Marvel Treasury Edition #12

The Band of the Bland neutralizes the Defenders and attempts an assassination plot on Howard the Duck.Howard briefly becomes the sorcerer supreme of the Earth realm.Bev saves the day by causing the Black Hole to suck himself in. Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #12 features Howard the Duck. Includes the all-new adventure "The Duck and the Defenders" by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, and Klaus Janson. Also, reprints Fear #19 and Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5 featuring "The Way it All Began" by Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik, and Sal Trapani, "Frog Death" by Steve Gerber and Frank Brunner, and "Hellcow" by Steve Gereber, Frank Brunner, and Tom Palmer. Guest-starring the Defenders (Valkyrie, Nighthawk, Dr. Strange, and the Hulk) and the Man-Thing. Plus, a special reprinting of Howard the Duck #1 by Steve Gerber, Frank Brunner, and Steve Leialoha.