Howard the Duck #8

(November 1980)

[Dave's Simulation] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Dave Sim (signed) (credited as Dave Simms)

Pencils

Dave Sim (signed) (credited as Dave Simms)

Inks

Dave Sim (signed) (credited as Dave Simms)

Letters

Dave Sim (credited as Dave Simms)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Being a Marvel character ain't all groupies and ticker-tape parades, y'know...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Stan Lee Presents Howard the Duck (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marshall Rogers

Inks

Marshall Rogers

Letters

typeset

Characters

Howard the Duck

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents; credits; and panel reprint from "Ducktective Comics" story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Grey Panther (Table of Contents: 4)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Dave Simons (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; The Grey Panther [Gerry Atric] (intro)

How the Duck Got His Pants (Table of Contents: 5)

Howard the Duck / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steven Grant (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Indexer Notes

Article on the problems with the Disney Company regarding Howard, with panel and cover reprints.

Ducktective Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

Howard the Duck / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited)

Pencils

Marshall Rogers (credited)

Inks

Marshall Rogers (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

Genre

satire-parody; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck

Synopsis

Howard and Beverly take jobs playing Duck-Man and Duck-Girl as entertainers in a shopping mall, only to find themselves accused of murdering their employer.

Indexer Notes

Batman parody. Includes "The Future by Finger" display of giant household appliances as a reference to Bill Finger's stories.

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

Best Friends (Table of Contents: 8)

Street Peeple / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lynn Graeme (credited)

Pencils

Ned Sonntag (credited)

Inks

Ned Sonntag (credited)

Letters

Ned Sonntag (credited)

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Wise Quacks / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited) (responses); Rex Maxon (response)

Pencils

Ike Wilson (fan drawing)

Inks

Ike Wilson (fan drawing)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In her editorial in Howard the Duck #5...

Characters

Howard the Duck

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bill P. Starr, Bryan Reeves, Thomas Kalb, Mark Steiner, D. W. Schuey, Dana A. Snow, Mark Lungo, Robin Kincaid, Ike Wilson, Paul Lukas, Joe Christiano, and Mike Moore. Carol Bellamy, President, New York City Council, urges school children to be vaccinated before going back to school.

Next Issue: A Doubleheader! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Heroes World / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

6 Sports Cards as a Gift (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Sportscaster Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)