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‘HOWARD THE DUCK’: THE ORAL HISTORY (Comic Book Forums)

  • ‘HOWARD THE DUCK’: THE ORAL HISTORY

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  • Posted: March 11, 2016 5:00:33 pm
  • With characters like Spider-Man, The Avengers, and the X-Men as a part of the catalog, it’s surprising that Howard the Duck marked the first time a Marvel comic book character made the leap from the illustrated page to the silver screen. The wisecracking, sarcastic, beer-drinking anti-hero made for an unlikely comic success story, but throughout the mid- to late-1970s, he was. Howard starred in a short-lived newspaper comic strip, and even launched a presidential campaign (under the cleverly named “All-Night Party”) in ’76, but his primary residence was in the comic book shops across the United States.

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