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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published 1976
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 84
Editing Archie Goodwin

Cover Details

Characters Howard the Duck; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Spider-Man (vignette)
Genre satire
Pencils Gene Colan
Inks Tom Palmer
Reprinted in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

5 page Howard the Duck story "Five Villains in Search of a Plot!"

Characters Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst
Synopsis Introduction to the villians used in the next story.
Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Marie Severin
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes prologue; new material
Reprinted in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

23 page Howard the Duck story "The Duck and the Defenders"

Characters Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Peter Parker; Mary-Jane Watson
Synopsis While Dr. Strange tries to send Howard the Duck back to his home the Defenders are attacked by Dr. Angst and his minions.
Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Marie Severin
Letters Joe Rosen
Reprinted in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

12 page Howard the Duck story "The Way It All Began [The Enchanter's Apprentice!] [Battle for the Palace of the Gods!]"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Val Mayerik
Inks Val Mayerik (p.1); Sal Trapani (pp 2-12)
Colors Stan Goldberg (p. 2-10); Dave Hunt (p. 11-12)
Letters Val Mayerik ? (p.1); Artie Simek (p. 2-10); John Costanza (p. 11-12)
Reprinted from Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (December 1973) [pp. 2 (lower half)-10]; from Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (January 1974) [pp. 11-12]; in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 [in this form]

9 page Howard the Duck story "Frog Death"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Frank Brunner
Colors Frank Brunner
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Reprinted from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (April 1975)

10 page Howard the Duck story "Hellcow!"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Tom Palmer
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Annette Kawecki
Reprinted from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (August 1975)

2 page Howard the Duck text article "Know Your Candidate"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Marie Severin
Inks Marie Severin
Letters typeset

19 page Howard the Duck story "Howard the Barbarian"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Steve Leialoha
Colors Frank Brunner
Letters John Costanza
Notes this printing restores the word "laid" in the final panel of story page 8 from "hatched", which censored it in Howard the Duck #1
Reprinted from Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 (March 1976)

1 page Howard the Duck cover reprint (on interior page) "Howard the Duck Cover Campaign"

Genre satire
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Howard the Duck
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page Howard the Duck (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Back cover"

Characters Howard the Duck; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]
Genre satire
Pencils Gene Colan
Inks Tom Palmer
Notes Rear view of front cover. Pencil credit of Sal Buscema changed to Gene Colan [MN, 5/2009]
Reprinted In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2