Games Movies TV Video. [71], Howard the Duck is briefly seen as part of the superpowered army gathered to battle invading Skrull forces. On August 29, 1980, after learning of Marvel's efforts to license Howard for use in film and broadcast media, Steve Gerber filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Marvel corporate parent Cadence Industries and other parties, alleging that he was the sole owner of the character. Soon after, Gerber discovered that Howard was scheduled to appear in Ghost Rider vol. The Loop (Games) Do you like this video? Howard then accidentally falls off the inter-dimensional stepping stones that the group were traveling on[23] and materializes in Cleveland, Ohio, where he battles Garko the Man-Frog. He meets the Man-Thing, who had been attacked by Korrek of Katharta, and the three of them are confronted by warriors of the Congress of Realities. While Howard does not appear, the Beast says, "I still feel badly about Howard," who had been "hunted down and consumed". 5) ran for 5 issues before Marvel relaunched many of their existing titles with the All-New, All-Different Marvel line of comics. He is swiftly slain by the Scarlet Witch and the original Ash Williams of the Evil Dead series. This series was rated for ages 9 and up, though one issue was published with a Marvel Zombies tie-in cover with a parental advisory claim. Howard the Duck vs. Donald Duck | Death Battle Fanon Wiki | Fandom. Superhero battle match: Howard The Duck versus Rocket Raccoon. Howard the Duck is a 1986 American superhero comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins.Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film was produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz, with George Lucas as executive producer. [53], The sorceress Jennifer Kale, in a weekly attempt to return Howard to his home world, inadvertently teleports Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy into her New York apartment. The episode of Death Battle. Like Howard, Beverly wants an ordinary life but is frequently singled out for her appearance, though as a beautiful woman rather than a duck. Battles; Howard the Duck vs. Donald Duck vs. Daffy Duck ... so i gotta go with howard even though i like the others much more than him. [86], During the Civil War II storyline, Howard the Duck is among the building tenants that learn from Patsy Walker what happened to She-Hulk following the fight against Thanos.[87]. Howard had to kill a werewolf in the tower, but Beverly helped him and they continued. 2. [8] Gerber addressed questions about the campaign in the letters column of the comic book and, as Mad Genius Associates, sold merchandise publicizing the campaign. Wiki Points. orders the S.O.O.F.I.s to throw the pair into the special Blanditron at Guantanamo Bay, but Beverly keeps them at bay with a whip. #MarvelGamesSDCC", "The Making of GOTG Mission Break Out Panel Video 2", Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howard_the_Duck&oldid=1008637978, Fictional immigrants to the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from April 2011, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2019, Articles that may contain original research from August 2010, All articles that may contain original research, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Leonard the Duck, Howard the Human, Iron Duck, Agent Duck, Cynical Duck. Big role for Howard in the game. Suzy is the inheritor of the doucheblade, which starts to take her over when she wears an enchanted bracelet. I wont fall victim to the *wilheim scream* "[75], In Marvel Zombies 5, Howard the Duck of Earth-616 teams up with Machine Man to travel across the multiverse fighting zombies. It featured a story that had been written by Grant four years earlier. [82], Howard returns to his business as a private eye, working in the same building as She-Hulk, in Brooklyn. I would see something in my mind, and that is what you would draw! SHDb; Gerber's next story featuring Howard appeared in Spider-Man Team-Up #5 (December 1996), around the same time he was writing a "Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck" crossover for Image. ", "There are two fun cameos in the credits of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. On November 5, 1982, Judge David Kenyon approved the motion and dismissed the case.[14][15][16]. [18] Howard the Duck (vol. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. (Save Our Offspring From Indecency), whose leader was implied to be Anita Bryant, though she looked like an old, fat Elvis Presley with a smiley face/orange on her head. His breath is the nameless mist His skin is the unnamed darkness Azathoth, is just his brain His atoms are infinite Yog Sothoths, all the same He sees your dreams, creepily so You will fear his terror, for he is Mr. Popo And he will solo your favorite verse Characters Battles Teams Super Powers Forum Feed Collections. If you find an Issue this Character appears in that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding "Howard Duckson (Earth-791021)" to the proper section of the Appearances. When Howard was whisked away from his detective agency in New York City to the battle realm, he didn't know what to expect. 1 Description 2 Interlude 3 Howard the Duck 4 Egg Fu 5 Pre-DEATH BATTLE 6 DEATH BATTLE! He battles Pro-Rata, the cosmic accountant, then meets Spider-Man at the end of the battle. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Leialoha, Steve (i). Korrek pilots the ship the Epoch Weasel and drops Howard back off at Cleveland before he and their allies fly away. [84] He also has a crossover event with The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Howard tries on various outfits, including ones akin to Donald Duck's sailor uniform and Uncle Scrooge's coat and top hat, before settling on his new attire of a business suit complete with trousers. 2) #9 in February 2005 and in She-Hulk vol. [21], Howard's first appearance in comics is when he is abruptly abducted from his home planet by an unseen force and randomly dropped into the Florida Everglades by the demon-lord Thog the Nether-Spawn. at a public speech held for them by J. Jonah Jameson. "I Want Mo-o-oney! [57] Howard goes through several dimensions, apparently through the power of Man-Thing, who can now talk but does not understand this new, unknown ability, and lands on a version of Duckworld where his parents are essentially Ward and June Cleaver, he has a sister named Princess, and he is regarded as a hero because his activities on Earth-616 were recognized by Duckworld's version of Reed Richards. [128], The strip started with original stories written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Gene Colan: "Pop Syke -- The Consciousness of Success", "The Cult of Entropy" and "Fred Feenix the Self-Made Man". [77], Howard and Beverly are brainwashed and forced to work for Save Our Offspring From Indecency (S.O.O.F.I.) Howard co-creator Val Mayerik co-plotted the story and provided the art. Mantlo, Bill (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). Howard and Beverly then continued to move, but Pro Rata appeared, and zapped Howard, knocking him … [127] Among the handful of newspapers it appeared in (syndicated by the Register and Tribune Syndicate) were the Toronto Star and Spokane Daily Chronicle. "[1] Gene Colan became the regular penciller with issue #4. [94], An alternate version of Howard the Duck becomes infected with the zombie plague, and eats the brains of the alternate-Ash that is native to the zombie version of the Marvel Universe. 0. Deuteronomy is a creature half-id and half-superego, while Iprah is an all-ego promoter of self-indulgent pop psychology. Howard has no superhuman powers, but he is skilled in the martial art known as Quak-Fu, enough to defeat, or at least to hold his own against, far larger opponents. falcon vs. duck! Spider-Man later interrupts a S.O.O.F.I. [14][15] Issue #33 (October 1986), scripted by Christopher Stager, featured a parody of the film Bride of Frankenstein. [31], Howard and Beverly hit the road, seeking shelter in a gothic mansion where they battle a girl named Patsy and her giant, animated-to-life gingerbread man. "Scandal Plucks Duck", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). [92], In the Amalgam Comics universe, Howard the Duck is fused with Lobo to become Lobo the Duck. These were followed by an adaptation of the "Sleep of the Just" story from issue #4 of the Marvel comic, scripted by Gerber and illustrated by Alan Kupperberg. ", Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 177: "Howard the Duck ended up being nominated as [a] presidential candidate! 3 #3/#100 in February 2006 (issue #3 was also the numbered as the 100th total issue of all the various She-Hulk series). will lay low for a while after such a defeat and he also hopes that the group's Florida Everglades base might lead them to meet up with the Man-Thing. It was released alongside an adaptation of the Howard the Duck feature film, which was published in Marvel Super Special #41 (November 1986) and a three-issue comic-book series. Forum Posts. In a skirmish, the bracelet is caught by Howard causing him to be the wielder of the doucheblade. The doucheblade causes its holder to grow enormous bare breasts and armor in a parody of Witchblade, and, possessed by this, Howard kills the male lover of a businessman who works with Verde as he and Verde break into Suzy's house.[66]. "boarding house of mystery", Gerber, Steve (w), Winslade, Phil (p), Winslade, Phil (i). The book is existentialist, and its main joke, according to Gerber, is that there is no joke: "... that life's most serious moments and most incredibly dumb moments are often distinguishable only by a momentary point of view. howard the duck who's not a coward: sup fool, i've been in 3 orbs! [13] He was replaced by Marv Wolfman as writer, while Alan Kupperberg continued as artist. [61] Although last seen in the swamp, Howard states that he was thrown into baggage and transported on a plane. After recovering the necklace for a third time, Howard is approached by Richards in the middle of his fight against the Ringmaster and Richards reveals himself to be Talos the Untamed, who reveals that the necklace was part of a marginally powerful item known as the Abundant Glove. The only new story featuring the character between 1981 and 1986 appeared in Bizarre Adventures #34 (1983) Scripted by Steven Grant, it featured a suicidal Howard being put through a parody of It's a Wonderful Life. [34], On one occasion, Howard used a suit of powered armor known as the "Iron Duck" armor designed by Claude Starkowitz. [95][96], In the Marvel Comics 2 universe, Howard is seen as a blindfold-wearing martial arts teacher, a reference harkening back to his mastery of "Quack Fu" in the original 1970s series. Seth Green voices Howard the Duck in the post-credits scene of the film Guardians of the Galaxy, and makes a cameo appearance in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Beverly was not involved in the story in which She-Hulk takes Howard on a trip through several dimensions with a theoretical physicist from Empire State University. [24] Howard is arrested at this time for disturbing the peace and is mistaken for a mutant during a strip search, but is released because the police fear he has mutant abilities. Wikis. James Belushi played the role of Howard, although the program was never aired. Vote. Unfortunately, the bus' passengers are all believers in various weird cults, and try to interest Howard in them. Another important villain was the organization S.O.O.F.I. Marvel. Beverly is hired by Bong's Globally Branded Content Corporation, which manufactures boy bands from protein vats based on the sexual arousal of a focus group of gay men. Howard and Beverly's friend Paul, who had ended up in a coma after he had previously been shot by the Ringmaster, awakens from his coma and is released from the hospital. 12473. Parker and Reilly leave the warehouse believing that they have the correct versions of Howard and Beverly with them. Nightcrawler & She-Hulk vs Howard The Duck & War Machine II. Talos is confronted by numerous heroes while Howard and Tara take cover. Verde had known Beverly in college and had a crush on her and had assumed the identity of the supervillain Doctor Bong,[37] who illegally marries Beverly against her will and transforms Howard into a human.[38][39]. Howard is able to point out that Tara, who is revealed to possess shapeshifting powers similar to that of a Skrull, could help him defeat Talos. [54][55], After a brief series of adventures with Generation X,[56] Howard gets a job as a department store Santa Claus, which gets him dragged to the North Pole where the real Santa Claus has sold out to HYDRA. Vote. [48] At the end of the nine-issue magazine series, Howard leaves Beverly (at her request) and is later offered a genetically-constructed female duck mate, whom he does not take to. [45], Howard the Duck is a three-foot-tall anthropomorphic duck. "The Secret House of Forbidden Cookies! ", Gerber, Steve (w), Mayerik, Val (p), Trapani, Sal (i). The downside to the House is that everyone staying there gets their every wish; so Che Guevara can have his revolution, but someone else can easily slaughter him. Howard the Duck was portrayed by Ed Gale and voiced by Chip Zien in the 1986 Howard the Duck film adaptation, and was later voiced by Seth Green in the films Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. [29] Howard then encounters the Winky Man, who is actually the sleepwalking alter-ego of Beverly's artist friend, Paul Same,[30] who would become a series regular and later become the pair's roommate. Joker is looking to kidnap Howard, not kill.Howard wants Joker dead. [42][43] After defeating the Circus of Crime, Howard is plagued by pessimistic dreams and goes his way alone, just as he had at the series' beginning. "gone to ohio", Gerber, Steve (w), Winslade, Phil (p), Winslade, Phil (i). "Metamorphosis", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). Howard is later reunited with Dakihm the Enchanter, the Man-Thing, Korrek and Jennifer Kale, and they all battle the demon Bzzk'Joh. [132], This article is about the character and comic book series. VS Battles Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. They beat the horde back with nothing but a broken sword, a rubber chicken with nails in it and a gun that shoots bees. With the help of Tara Tam, his new friend and assistant, Howard manages to recover the necklace. [74] Brian Michael Bendis has commented when asked of Howard: "That character has shown up in six issues I've done, and I've never typed the words Howard the Duck. By 2014, Howard was a specimen being held captive in Taneleer Tivan's museum when the Guardians of the Galaxy brought the Orb to him. [35] Howard then suffers a nervous breakdown and flees Bev and their situation on a bus. They promote S.O.O.F.I. In November 1978, the first of a projected eight-issue series reprinting the entire strip was published by John Zawadzki. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Leialoha, Steve (i). However, on his way to give it back to Richards, he finds himself kidnapped by the Collector and allied with the Guardians of the Galaxy to escape the villain, who was attempting to add Howard to his collection of rare space objects and entities. There he meets Daimon Hellstrom, and is briefly possessed by Hellstrom's demonic soul, becoming the new Son of Satan. [131], In August 2009, Time listed Howard the Duck as one of the "Top 10 Oddest Marvel Characters". Well, an insult like this won't just run off this duck's back. The series has Doctor Bong causing Howard to go through multiple changes of form, principally into a mouse (as a parody of Mickey Mouse, in retaliation for the Disney-mandated redesign), and entering a chain of events parodying comics such as Witchblade, Preacher and several others, with Howard ultimately having a conversation with God in Hell. Howard found himself on Earth due to a shift in the "Cosmic Axis" from a world similar to Earth, but where there are "more ducks" and "apes don't talk". This character is featured in its own one-shot comic book which (like almost all of the other Amalgam Comics) "falsely" implied that the one-shot was a continuation of multiple other, pre-existing Lobo The Duck stories. [90] A panel in Fear #19, prior to Howard's introduction, depicts Howard or someone like him near an anthropomorphic mouse and an anthropomorphic dog, in a panel about hypothetical other dimensions. In Gotham. In 1978, Gerber was removed from the newspaper strip and the comic-book series due to chronic problems with deadlines. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). 7 Results Uh. [79][80], Howard later teams up with his friend Doop to battle the Robo-Barbarians in Dimension ZZZ. The final episode of the newspaper strip was published on October 29, 1978. I've never had that experience with another artist before or since."[6]. [98], On Earth-65 in the Spider-Gwen series, a human named Howard T. Duck is the President of the United States.[101]. [78], Because of his experience with zombie-infested worlds and his leadership of Machine Man, Howard is chosen as the leader of, as he dubs them, the Ducky Dozen. watch 03:03. Howard the Duck was created in 1973 by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik in Adventure into Fear as a secondary character in that comic's Man-Thing feature. 6) #1 in November 2015. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Mayerik, Val (p), Mayerik, Val (i). Follow 379. His other friends include Paul Same (a painter who briefly became a sleepwalking crime-fighter named the Winky Man), Winda Wester (a lisping ingénue with psychic powers), and country music singer Dreyfuss Gulch. [97], In the miniseries Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars, a billboard advertising for "HDTV" is seen in the first panel, showing Howard. Gerber wrote 27 issues of the series (for the most part ditching the horror parodies), illustrated by a variety of artists, beginning with Frank Br… He generally wears a tie and shirt and is almost always found smoking a cigar. [11], The Walt Disney Company contacted Marvel in 1977 over concerns that the visual design of Howard infringed on their trademark for Donald Duck. Besides its property as body armor, the suit was equipped with foot-mounted leaping coils, a chest-mounted searchlight, and flamethrowers in both arms. Sporting the slogan "Get Down, America! Throughout the course of the adventure, Howard has a romance with Tana Nile, culminating in a kiss, after which he apologizes and tells her of his attachment to Beverly. His series' tagline, "Trapped in a world he never made", played off the genre trappings of 1950s science fiction. Howard is later kidnapped by the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime. After the bus crashes, Howard and Winda are sent to a mental institution. "The Island of Dr. [70], After he defeats the supervillain M.O.D.O.T.’s (Mobile Organism Designed Only for Talking) scheme to control the public through mass media, his attorney, Jennifer Walters, successfully restores his citizenship, including all relevant responsibilities. Angry how Tivan had treated her and her predecessors, Carina unleashed the Orb's power, destroying much of the museum.After the mishap, a battered, beaten-up Tivan sat in his museum, drinking from a green cup. DC. Talos is later apprehended by the Fantastic Four and everything returns to normal. Battles; Howard the Duck vs. Superman Prime Escherion. "Fowl Play (text article)", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "F.O.O.M. The battle against Thog ended for Howard when he fell off the other-dimensional Stepping Stones of Oblivion. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). Tier 9 Tour: Match 7 (Howard the Duck vs Dart Monkey) Howard the Duck. Team Superman Prime One-Million vs Captain Marvel. Marvel Comics Howard the Duck (Marvel Comics) Dart Monkey. [36] Beverly and Paul manage to get them both back to Cleveland. Howard also briefly encounters and kills a vampiric cow named Bessie the Hellcow. In the 2001 miniseries, as a mocking gesture toward Disney's mascot Mickey Mouse and as a reference to a previous lawsuit with the company over Howard's similarity to Donald Duck, Howard was turned into various other animals, but primarily appeared in the series as an anthropomorphic mouse. Puffing on the cigar, Howard disintegrates and arrives in Hell. Marvel then relaunched the series that year as a bimonthly magazine, with scripts by Mantlo, art by Colan and Michael Golden and unrelated backup features by others. ... VS Battles Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. [85] Howard the Duck is shown to be living in the She-Hulk's apartment building when Patsy Walker moved out. During her imprisonment, she met Howard the Duck who helped her escape, although she was surprised he was a duck. What do you think? Bessie, the Hellcow. [25], Howard makes friends with an artists' model named Beverly Switzler and a bizarre series of encounters follow. [64] When Howard later showers, he changes his form multiple times before again permanently returning to the form of the giant rat. Man-Thing then enters Howard's mouth, and Howard vomits him back out with the fragment, but Man-Thing is left desiccated and practically dead. They then travel to the realm of Therea and destroy Thog the Nether-Spawn. "Howard the Human! During this time, Howard meets a character called the Critic, travels to a dimension known as the Baloneyverse and again battles a group called the Band of the Bland, whom he had previously battled with the Defenders. A total of eleven story arcs, as well as a number of single-joke strips, constitute the 511 individual strips that were printed. Dart Monkey. Doctor Bong would reappear in issues of She-Hulk and Deadpool in the mid-1990s. [34] A doctored-photo scandal leads him to Canada where he defeats a supervillain, the Beaver, who caused the scandal. [13] His final issue of the comic-book series was #27 (September 1978). The latter was started by Colan and completed by Val Mayerik, who stayed on to do two additional Gerber-scripted stories: "The Sleigh Jacking" and "In Search of the Good Life".[129]. Edit. (Star Fox Series vs. Howard the Duck) both of them are birdies! [63], Years later, back with Beverly, he undergoes further shapeshifting experiences after an accident at a chemical facility of Doctor Bong's. Bong! After evading a squirrel while driving, he is thrown flying from his vehicle but uses his intellect to calculate a way to land safely in a nearby dumpster. Howard the Duck was created by writer Steve Gerber and penciler Val Mayerik in Adventure into Fear #19 (Dec. 1973) as a secondary character in that comic's "Man-Thing" feature. Howard sets the Man-Thing down in the water, and he revives during Howard's conversation with Namor. "Animal Indecency! Gerber was not pleased with this development, and changed the "unofficial crossover" somewhat.[17]. Battles; Howard the Duck vs. Duckman Space_Coyote. 2. [14][15] This was one of the first highly publicized creator's rights cases in American comics, and attracted support from major industry figures, some of whom created homage/parody stories with Gerber to fund a lawsuit against Marvel; these included Destroyer Duck with Jack Kirby. 1. Name: Howard Duckson, Howard the Duck, Duckman, Classification: Duckworldian, Detective, Taxi Driver, A.R.M.O.R. The Beaver falls to his death in a battle with Howard. [16] The lawsuit was settled on September 24, 1982, with Gerber acknowledging that his work on the character was done as work-for-hire and that Marvel parent Cadence Industries owned "all right, title and interest" to Howard the Duck and the Howard material he had produced. In 2001, Gerber dismissed this idea, calling it "very pedestrian" and 'comic-booky' — in the worst sense of the term." Considering her dangerous, Gabriel sends the cherub Thrasher to resurrect Sigmund Freud, whose cigar blasts out half of Thrasher's brains (being immortal, this just makes him act drunk). Howard and Beverly are sent back on the road after the junkyard office where they are living is destroyed by a S.W.A.T. [26][27] He battles Turnip-Man and the Kidney Lady,[28] who would become a semi-recurring character over the years,[citation needed] then learns the fictional martial art of "Quack-Fu". ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). Howard The Duck vs Rocket Raccoon. [102] Their ranks include: Between June 6, 1977 and October 29, 1978, Howard the Duck appeared in a syndicated daily comic strip that comic strip historian Allan Holtz has described as having low distribution and that was eventually replaced by the Incredible Hulk comic strip. "The Lowbrow Hunters", DeMatteis, J. M (w), Sharp, Liam (p), Sharp, Liam (i). Duckworld resembles mankind's Earth in an astounding number of ways, including the fact that ducks speak English. "creator's rights". Howard says that he relates to the pair being trapped in a world they never made before wandering off. Bendis, Brian Michael (w), Yu, Leinil Francis (p), Morales, Mark (i). Gerber stated that Howard came from an alternate Earth populated by a variety of anthropomorphic animals and not Duckworld. ", Layman, John (w), Neves, Fabiano (p), Neves, Fabiano (i). Be the first! as Cynical Duck and Swizzle. One being the Earth as we know it and the other a land inhabited by anthropomorphized versions of animals. "The Way the Cookie Crumbles! "Star Waaugh", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). Here are my score and rank results for the 4-star Howard the Duck arena, Avian Stadium. Happy Holidays guys! Howard ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Janson, Klaus (i). [44], Writer Bill Mantlo, beginning with issue #30, returned the series to its former status quo, bringing Beverly back into the picture and having her divorce Doctor Bong. "The Final Bong! "A Duck Possessed! Howard the Duck. [19] This series included a two-part crossover with The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. The chief recurring villain, Lester Verde, better known as Doctor Bong – modeled on Doctor Doom and writers Bob Greene and Lester Bangs – is a former tabloid reporter who has the power to "reorder reality" by smashing himself on the bell-shaped helmet on his head and his main goal is to marry Beverly. It featuresHoward the Duckfrom Marvel Comics andEgg Fu from DC Comics. Sign Up Login. Yeah. 2, both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this story, Howard says he was pressured to give up his cigars. Team Batman vs Team The Batman Who Laughs. Howard the Duck wanted to establish a … Forum Posts. team. 1 Summary 2 Powers and Stats 3 Others 4 Discussions Howard the Duck was hatched on Duckworld, a planet in another universe, where intelligent life evolved from waterfowl. Howard quickly explains S.O.O.F.I. ", the All-Night Party was a fictional political party that appeared in Gerber's Howard the Duck series during the U.S. Presidential campaign of 1976,[7] and led to Howard the Duck allegedly receiving thousands of write-in votes in the actual election. Other recurring villains include the Kidney Lady, an older woman who has been convinced by her former lover that the soul is in the kidneys and attacks anything she sees as a threat to them, and Reverend Jun Moon Yuc and his Yuccies, a parody of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church ("Moonies"). Seemingly an autodidact, Howard at various times references Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Albert Camus (whose novel The Stranger Gerber considers the principal influence on the comic series),[91] the Brontë sisters, and other figures of philosophical and political significance. Each is an adaptation of a colorful series centering the encounter between two disparate worlds. In November 2014, Marvel announced an ongoing series starting in March 2015 featuring Howard as a private investigator on Earth. [10], Gerber gained a degree of creative autonomy when he became the comic series' editor in addition to his usual writing duties. Reviews: 0. [45][46] Howard later encounters Dracula[47] and even once returns to Duckworld. His near-constant companion and occasional girlfriend is former art model and Cleveland native Beverly Switzler. ', Howard's adventures are generally social satires, while a few are parodies of genre fiction with a metafictional awareness of the medium. ", Gerber, Steve (w), Colan, Gene (p), Leialoha, Steve (i). 0. The series continued for four more issues with stories by Marv Wolfman, Mary Skrenes, Mark Evanier, and Bill Mantlo. Heck, I couldn't even vote if I wanted to!" After successfully accomplishing their mission, Howard, Dugan, Taxi Taylor and Battlestar are the only members to survive and return to Earth-616 along with the Riveter, the only survivor of Earth-12591's resistance team, the Suffragists. I don't even know how to read! No replies yet. Disney Vs Comics War Retrieved from " https://villainstournament.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_the_Duck?oldid=118605 " The original comic book series reappeared with issue #32 (January 1986). The disoriented dinosaur attempts to eat Howard, but spits him out when shot with John Blaze's hellfire gun.
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