Marvel Treasury Edition #12

Marvel's oversized Treasury Edition format gives Howard the Duck the grand stage he deserves — and this 1976 Special Collector's Issue makes the most of every inch. The cover, penciled by Gene Colan and John Romita and inked by Tom Palmer and John Romita, sends an wide-eyed, flailing Howard crashing front and center, surrounded by Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Valkyrie, and a winged hero — the Defenders themselves reacting to the chaos their newest feathered member is apparently causing. Inside, a brand-new 27-page story by Steve Gerber with art by Sal Buscema teams Howard with Marvel's mightiest misfits, plus a reprint of Howard the Duck #1 sweetens the deal considerably.