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Howard The Duck
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Howard the Duck first appeared in issue 19 of Adventure into Fear (dated Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny animal" trapped on human-dominated Earth.
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Howard was a resident of Duckworld, in which he lived an ordinary, yet quiet life. Things however soon changed dramatically for Howard when a demon named Thog the Overmaster sought to unite all realities into one reality which he would then control. In this event Howard was taken from his world and was transported to earth, in the Florida everglades, which is the site of Earth's nexus of all realities. Dakimh the Enchanter, a sorcerer who was a nemesis of Thog, recruited Howard and the others who were taken from their home realities to fight Thog, a battle which they ultimately won. On his way back to his own world he fell off of the Stepping Stones of Oblivion and fell to Cleveland, Ohio. This event left Howard stranded on this earth, far away from his own reality.
Feeling a stranger in a world he was never meant to be in, Howard wandered the earth. He soon met up with a lovely girl named Beverly Switzler. Beverly took Howard in, so he now had a place he could call home. The two became close friends and even started developing romantic feelings for one another. Howard and Beverly had many and often wacky adventures, often teaming up with the Man-Thing.
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Howard and Beverly Switzler hit the road, seeking shelter in a gothic mansion where they battle an animated Gingerbread Man. They eventually end up in New York City, where Howard is nominated for U.S. President by the All-Night Party. Howard battles the Band of the Bland — Dr. Angst, Sitting Bullseye, Tillie the Hun, the Spanker, and Black Hole — alongside the Defenders. A doctored-photo scandal leads him to Canada, and the defeat of a supervillain, Le Beaver, who falls to his death. Howard then suffers a nervous breakdown, and flees Bev and their situation on a bus. Unfortunately, the passengers are all believers in various weird cults, and try to interest Howard in them. His seatmates are Winda Wester (afflicted with an Elmer Fudd-like speech impediment) and S. Blotte the Kidney Lady. After the bus crashes, Howard and Winda are sent to a mental institution. There he meets Daimon Hellstrom, and is briefly possessed by Hellstrom's demonic soul, becoming the Son of Satan. After escaping back to New York and being restored to his natural form, Howard is hired as a dishwasher by Beverly's uncle and namesake, who goes by Lee.
Howard the Duck first appeared in issue 19 of Adventure into Fear (dated Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny animal" trapped on human-dominated Earth.
(Courtesy of Comicvine)
Howard was a resident of Duckworld, in which he lived an ordinary, yet quiet life. Things however soon changed dramatically for Howard when a demon named Thog the Overmaster sought to unite all realities into one reality which he would then control. In this event Howard was taken from his world and was transported to earth, in the Florida everglades, which is the site of Earth's nexus of all realities. Dakimh the Enchanter, a sorcerer who was a nemesis of Thog, recruited Howard and the others who were taken from their home realities to fight Thog, a battle which they ultimately won. On his way back to his own world he fell off of the Stepping Stones of Oblivion and fell to Cleveland, Ohio. This event left Howard stranded on this earth, far away from his own reality.
Feeling a stranger in a world he was never meant to be in, Howard wandered the earth. He soon met up with a lovely girl named Beverly Switzler. Beverly took Howard in, so he now had a place he could call home. The two became close friends and even started developing romantic feelings for one another. Howard and Beverly had many and often wacky adventures, often teaming up with the Man-Thing.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Howard and Beverly Switzler hit the road, seeking shelter in a gothic mansion where they battle an animated Gingerbread Man. They eventually end up in New York City, where Howard is nominated for U.S. President by the All-Night Party. Howard battles the Band of the Bland — Dr. Angst, Sitting Bullseye, Tillie the Hun, the Spanker, and Black Hole — alongside the Defenders. A doctored-photo scandal leads him to Canada, and the defeat of a supervillain, Le Beaver, who falls to his death. Howard then suffers a nervous breakdown, and flees Bev and their situation on a bus. Unfortunately, the passengers are all believers in various weird cults, and try to interest Howard in them. His seatmates are Winda Wester (afflicted with an Elmer Fudd-like speech impediment) and S. Blotte the Kidney Lady. After the bus crashes, Howard and Winda are sent to a mental institution. There he meets Daimon Hellstrom, and is briefly possessed by Hellstrom's demonic soul, becoming the Son of Satan. After escaping back to New York and being restored to his natural form, Howard is hired as a dishwasher by Beverly's uncle and namesake, who goes by Lee.
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More recently, Howard has taken it upon himself to start his own detective agency. Now trapped in a world he's grown accustomed to, Howard tries to solve crimes and whatever case is brought to him. His next-door neighbor is She-Hulk. Right at the beginning of the series Howard is in jail for things that is never discussed. He is let out and free to go along with Tara Tam. The cops have questions and are suspicious of Howard because he doesn't have a record at all until a few months before. Howard furiously explains that his file is in his home dimension. He also says that he got to Earth through the Nexus of Realities which is the same as his original origin. As Tara and Howard leave they converse and Tara tells Howard the she works in the tattoo shop just in case he wanted to stop by. Howard goes back to his building and asked why She-Hulk didn't bail him out to which She-Hulk got tired of bailing him out.
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One of his first new clients was Jonathan Richards, who hired Howard to retrieve a necklace stolen by the Black Cat. With the help of Tara Tam, his new friend and assistant, Howard managed to recover the necklace. But on his way to give it back to Richards, he found himself kidnapped by the Collector and allied with the Guardians of the Galaxy to escape the villain's collection. Upon returning to Earth, he confronted the Ringmaster, who had been hypnotizing old people into robbing for him, after he was robbed by Aunt May, Spider-Man's aunt. After recovering the necklace for a third time, Howard was approached by Richards in the middle of his fight against the Ringmaster and Richards revealed himself to be Talos the Untamed, who revealed that the necklace was part of a marginally powerful item known as the Abundant Glove. With help from Doctor Strange, Howard and Tara located the final piece of the Abundant Glove, but were unable to put it all together when Talos grabbed it, who proceeded to use it to wreak havoc on the city. Talos was confronted by numerous heroes while Howard and Tara took cover. He was able to point out that Tara, who revealed to possess shapeshifting powers similar to that of a Skrull, could help him defeat Talos. Tara used her powers to impersonate Skrull Emperor Kl'rt (Super-Skrull), distracting Talos long enough for Howard to snatch the Abundant Glove from his hand. Talos was later apprehended by the Fantastic Four and everything went back to normal.
More recently, Howard has taken it upon himself to start his own detective agency. Now trapped in a world he's grown accustomed to, Howard tries to solve crimes and whatever case is brought to him. His next-door neighbor is She-Hulk. Right at the beginning of the series Howard is in jail for things that is never discussed. He is let out and free to go along with Tara Tam. The cops have questions and are suspicious of Howard because he doesn't have a record at all until a few months before. Howard furiously explains that his file is in his home dimension. He also says that he got to Earth through the Nexus of Realities which is the same as his original origin. As Tara and Howard leave they converse and Tara tells Howard the she works in the tattoo shop just in case he wanted to stop by. Howard goes back to his building and asked why She-Hulk didn't bail him out to which She-Hulk got tired of bailing him out.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
One of his first new clients was Jonathan Richards, who hired Howard to retrieve a necklace stolen by the Black Cat. With the help of Tara Tam, his new friend and assistant, Howard managed to recover the necklace. But on his way to give it back to Richards, he found himself kidnapped by the Collector and allied with the Guardians of the Galaxy to escape the villain's collection. Upon returning to Earth, he confronted the Ringmaster, who had been hypnotizing old people into robbing for him, after he was robbed by Aunt May, Spider-Man's aunt. After recovering the necklace for a third time, Howard was approached by Richards in the middle of his fight against the Ringmaster and Richards revealed himself to be Talos the Untamed, who revealed that the necklace was part of a marginally powerful item known as the Abundant Glove. With help from Doctor Strange, Howard and Tara located the final piece of the Abundant Glove, but were unable to put it all together when Talos grabbed it, who proceeded to use it to wreak havoc on the city. Talos was confronted by numerous heroes while Howard and Tara took cover. He was able to point out that Tara, who revealed to possess shapeshifting powers similar to that of a Skrull, could help him defeat Talos. Tara used her powers to impersonate Skrull Emperor Kl'rt (Super-Skrull), distracting Talos long enough for Howard to snatch the Abundant Glove from his hand. Talos was later apprehended by the Fantastic Four and everything went back to normal.
Howard generally wears a tie and shirt, and is almost always found smoking a cigar. Howard has an irritable and cynical attitude to the often bizarre events around him; he feels there is nothing special about him except that he is a duck, and though he has no goals other than seeking comfort and to be left alone, he is often dragged into dangerous adventures simply because he is visibly unusual. His series' tagline, "Trapped in a world he never made", played off the genre trappings of 1950s science fiction. A common reaction to meeting Howard the first time is a startled, "You...you're a DUCK!"
Powers & Equipment
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Howard does not have any real powers other than the fact that he is somewhat good with magic and is a master of the little-known martial art "Quack-Fu" which even he admits, "was mostly a joke." Howard has perseverance and an unorthodox fighting style that has allowed him to take on fully grown men.
Howard has been shown to have the potential to have an intellect that rivals Reed Richards, but due to his infinitely pessimistic and slacker attitude, he lacks the ability to tap into his potential.
Howard's biggest strength and power, is his will, strength of character and heart. He has been able to lead many other heroes through hard times and inspire courage in hopeless times. Howard is truly a leader and with his self-awareness and heart of gold, he's been able to deduce a way to defeat an fear-overloaded Man-Thing by inspiring his teammates to get over their fears.
Howard does not have any real powers other than the fact that he is somewhat good with magic and is a master of the little-known martial art "Quack-Fu" which even he admits, "was mostly a joke." Howard has perseverance and an unorthodox fighting style that has allowed him to take on fully grown men.
Howard has been shown to have the potential to have an intellect that rivals Reed Richards, but due to his infinitely pessimistic and slacker attitude, he lacks the ability to tap into his potential.
Howard's biggest strength and power, is his will, strength of character and heart. He has been able to lead many other heroes through hard times and inspire courage in hopeless times. Howard is truly a leader and with his self-awareness and heart of gold, he's been able to deduce a way to defeat an fear-overloaded Man-Thing by inspiring his teammates to get over their fears.
I encourage you guys to participate and create matches! Have fun!