1986

Howard the Duck started as a comic book character in 1973 and was made into a movie in 1986.

in 1973

Howard was finally released in 1973 and reunited with Howard's family.

1976

In 1976, Marvel achieved success with Howard the Duck, a satirical comic aimed at adult audiences that was inspired by the underground comix scene.

1987

Howard the Duck was released on VHS and Laserdisc in January 1987.

After multiple production difficulties and mixed response to test screenings in theaters

After multiple production difficulties and mixed response to test screenings, Howard the Duck was released in theaters on August 1, 1986.

into Fear #19 (cover-dated Dec. 1973)

Howard the Duck first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (cover-dated Dec. 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic "funny animal" trapped on a human-dominated Earth.

2017

Howard was released on September 8, 2017.

2019

Howard was released on January 2, 2019.

2018

Howard was released on September 1, 2018.

2010

Howard was released on March 18, 2010.

1971

Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in Savage Tales #1 (May 1971), and went on to be featured in various titles and in artist Gray Morrow's own series, including Adventure into Fear, which introduced the character Howard the Duck.

on December 24, 1948

Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on December 24, 1948.

a financial flop – ,

Everything else that Lucas has produced has either been a financial flop – Howard the Duck (1986), Willow (1988), Radioland Murders (1994), Red Tails (2012) and Strange Magic (2015) – or has involved marketing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films through an industry of sequels, prequels, tv spinoffs, not to mention toy, book and video-gaming tie-ins.

on November 5, 1948

Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1948.

Weird 1980’s movie aside

Weird 1980’s movie aside, Howard the Duck has been Marvel’s premiere intelligent animal character since the Duck's first appearance in 1973.

’s godawful George Lucas-produced motion picture adaptation featuring duck tits and interspecies romance

Now remembered for 1986’s godawful George Lucas-produced motion picture adaptation featuring duck tits and interspecies romance, the real Howard the Duck was a walking satire of Nixon-era Americana, at once defiantly inane and pointedly bonkers; in Gerber’s words, Howard the Duck was proof-positive that “life’s most serious moments and most incredibly dumb moments are often distinguishable only by a momentary point of view.”

In 1934

In 1934, Donald Duck mad Howard's debut in an animated cartoon, The Wise Little Hen, one in Walt Disney's 'Silly Symphony' series.

After approximately two years of incarceration in September 1988

After approximately two years of incarceration, Howard was released from the California Department of Corrections on parole in September 1988.

on November 25, 1949

Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on November 25, 1949.

in 1553

Howard was kept in the Tower during Edward VI’s reign but released in 1553 when Mary I pardoned Howard.