanabe)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Evolvo-Chamber of Castle Bong!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
Characters
Howard the Duck (also as Howard the Human); Beverly Switzler; Dr. Bong; Fifi
Synopsis
Howard becomes a human.
Reprints
Keywords
transformation

Indexer Notes

Howard, as a human, looks remarkably like the character of Detective Harvey Bullock of Batman fame - a character Gene Colan would often draw in his earliest appearances! All the more so when appearing disheveled in issue 19.

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Legal Eagle (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. This Duck... This Monster... Them Changes!
    Howard the Duck
  2. 1. Metamorphosis
    Howard the Duck
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Legal Eagle
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Merlin Haas
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Steven Tice
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore
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