Marvel edited an early issue of howard the duck to hide the fact that howard the duck and beverley switzer were sleeping together. The strips below were thankfully not based on the lousy movie but came out almost a decade earlier, based on the comic and it was written by steve gerber himself before some disputes which tended to dog him when it came to howard the duck arose between him and marvel, and comic veteran and legend marv wolfman took over scripting duties. Howard the duck newspaper comic strip steve gerber val. Find the value of the marvel comic howard the duck volume 1. There was a large gap in publication between 1979 and 1986 when the series was relaunched in conjuction with the howard the duck movie. The character was first introduced in adventure into fear in 1973, and got his own selftitled comic book in 1976.
Gene colan howard the duck daily comic strip original art marvel. Other notable works include omega the unknown, marvel spotlight. Howard the duck is one of the strangest comic book characters ever published by marvel comics, best known today because of its movie adaptation, believed by many to be one of the worst films ever made. Dec 06, 2014 a look at the short run of the howard the duck comic strip as it appeared in the edmonton sun newspaper. Steve gerber was a genius, and backed up by the incredibly beautiful and complex artwork by gene colan, frank brunner and val mayerik, howard the duck the comic has never looked better than in. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The clunky comic books written for marvel and dc the two biggest comic. Search more than 125,000 pieces of original comic art, sketches and paintings for sale from over 45 comic art dealers, comic artists, and marketplaces. Howard the duck vol 2 3 hey kids comics wiki fandom. While not an underground comic in of itself, howard the. Gerber signed a contract with marvel to write it on march 17. Howard the duck, as a daily and sunday comic strip, appeared in newspapers six months after the amazing spiderman on june 6, 1977 above. Howard the duck made a second cinematic appearance in the postcredit scene of guardians of the galaxy 2014, exactly 28 years and one day after howard the duck s theatrical release in 1986. Mar 25, 2015 there was a shortlived howard the duck syndicated comic newspaper strip from 1977 to 1978 that debuted in nearly 100 newspapers.
Under gerbers guidance, the character developed a substantial. The october 16, 1977 sunday episode of the howard the duck newspaper strip. In the comic book adaptation of the movie, once the dark overlord is purged from dr. How steve gerber changed comics with howard the duck. A cigarsmoking anthropomorphic duck who lived in new stork city on the planet duckworld in a parallel dimension. Howard the duck cultural society public group facebook. He was not created by george lucas as some uninformed might believe. A group for fans of howard the duck though the years. This current run is funny and dripping in sarcasm but most of its lampooning is aimed directly at marvel itself. This includes one of the strangest heroes of all, howard the duck.
Disney threatened to sue marvel too, alleging that howard was too close a copy of donald duck. Only about 70 newspapers picked the strip up initially. Whatever popularity htd had in comic books didnt translate into popularity in comic strips. Howard the duck, as a daily and sunday comic strip, appeared in newspapers six months after the amazing spiderman on june 6, 1977. The character was created by writer steve gerber and artist val mayerik. Was replaced by the magazinesized howard the duck marvel, 1979 series. Orville the duck earth791021 marvel database fandom.
Most are half page size 10 x 14 or 11 x 14 inches, cut with large borders. Marvel edited an early issue of howard the duck to hide the fact that howard the duck and beverley switzer were sleeping. Shes definitely one of marvels greatest super heroines, and its always great to see her. Dec 20, 2009 howard the duck comic strip thank you nems tags.
Howard s debut adventure guest stars a plethora of marvel heroes spiderman, conjurer, and many more. Howard the duck appeared as a newspaper comic strip for sixteen months from june 1977 through october 1978, consisting of eleven story arcs told through 511 individual strips. The name is howard, buddy, howard the duck, americas newest comic book juggernaut. In 1978, gerber was removed from the newspaper strip and the comicbook series due to chronic problems with deadlines. For almost a year, in addition to the monthly book and additional responsibilities the legendary kiss comic book, anyone. Howard the duck character howard the duck appears in 486 issues. Tracking down colan howard the duck art original comic.
Steve gerber scribed this daily attack on the sensibility of the conservative plain dealer reader with his demented commentary on daily american life. On june 6, 1977 marvel began publishing a daily comic strip of their hit title howard the duck. Based on the movie by george lucas, this is the original series. Only about 70 newspapers picked the strip up initially, and many of them didnt keep the series long. Howard the duck viewcomic reading comics online for free 2019. Howard the duck newspaper comic strip steve gerber val mayerik sunday 528 1978.
One of the shortlived strips of the late 1970s was howard the duck. Marvel attempted a spinoff with a shortlived howard the duck syndicated comic strip from 1977 to 1978, initially scripted by gerber and drawn by colan and mayerik, then later, much to gerbers dismay, written by another experienced comic book writer, marv wolfman, and drawn by alan kupperberg. Exclusive bluray steelbook of the cult classic 1986 film howard the duck, based on the comic book character. A readers conviction that the howard character can lead a convincing underdog story or an effective work of satire while also representing a massive corporations push to better utilize its intellectual property. Orville the duck real name orville the duck affiliation ronald father, henrietta mother, howard brother, theresa sister base of operations duckworld status identity no dual identity citizenship duckworldian marital status single occupation mortician characteristics gender male eyes brown skin yellow unusual features covered with feathers but is unable to fly origin origin duckworldian. Howard the duck 2016 comic read howard the duck 2016. September 20, 1947 february 10, 2008 was an american comic book writer best known for cocreating the satiric marvel comics character howard the duck and a characterdefining run on manthing, one of their monster properties. Howard t duck, of marvel comics, might well have a beef against lucasfilm for transforming his magnetic comic strip personality into a zipperless polyester duck suit filled interchangeably by eight different actors, each apparently under four feet in height in this aimless movie.
Mar 11, 2016 so in june 1977, howard the duck was thrust into newspaper funny pages across the country. I won a couple of pages about a year ago in a heritage auction. This is the six hundred and thirtysixth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Howard and beverly go to howard s parents house, only to find it has been turned into a shrine and is mobbed by pilgrims and media celebrating the fifth anniversary of howard s ascension. Howards debut adventure guest stars a plethora of marvel heroes spiderman, conjurer, and many more. Howard the duck comics howard the duck comic book list marvel. The howard the duck newspaper strip was completely wonderful, and as great as the regular comic, being as it was by the same team of. Jul 16, 2017 welcome to comic book legends revealed. Howard the duck is a fictional character appearing in american comic books.
Fearsome four 2011 howard the duck 1976 1979 howard the duck 1979 1981 howard the duck 2002 howard the duck 2007 2008 howard the duck 2015 2016 howard the duck annual 1 1977 howard the duck facsimile edition 2019 howard the duck holiday special 1997 howard the duck. Read howard the duck 2016 comic online free and high quality. This is the six hundred and thirtysixth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false click here for part 1 of this weeks legends comic legend. Howard the duck comics howard the duck comic book list. Howard the duck duckworld earth791021 alternate reality versions movies television video games howard the duck comics. Howard the duck has always been one of the funniest marvel characters, and this is a worthy continuation of the series. Genial gene lasted a while on the strip, before realizing that as well as working all the hours godsend, he might need to sleep and eat occasionally, so original duck artist val mayerik came on board, and was equally superb. Howard the duck vol 5 5 hey kids comics wiki fandom.
Can you help complete the howard the duck newspaper strip. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Howard the duck is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Howard the duck 1976 comic read howard the duck 1976. Actress lea thompson is most famous for her roles in back to the future and the howard the duck movie from the 1980s. In 1978 steve gerber abruptly left both the comic book and comic strip due to creative control issues with marvel comics. First and last marvel comic strips the daily cartoonist. Howard the duck sketch val mayerik autograph sketch 8. Val mayerik hand painted howard the duck war robot art 9x12 marvel comics. Despite some distribution problems, the character became popular largely, i think, thanks to steve gerbers unique vision for the character. Feb 20, 2008 a dispute with marvel over payment terms for the artist on the howard the duck newspaper strip led to gerber leaving the book, only to realize too late that his creations were all workforhire.
What can a howard the duck comic be in 2015, a few decades removed from the characters first residence at marvel. A look at the short run of the howard the duck comic strip as it appeared in the edmonton sun newspaper. Destroyer duck, published by eclipse as a benefit comic for gerbers end of the lawsuit, contained the first appearance of groo the wanderer. More info about the howard the duck comic strip at. Moreau, wearing a metal mask in the shape of a bell that hides his face, and messing around trying. This miniseries had me laughing on just about every page. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Howard the duck newspaper comic strip steve gerber val mayerik sunday 64 1978.
Authorized by marvel comics and syndicated throughout north america by the register and tribune syndicate, the strip appeared in newspapers daily i. Jennings body, he takes on the form of an anthropomorphic duck, using this form to attack howard. These nearcomplete collected comic books have never gotten old to me. Unfollow howard the duck comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Howard the duck newspaper comic strip steve gerber val mayerik sunday 521 1978. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Howard t duck, of marvel comics, might well have a beef against lucasfilm for transforming his magnetic comic strip personality into a zipperless polyester duck suit filled interchangeably by. Monday to saturday in blackandwhite and sundays in color. Howard the duck viewcomic reading comics online for free.
Spiderman buck rogers howard duck justice league newspaper. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. A whimsical reading of the comic strip howard the duck an audition tape from the late 1970s for the role of howard the duck late night show host at wjkwtv in cleveland. Howard the duck exclusive bluray steelbook new on bluray disc fye. This first issue of howard the duck opens with howard thinking of committing suicide and then finds himself involved in a bizarre adventure where he meets beverly switzler and spiderman for the. Browse the marvel comic series howard the duck 2015. Averted in the movie as the dark overlord does no such thing and its true form is revealed to be a giantmawed scorpionlike creature. Since then, ive found and bought 2 more pages from the same. She is now also an actuall comic book character in the marvel universe. There was a shortlived howard the duck syndicated comic newspaper strip from 1977 to 1978 that debuted in nearly 100 newspapers. Howard was created by steve gerber and val mayerik in marvels horror comic series adventure into fear. Mar 15, 2015 the original howard the duck lampooned comics sure but it mostly used satire to poke fun at society. Prince valiant by hal foster and john cullen murphy one of the premier adventure strips of our time, lasting for decades.