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“Howard the Barbarian”
Trapped in a world that he doesn’t belong to, Howard Duckson has had enough of the hairless apes. At the shore of a polluted waterfront, Howard debates his next move. Does he endure the madness that is Cleveland, or end his life in one “fowl” swoop?
You know Howard, It would be easy if you could just jump off a… Wait! Where did that tower come from? The one in the middle of the toxic lake? That will do nicely! Goodbye cruel world. Goodbye!
Can Howard reach the mysterious tower before another human steps on his webbed foot? Has J Jonah Jameson sent the Daily Bugle’s star photographer on a wild goose chase? Who will be crowned the financial wizard supreme of the known universe? Collect the series to find out!
Review
After several guest appearances in other titles, Marvel Comics would give Steve Gerber’s feathered creation his very own series in 1975. Howard the Duck launched in October of that year and would go on to be one of the company’s strangest publications. Steve Gerber was a unique writer for his time. He would also become famous for the legal cases filed against Marvel Comics, as he fought to maintain control of his own creation.
This would not fare well for Gerber, but Howard the Duck would find publication in both comic book and newspaper format. Issue number one is as relevant today as it was 45 years ago. I give it four out of five stars.
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