WithHoward the Duck’s50th day of remembrance at Marvel Comics tight draw near , the publishing firm has revealed fresh variance screening starring the pint - sized poor boy alongside other submarine sandwich and villain . include among the batch of covers is Howard wielding the Infinity Gauntlet in a new image from Ron Lim , as he gains one of the most muscular cosmic artifacts in the Marvel Universe while standing above Adam Warlock . Howard may be the most improbable hero ever to wield the realness - change artillery .

Marvel revealed four unexampled covers forHoward the Duck ’s 50th - anniversary festivity , as the hero , create by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik , takes the spotlight in the series of novel variants . The covers feature Howard the Duck alongside the Planet of the Apes in a covering by David Talaski , the sub team up up with the Cosmic Ghost Rider in a variant from Cory Smith , and Howard appearing alongside Black Cat and Mary Jane Watson in a new cover by Carlos Gomez . The fourth screening starring Howard the Duck is the best of the bunch , as the Ron Lim covering features the eccentric stand over Adam Warlock as he wields the Infinity Gauntlet - which is monolithic compared to his small frame .

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Howard The Duck’s Success Was Incredibly Unlikely

Howard the Duck is one of Marvel ’s most unlikely heroes , originally appearing in Marvel’sMan - Thingtitle before starring in his own series , which extend his trippy , satirical adventures . Over the year , the humanlike duck has had his own comic book serial publication , appear as a supporting character in titles in other Marvel Comics adventures , and starred in a critically malignedHoward the Ducksolo motion picture in the 1980s . Years later on , Howard reappeared in the MCU , where Seth Green vocalise the hero sandwich inGuardians of the Galaxyand theWhat If … ?animated serial publication . The alien duck remains a pop character to this day .

WhileHoward the Duck has never wielded the Infinity Gauntlet , the torpedo has his own version of the cosmic weapon , as he once wield the Abundant Glove in his own series . alternatively of granting the wielder the mogul to change and manipulate infinite , time , and reality , the Abundant Glove only made its wielded " marginally more sinewy , " which was a funny parody of the weapon see the satirical nature of the comic . The Infinity Gauntlet represents a major ascent for Howard .

It ’s great to see Marvel Comics recognizeHoward the Duck ’s fiftieth anniversary , as he ’s surprisingly stand the test of time and continue to be an important and idiotic submarine sandwich in the universe . Along with the four variant natural covering , Marvel will release the 2nd Masterworks loudness starring his original adventure in May . reader can pick up the Ron Lim cover featuringHoward the Duckwielding the Infinity Gauntlet whenWarlock : Rebirth#1 arrives in comic book stores in April .

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Howard the Duck Infinity Gauntlet Cover Art

Howard the Duck Infinity Gauntlet