Appearing in "Dr. Stranger in a Dr. Strange Land"
Featured Characters:
- Howard T. Duck Private Investigations
- Howard the Duck (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Tara Tam
- Wong
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt)
- Galactus (Shadow only) (Only in flashback)
- Talos the Untamed (Main story and flashback)
- Abundant Warriors (First appearance) (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- NYPD
- Skrull Empire (Mentioned)
- May Parker-Jameson
- Peter Parker (Main story and as Spider-Man in flashback)
- David Blaine (Mentioned)
- Thog the Nether-Spawn
- Illuminati (Mentioned)
- Fantastic Four (Only in flashback)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in flashback)
- Ben Grimm (Only in flashback)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Only in flashback)
- Defenders (Mentioned)
- Beyonder (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (Only in flashback)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in flashback)
- Zsaji (Only in flashback)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Only in flashback)
- Kitty Pryde (Mentioned)
- Judge Judy (Mentioned)
- David Blaine (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Brooklyn
- Bobo's Discount Liquors
- Very Good Pizza
- Manhattan
- Bohemian Valhalla (First appearance as Bohemian Valhalla)
- Hudson River
- Brooklyn
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Realms of Deet-Ko (First appearance)
- Hell (Mentioned)
- Battleworld (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto
- Abundant Glove (First appearance)
- Compassion Gem (First appearance)
- Laughter Gem (First appearance)
- Dance Gem (First appearance)
- Respect Gem (Name revealed)
- Second Dance Gem (First appearance)
- Infinity Gauntlet (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Main story and flashback)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in flashback)
- Power Cosmic (Only in flashback)
- Deadpool's Suit (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man's Black Suit (Only in flashback)
- X-Uniform (Only in flashback)
Events:
- Secret Wars (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Dr. Stranger in a Dr. Strange Land"
After the police arrested the Ringmaster, Corson expressed his dislike for Howard, who revealed that after Talos took the necklace from him and revealed that he then needed the Abundant Gem, the former angrily punched him, reminding him that he owed two-hundred sixty dollars.
The next day, at Bobo's Discount Liquors, Howard told Tara that he planned to stop Talos from acquiring the Abundant Gem. The two went to Greenwich Village to enlist the aid of Doctor Strange. When they arrived, Wong revealed that Doctor Strange was preoccupied, battling the demon Thog in the Realms of Deet-Ko, only for Howard to disregard this and enter a portal.
After entering the portal, Howard found himself surrounded by various grotesque-looking creatures who asked if he was there to play "the game" and threw him into a portal, where he found Doctor Strange and Thog playing "the game", actually just gambling, on the other side.
Howard revealed that Talos acquired the Abundant Gem and he returned with Doctor Strange to the Sanctum Sanctorum, where Wong was waiting. Howard claimed to have saved Doctor Strange's life and the Sorcerer Supreme reluctantly went along. While Wong went to tend to the Sorrow Plants of Narticus in the garden, Doctor Strange told Howard about the Abundant Glove and the five gems that formed it and revealed that together, the gems could destroy the world. Then, Doctor Strange tapped into the ether and tracked down one of the gems to Pier 4 before instructing Wong to summon the Human Torch to Pier 4.
Doctor Strange flew Howard and Tara to the Hudson River, where the Human Torch arrived and introduced himself to Tara. Upon Doctor Strange's request, the Human Torch recalled owning a gem that he acquired a gem on Battleworld, during Secret Wars, and planned to give it to Zsaji in order to win her back from Colossus, but was unable to after she died and brought it back to Earth. Then, the Human Torch revealed that he lost track of the gem after Pier 4 was destroyed, then pointed to Bohemian Valhalla, where Pier 4 used to be. Doctor Strange tried to locate the gem, using the Eye of Agamotto, but he and his companions were attacked by Talos, who acquired the final gem. Howard insisted that the Human Torch call for reinforcements.
Appearing in "Logic and Proportion"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Coffee Party
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Squirrelpool (Wade Wilson) (Cameo)
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- Miami, Florida (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Ant-Man's Suit and Helmet
- Pym Particles (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Logic and Proportion"
Howard walked through the park, looking for his client, and learned that his client was the White Rabbit, who tied him up and stole a formula from his pocket that would allow her to shrink. The White Rabbit hoped the formula was for Pym Particles, but was disappointed when she learned it was a recipe for low-fat cake. Then, Ant-Man enlarged to regular size. Due to not having handcuffs, Howard tied up the White Rabbit with rope and revealed that she had paid him eight-hundred in advance to "steal" the formula, so Ant-Man decided to charge eight-hundred for his ticket from Miami and his "security services."
Solicit Synopsis
• Looks like the "doctor is in" ... this issue of HOWARD THE DUCK! Ha ha of course I'm referring to Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme.
• I'm 100% positive nobody's ever made that joke before, so I feel pretty confident doing so here.
• There will be other jokes of a similar nature in this issue.
• PLUS! A MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS (1984) tie-in!