It has been 51 years since Marvel Comics gave its first solo series to one of its strangest heroes, a decade before that same hero became the company’s first-ever big-screen movie flop. Howard the Duck was a character who was never supposed to last. He was a Steve Gerber creation that editor Roy Thomas hated … Continue reading Marvel Gave Its Strangest Hero His Own Comic Series, A Decade Later Hollywood Turned Him Into a Cautionary Tale