Howard the Duck #19 — Newsstand/regular cover (UK 'British Edition' pence variant uses same art)

The Amazing Spider-Man #50 collection

Howard the Duck #19 — Newsstand/regular cover (UK 'British Edition' pence variant uses same art)

Newsstand/regular cover (UK 'British Edition' pence variant uses same art)

Howard the Duck #19 — Newsstand/regular cover (UK 'British Edition' pence variant uses same art). Howard the Duck #19 (Dec 1977 cover date) is catalogued by ComicConnect as a 'Spider-Man #50 cover parody' and appears on Comic Vine's ASM #50 homage list ('Howard the Human'), casting Howard in the role of the quitting hero.

Cover artist
Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, Joe Rubinstein
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Published
Invalid Date
Cover characters
Howard the Duck
Homage to
The Amazing Spider-Man #50
Research status
Verified
Homage type
Cover composition homage
Catalog ID
CL-ASM50-0001

Edition details

Format / Finish
Standard cover; UK pence price variant has same art
Country / Language
US / English

Research notes and sources

Relationship wording from ComicConnect ('Spider-Man #50 cover parody', does not say 'Amazing'); cbishop Comic Vine list also includes it. Cover credit: LCG shows Gene Colan as cover penciler; inkers not confirmed. LCG also lists a British Edition (variant 3619011) with identical art - consolidated here, not a separate row. LCG on-sale 1977-09-27; Comic Vine cover date 12/77. Lead originated from galko's League of Comic Geeks list. Exact cover artwork reviewed against the original cover composition on 2026-10-18. Howard the Duck #19 (Dec 1977 cover date) is catalogued by ComicConnect as a 'Spider-Man #50 cover parody' and appears on Comic Vine's ASM #50 homage list ('Howard the Human'), casting Howard in the role of the quitting hero. Native exact scan below preferred resolution; no upscaling. Exact cover credits and explicit ASM50 front-cover homage. GCD distinguishes Palmer cover inks from Klaus Janson interior inks.

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