PART TWO OF HOWARD THE DUCK COVER & SPLASH PAGE GALLERY...

Images copyright MARVEL COMICS

American readers of this blog could be forgiven for wondering if the MARVEL covers featured are from 'real' U.S. Marvel mags or British reprints for U.K. buyers.  After all, the banner says Marvel All-Colour Comics, not Marvel Comics Group, and are priced in pence, not cents.  Honestly though, these mags were printed on the same presses as the ones sold in the States.

What happened is that the mags for America and Canada were printed first, the cover plates then adjusted and the issues for sale in Britain run off.  Marvel U.K. sold weekly black and white mags at that time, so the Marvel Comics Group line was replaced with Marvel All- Colour Comics to underscore the difference to anyone who wasn't already aware of it.  That apart, they're exactly the same as the American versions in every way, including the indicia.

Now that I've explained that (in case you didn't already know), you can relax and enjoy the second part of our HOWARD The DUCK cover gallery, secure in the knowledge that it contains the 'real deal' - not second-rate forgeries.  Only the best for you, fellow frantic fans.  And I've even thrown in the '77 Annual.