Howard the Duck #1

Cover A

Regular Edition

Key FactsKey issue

1st appearance of Pro-Rata (Beverly Switzler)

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This page represents the regular first-print edition (Cover A). Separate pages are available for the 1 variant cover.

Market Value

Market value (all grades): $60.00; current listings, Oct 8, 2026
Graded copies for sale: $40.00 - $488; 20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 1, 2026

CGC Census

2,263

Total Graded

171

9.8 NM/MT

190

8.0 VF

Reprinted 8x

This is no nostalgia trip, True Believers! Just as the original series dealt with the important matters of the day, the new HOWARD tackles the big issues, starting with that scourge of the modern world: Boy Bands! "Making the Band" is classic satire in the Gerber/Howard tradition, with all the added creative freedom that the MAX line allows! Trapped on a world he never made, Howard himself will be lucky to survive his encounter with the corporate music world... unchanged! What do we mean by that? Just check out the cover to the debut issue by painter Glenn Fabry!

Cover Date

January 1, 1976

On Sale Date

September 23, 1975

Pages

Cover Price

$0.25

Rating

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Editor

Marv Wolfman

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