Publishers / Marvel / Howard the Duck (1979) / #9
9March 1981
$1.25

Howard the Duck #9

Marvel · March 1981

First appearance: Colossus
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Identification plate

Series
Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
March 1981
Key date
1981-03-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.25
Pages
68
Barcode
0714860295803

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Colossus - 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
0-cover1pencils: John Pound; inks: John Pound; colors: John PoundHoward the Duck, Beverly Switzler
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Val Mayerik
2Stan Lee Presents: Howard the Ducktable of contents1pencils: Marie SeverinHoward the Duck
3Editor’s Note:text article1script: Lynn GraemeHoward the Duck
4Do Do That Voodoo!comic story15script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Alfredo Alcala; letters: John CostanzaHoward the Duck, Beverly Switzler
5Heavy Business in a Mediocre Motel!comic story10script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dave Simons; letters: John CostanzaHoward the Duck, Beverly Switzler
7Position Wantedpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetHoward the Duck
8The Linoleum Lizardcomic story25script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Ricardo Villamonte; letters: Tom OrzechowskiHoward the Duck
9Kull: Demon in a Silvered Glasspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Bolton; inks: John BoltonKull
10Howard the Duck: Homeward Boundtext article5script: Steven Grant; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie SeverinHoward the Duck, Steve Gerber
11-letters page5script: Lynn Graeme, Bill Mantlo
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Jusko; inks: Joe JuskoBruce Banner, Hulk

Plus 1.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #4
ISBN 978-1-302-90860-7		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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