Howard the Duck in the Horror Universe: “ROCK, ROLL OVER, AND WRITHE”/”A DUCK POSSESSED”

Every Friday I will be posting here an excerpt from my book, the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia.  These excerpts will be entries from the book featuring some of my favorite series, often series you might not expect to find in a book about horror crossovers.  

HOWARD THE DUCK # 14 AND 15 “ROCK, ROLL OVER, AND WRITHE”/”A DUCK POSSESSED” (MARVEL COMICS)

Release Date: July – August 1977 (Contemporary Setting)

Series: Howard the Duck

Horror Crosses: Son of Satan

Non-Horror Crosses: KISS

The Story: Howard finds himself possessed by a disembodied Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, giving Howard all the strengths and weaknesses of the demon.

Notes: Howard in the Horror Universe makes as much sense as Howard in the Marvel Universe. Since they don’t spend too much time dwelling on it, I will follow suit. Howard first appeared in Man-Thing’s series. Son of Satan is brought in via the…