WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Black Hole (Band of the Bland, Marvel) — first appearance
- Dr. Angst (Band of the Bland, Marvel) — first appearance
- Sitting Bullseye (Band of the Bland, Marvel) — first appearance
- Spanker (Band of the Bland, Marvel) — first appearance
- Tillie the Hun (Band of the Bland, Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- [October] 1976
- On sale
- October 5, 1976
- Pages
- 84
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- RegularSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Gene Colan, John Romita, Bernie Wrightson, Frank Brunner, Sal Buscema, Val Mayerik, Marie Severin, John Buscema, Gil Kaneinks: Tom Palmer, John Romita, Bernie Wrightson, Frank Brunner, Klaus Janson, Dan Adkins, Sal Trapani, Val Mayerik, Marie Severin, Joe Sinnott, Ernie Chan, Steve Leialohaletters: Danny Crespi, Joe Rosen, Irv Watanabe, John Costanza, Artie Simek, Tom Orzechowski, Annette Kaweckiscript: Steve Gerbercolors: Marie Severin, Michele Wolfman, Frank Brunner, Glynis Oliver
Stories
- Prologue: Five Villains in Search of a Plot! · 5 pages
- The Duck and the Defenders · 22 pages
While Dr. Strange tries to send Howard the Duck back to his home, the Defenders are attacked by Dr. Angst and his minions.
- The Way It All Began! · 12 pages
- Frog Death! · 9 pages
Howard the Duck falls through the dimensions back to Earth and must face Garko the Man-frog.
- Hellcow! · 10 pages
Howard battles a vampire cow.
- Know Your Candidate! · 1 pages
- Unsolicited Testimonials · 1 pages
- Howard the Barbarian · 19 pages
Characters
Peter ParkerSpider-ManBruce BannerHulkStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeMary Jane WatsonJ. Jonah JamesonDraculaTed SallisMan-ThingHoward the DuckNighthawkKyle RichmondBarbara NorrissValkyrieBeverly SwitzlerJennifer KaleDakimhKorrekPro-RataHellcowGarko the Man-FrogOfficer TompkinsDr. AngstOlivier BedwetteBlack HoleFred HovelMorton KribbeeFloyd Mangles
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck (2020), Essential Howard the Duck (2002), Howard the Duck Omnibus (2008), Essential Defenders (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008), Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection (2015), The Defenders Omnibus (2020), Defenders Epic Collection (2016)