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19December 1973
$0.20

Fear #19

Marvel · December 1973 · on sale 1973-09-11

First appearance: Howard the DuckFirst appearance: Korrek
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Identification plate

Series
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
December 1973
Key date
1973-12-00
On-sale date
1973-09-11
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Howard the Duck - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Korrek - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Land Between Night And Daycover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Ernie ChanJennifer Kale, Korrek First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
1The Enchanter's Apprentice!comic story19script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Stan G.; letters: Art SimekDakimh, Howard the Duck First, Andrew Kale, Jennifer Kale, Joshua Kale, Korrek First, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Dave Hunt
3Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Treasury Edition #121976On eBay ›
Essential Howard the Duck #12002On eBay ›
Essential Man-Thing #1
ISBN 0-7851-2135-8		2006On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›
Howard the Duck Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3023-9		2008On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9776-8		2015On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9905-2		2015On eBay ›
Adventure into Fear Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 9781302925123		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92216-0		2020On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #1819 of 31#20 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q63405860 (Howard the Duck), first-appearance property (CC0)

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