Howard the Duck #1 (1979) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gary Hallgren; inks: Gary Hallgren; colors: Gary Hallgren	Howard the Duck
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: Peter Ledger; inks: Peter Ledger	Howard the Duck
2	Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Gene Colan
3	Greetings from Cleveland	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Rick Marschall
4	Fowl of Fear! Chapter One	comic story	17	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Mike Golden; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe Rosen	Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Lee Switzler; Mr. Chicken (first, dies)
5	Chapter Two The $64,000 Desperado!	comic story	22	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Jim Novak	Beverly Switzler; Lee Switzler; Howard the Duck; Claude Starkowitz; Pro-Rata (cameo); Paul Same (cameo); Winda Wester (cameo); Jackpot (first)
6	Chapter Three From Hell It Cometh... Chair-Thing!	comic story	20	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dave Simons; letters: Mike Higgins, Joe Rosen	Howard the Duck; Pro-Rata; The Kidney Lady; Arthur Winslow (cameo); Officer Tompkins; Winda Wester; Paul Same
7	Marvel Magazine Notes	text article	1	script: Rick Marschall

Collection	Year
Comic Reader #166	1979	On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-9686-0	2016	On eBay ›

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