Written by Steve Gerber
Art by Various
Cover by Frank Brunner

Get the full story of how Marvel's most notorious movie star became trapped in a world he never made! Howard the Duck takes an adventure into fear when he's plucked from Duckworld and finds himself on Earth, bill to proboscis with the melancholy muck-monster Man-Thing! Stuck here on a planet of hairless apes, the furious fowl forges a future for himself in, of all places, Cleveland. But the would-be Master of Quack Fu will have his wings full hanging out with Spider-Man - and waging 'waaaugh' with madcap menaces like the Space Turnip, the Cookie Creature, the Beaver and Doctor Bong. Will that earn him a spot on the Defenders? Better yet, Howard for president! Collecting FEAR #19, MAN-THING (1974) #1, HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) #1-16 and ANNUAL #1, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #12, and material from GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4-5. Rated T+

Written & Art by Variantious
Cover by Gene Colan

Howard's greatest enemy, Dr. Bong, has the fuming fowl at his mercy! And Howie's best gal, Beverly, faces an ultimatum: Marry the villain, or the duck's goose is cooked! Bing-Bong, the bells are gonna chime! It gets worse still for our feathered friend when he undergoes a monstrous transformation - into Howard the Human! Maybe he and his old pal, Man-Thing, will find some new hope in an oddly familiar galaxy amid a Star Waaugh! Plus: The never anodyne anatine will have his wings full with the Circus of Crime, the moral guardians of S.O.O.F.I. and the soap suds that walk like a man. But as the Final Bong approaches, he'll find himself strapped in an armor he never made - as the Irascible Iron-Duck! Collecting HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) #17-31 and HOWARD THE DUCK MAGAZINE #1. Rated T

(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Various (CA) John Pound

Discover rare, never-before-collected tales of the duck with delusions of adequacy as Marvel's trawl through the annals of Howard history plunders the magazine era! As rendered by legends like Gene Colan, John Buscema and Michael Golden, Howie has never looked better - while his adventures get wilder than ever. Who can resist epics like "Of Dice and Ducks," "Captain Americana" and "Duck Soup"? Howard will reunite with muck monster Man-Thing and meet Santa Claus, and one of horror's greatest icons may leave a lasting impression: prepare for Drakula, the undead duck! It's enough to make a furious fowl head back home to Duckworld - and Beverly comes along for the ride! Plus: In the name of all that's decent, Howard puts on some pants! Collecting HOWARD THE DUCK MAGAZINE #2-7.