Publishers / Marvel / Howard the Duck (1976) / #12
12May 1977
$0.30

Howard the Duck #12

Marvel · May 1977 · on sale 1977-02-22

First appearance: The CatFirst appearance: The DemonFirst appearance: The Starchild1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
May 1977
Key date
1977-05-00
On-sale date
1977-02-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860241505
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Cat - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Demon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Starchild - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Space Ace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nurse Barbara - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cecil - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Morton Avery - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Duck's-Head Soup!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaHoward the Duck
1Mind-Mush!comic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Jim NovakMorton Avery First, The Cat First, Cecil First, The Demon First, Howard the Duck, Kidney Lady, Nurse Barbara First, The Space Ace First, The Starchild First, Winda Wester
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
3Yabberings and Yeddings from Yeoman Yarnspinners to You!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Howard the Duck #12002On eBay ›
Howard the Duck Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3023-9		2008On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9776-8		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92216-0		2020On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #1112 of 33#13 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q106858578 (The Starchild), first-appearance property (CC0)

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