Howard the Duck — comics, key issues & covers

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🗓️ Howard the Duck first appeared in Fear #19 in 1973 — that's 53 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
🎨 Co-created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik.
🏆 Ranks #912 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
📚 Appears in 152 issues across 107 different series.
⭐ 7 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
📈 Has appeared in comics for 53 years (1973–2026) — a true Bronze Age mainstay.

Covers through the years — 1979–2026

1979

The Incredible Hulk #234

2026

Ultimates #20

Appearances (most recent 150 of 152)

Fear (1970)

#19

Man-Thing (1974)

#1 #22

Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974)

#4 #5

Howard the Duck (1976)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #[nn]#19 #22 #23 #24 #2 #5 #6 #7 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #3 #2 #0

Marvel Presents (1975)

Astonishing Tales (1970)

#36

Captain Marvel (1968)

#45

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974)

#12

Captain Britain (1976)

#7 #33

Master of Kung Fu (1974)

#47 #66

Crazy Magazine (1973)

#28 #63

The Flintstones (1977)

Scooby-Doo (1977)

#1 #4

The Comics Journal (1977)

#38 #39 #40 #41 #52 #70

Devil Dinosaur (1978)

It's Adventure Time with.... Howard the Duck (1978)

Spider-Woman (1978)

#13 #29 #17

Godzilla (1977)

#21

Power Man (1974)

#56

The Incredible Hulk (1968)

#234

The Tomb of Dracula (1979)

Chiller Pocket Book (1980)

#11 #12

Daredevil (1964)

#165

Marvel Team-Up (1972)

#96

The Man-Thing (1980)

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983)

Bizarre Adventures (1981)

#34

Marvel Fanfare (1982)

Amazing Heroes (1981)

#115

Marvel Age Annual (1985)

Marvel Super Special (1978)

#41

Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985)

Cerebus: High Society (1990)

Marvel Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue (1991)

Slapstick (1992)

Silver Surfer vs. Dracula (1994)

Marvels: Portraits (1995)

The Savage Hulk (1996)

#[nn]

Spider-Man Team-Up (1995)

Howard the Duck Holiday Special (1997)

Generation X (1994)

#25

X-Men (1991)

#-1

J2 (1998)

#11

Great American Comic Books (2001)

#[nn]

She-Hulk (2004)

#8 #9 #3 (100)

All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)

Secret Invasion: The Infiltration (2008)

#[nn]

Civil War Chronicles (2007)

#12

Secret Invasion (2009)

#[nn]

Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular (2009)

X-Men: First Class Finals (2009)

Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker & David Aja Omnibus (2009)

#[nn]

Cerebus Archive (2009)

New Avengers Finale (2010)

Marvel Zombies 5 (2010)

#4 #5 #[nn]#[nn]

Comic Book Comics (2008)

Fear Itself: Fearsome Four (2011)

#1 #2 #3

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2011)

Marvel Zombies Destroy! (2012)

#1 #[nn]#[nn]

Wolverine & the X-Men (2011)

#17

Original Sins (2014)

Original Sin (2014)

#[nn]

Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)

#24 #5 #16

Hulk (2014)

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015)

#6 #27

Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (2015)

S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)

#10

Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection (2015)

#2 #4

Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex (2016)

#[nn]

Invincible Iron Man (2016)

#1 #13 (663)

We Told You So: Comics as Art (2016)

#[nn]

Deadpool: Too Soon? (2017)

#[nn]

Marvel Comics (2019)

#1000

Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck (2020)

Strange Academy (2020)

#11 #12

Back Issue! (2003)

#136

Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection (2019)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Place in the World (2022)

#[nn]

Avengers (2018)

#66 (766)

Avengers Assemble Omega (2023)

Warlock: Rebirth (2023)

#[nn]

Comic Book Creator (2013)

#33

Magneto: Magneto Was Right (2023)

#[nn]

Immortal Thor (2023)

Spider-Boy (2024)

Ultimate Universe: One Year In (2025)

Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus (2025)

#[nn]

Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones (2025)

#[nn]

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe (2025)