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COVER DETAILS
Title:
Duckworld
Characters:
Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck
Pencils:
John Pound [as Pound] (signed) (painting)
Inks:
John Pound [as Pound] (signed) (painting)
Colors:
John Pound [as Pound] (signed) (painting)
Letters:
typeset
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Origin of Howard the Duck
Characters:
Howard the Duck (origin retold)
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo ?
Pencils:
Gene Colan
Inks:
Gene Colan
Letters:
Jim Novak
Reprints:
Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #32 (January 1986)
Notes:
Inside front cover.
Title:
Stan Lee Presents: Howard the Duck
Pages:
0.500
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Top half of credits/table of contents page.
Title:
Duckworld: Prologue
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Winda Wester; Uncle Lee, Paul; Claude
Synopsis:
Winda uses her psionic mind powers to send Beverly and Howard to Duckworld.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Title:
Duckworld: Chapter One - Duckworld!
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Booker T. Wackerton; Morty Fowler
Synopsis:
Howard and Beverly return to Howard's world, but are puzzled when Howard is treated as a Messiah.
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Title:
Duckworld: Chapter Two - Be It Ever So Humble...
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Lana Linn; Reverend Godfrey Gander; Truman Capoultry; Mayor Quack; President Richard Duxon
Synopsis:
Howard and Beverly go to Howard's parents' house, only to find it has been turned into a shrine and is mobbed by pilgrims and media celebrating the fifth anniversary of Howard's "ascension." From hiding they watch Rev. Gander review Howard's life and learn how the Reverend had used the story to gain power for himself.
Pages:
16.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Notes:
Rev. Godfrey Gander is a take-off on both TV evangelists and Gladstone Gander. Truman Capoultry is a take-off on author Truman Capote. President Richard Nixon ("Richard Millnest Duxon") and the Kent State ("Quent State") shootings are referenced.
Title:
Duckworld: Chapter Three - Webbed Feet of Clay!
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Reverend Godfrey Gander; Truman Capoultry; Mayor Quack
Synopsis:
Howard and Beverly crash Rev. Gander's rally. Howard is welcomed as a hero, but Beverly is treated as a sideshow freak.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Title:
Duckworld: Chapter Four - Fame!
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Truman Capoultry; Johnny Quackson; Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck
Synopsis:
Howard and Beverly appear on Johnny Quackson's TV talk show, where Howard is reunited with his family. The scene is interrupted by Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck, who uses a powerful vacuum cleaner to strip Beverly of her clothes and cause a riot in the studio.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Notes:
The Johnny Quackson Show is a take-off on the Johnny Carson Show. Dr. Ludwig Von Cluck is a take-off on Ludwig Von Drake.
Title:
Duckworld: Chapter Five - Duck-Hunt
Characters:
Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Truman Capoultry; Ducktor Strange; Reverend Godfrey Gander; Uncle Scrounge McDuck; Man-Thing (cameo)
Synopsis:
Hiding out in New Stork, Howard, Beverly, and Truman find a drunken Ducktor Strange, who might be able to send Howard and Beverly back to Earth. The four are interrupted by Rev. Gander and and Uncle Scrounge McDuck, who is the financial backing behind the Wackie cult and who seek to eliminate any threat to their income. Ducktor Strange saves the day by sending Howard and Beverly back to Earth.
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Michael Golden
Inks:
Bob McLeod
Letters:
Jim Novak
Notes:
Conclusion. Ducktor Strange is a take-off on Dr. Strange. Uncle Scrounge McDuck is a take-off on Uncle Scrooge, complete with reference to his first dime.
Title:
The Far-Out, Off-the-Wall Story Behind Street Peeple
Synopsis:
Adventures of street jugglers in the 1960s.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Lynn Graeme
Pencils:
Ned Sonntag
Inks:
Ned Sonntag
Letters:
Ned Sonntag
Title:
"Yes, please pay strict attention.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Bill Mantlo (reponses)
Pencils:
Leonard Rifas ? [as Rifas] (fan art)
Inks:
Leonard Rifas ? [as Rifas] (fan art)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Pro and Con letters on Howard the Duck #3 from Rob Morganbesser; Michael J. Vassallo; Howard Hessel; Gary Dunaier; Albert Kim; Thomas L. Czaplicki; T. M. Maple [Jim Burke]; Dale Sherman; John C. Hess; Glenn Dressler; Howard T. Downs; Paul Boucher; and Darrell Leland.
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