Publishers / Marvel / Howard the Duck (1976) / #24
24May 1978
$0.35

Howard the Duck #24

Marvel · May 1978 · on sale 1978-02-21

First appearance: Dr. Bong1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
May 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860241505
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Bong - 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
0Where Do You Go-- What Do You Do-- The Night After You Save the Universe?cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Alan Weiss; letters: Danny CrespiHoward the Duck
1Where Do You Go-- What Do You Do-- The Night After You Save the Universe?comic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Joe RosenDr. Bong First, Howard the Duck, Jennifer Kale, Kidney Lady, Korrek, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Paul Same, Winda Wester
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Howard the Duck #12002On eBay ›
Howard the Duck Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3023-9		2008On eBay ›
Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-9686-0		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck #2
ISBN 978-1-302-94927-3		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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