FOOM Magazine #15

Howard the Duck takes center stage on the cover of this 1976 Marvel fan magazine, decked out in a stars-and-stripes Uncle Sam hat and suit, arms raised triumphantly amid a shower of confetti and streamers before an enthusiastic crowd — a perfectly absurdist image for a character who'd become a genuine cultural phenomenon that year. Inside, a highlighted banner promises an in-depth interview with Steve Gerber, the writer behind Howard himself. FOOM #15 is a genuine time capsule of Marvel fandom at its mid-1970s peak.