Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	1976
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Archie Goodwin

Cover Details

Characters	Howard the Duck; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]]; Spider-Man (vignette)
Genre	satire
Pencils	Gene Colan
Inks	Tom Palmer
Reprinted	in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

5 page Howard the Duck story "Five Villains in Search of a Plot!"

Characters	Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst
Synopsis	Introduction to the villians used in the next story.
Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Klaus Janson
Colors	Marie Severin
Letters	Joe Rosen
Notes	prologue; new material
Reprinted	in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

23 page Howard the Duck story "The Duck and the Defenders"

Characters	Sitting Bullseye; Tillie the Hun; Spanker; Black Hole; Dr. Angst; Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Valkyrie; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]; Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler; Peter Parker; Mary-Jane Watson
Synopsis	While Dr. Strange tries to send Howard the Duck back to his home the Defenders are attacked by Dr. Angst and his minions.
Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Klaus Janson
Colors	Marie Severin
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2

12 page Howard the Duck story "The Way It All Began [The Enchanter's Apprentice!] [Battle for the Palace of the Gods!]"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Val Mayerik
Inks	Val Mayerik (p.1); Sal Trapani (pp 2-12)
Colors	Stan Goldberg (p. 2-10); Dave Hunt (p. 11-12)
Letters	Val Mayerik ? (p.1); Artie Simek (p. 2-10); John Costanza (p. 11-12)
Reprinted	from Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (December 1973) [pp. 2 (lower half)-10]; from Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (January 1974) [pp. 11-12]; in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 [in this form]

9 page Howard the Duck story "Frog Death"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Frank Brunner
Inks	Frank Brunner
Colors	Frank Brunner
Letters	Tom Orzechowski
Reprinted	from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (April 1975)

10 page Howard the Duck story "Hellcow!"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Frank Brunner
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Glynis Wein
Letters	Annette Kawecki
Reprinted	from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (August 1975)

2 page Howard the Duck text article "Know Your Candidate"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Marie Severin
Inks	Marie Severin
Letters	typeset

19 page Howard the Duck story "Howard the Barbarian"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Frank Brunner
Inks	Steve Leialoha
Colors	Frank Brunner
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	this printing restores the word "laid" in the final panel of story page 8 from "hatched", which censored it in Howard the Duck #1
Reprinted	from Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 (March 1976)

1 page Howard the Duck cover reprint (on interior page) "Howard the Duck Cover Campaign"

Genre	satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Frank Brunner
Inks	Howard the Duck
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Howard the Duck (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Back cover"

Characters	Howard the Duck; Defenders [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Valkyrie]
Genre	satire
Pencils	Gene Colan
Inks	Tom Palmer
Notes	Rear view of front cover. Pencil credit of Sal Buscema changed to Gene Colan [MN, 5/2009]
Reprinted	In Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2