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THE SKEPTICAL COMIXFAN Issue #15, May 1976 issue, mimeographed/stapled
Interview with Presidential Candidate Howard the Duck
by Litta Rall
It's only May, yet everyone is already talking about the upcoming election. Will America ask for four more years of, well four ADDITIONAL years of Gerald Ford? Or will the Democrats reverse their recent downward trend and present the electorate with a genuine alternative? Suddenly in the midst of this milieu arises a new candidate who calls himself Howard the Duck. What makes Howard different from Mr. Ford and the Democrats is that he admits he is a cartoon character. We sent Mr. The Duck a list of questions in the mail care of Marvel Comics, and got the (typed) replies printed below 15 days later in the self-addressed stamped envelope we enclosed.
Without further ado, here is The Skeptical Comixfan's EXCLUSIVE interview with Presidentialcandidate Howard the Duck.
THE SKEPTICAL COMIXFAN:
Mr. The Duck, who are you REALLY?
HOWARD THE DUCK:
I'm Howard. I'm a duck from outer space.
TSC:
Are you Val Mayerik? Is Val Mayerik a girl or a guy? If she's a girl, is she hot?
HTD:
I'm not a person, I'm a cartoon character.
TSC:
Are you Steve Gerber the writer? If you are, can you get me Stan Lee's autograph?
HTD:
?? I'm a cartoon character. I'm running for President in the media to raise awareness of my comic book.
TSC:
Your campaign button was drawn by the famous cartoonist Berni Wrightson.
Are you really Bernie Wrightson?
HTD:
What??
TSC:
By allowing Berni Wrightson to sign his drawing of you, you're putting his name on your campaign button. Is this a sly way of letting us know you're really Berni Wrightson?
HTD:
This is the second Berni Wrightson question I have no answer for.
TSC:
Don't you think it's misleading to put Berni Wrightson's name on your campaign button?
If you get elected and Berni Wrightson doesn't become President, don't you think people will freak out?
HTD:
(No response)
TSC:
It really freaks me out that you led us all to believe that you're either Berni Wrightson or that hot chick Val Mayerik when you're probably not either one. Are you doing this for some creepy sexually perverted reason?
HTD:
No, I'm doing it to impress Val so she'll date me.
TSC:
THE SKEPTICAL COMIXFAN:
Mr. The Duck, who are you REALLY?
HOWARD THE DUCK:
I'm Howard. I'm a duck from outer space.
TSC:
Are you Val Mayerik? Is Val Mayerik a girl or a guy? If she's a girl, is she hot?
HTD:
I'm not a person, I'm a cartoon character.
TSC:
Are you Steve Gerber the writer? If you are, can you get me Stan Lee's autograph?
HTD:
?? I'm a cartoon character. I'm running for President in the media to raise awareness of my comic book.
TSC:
Your campaign button was drawn by the famous cartoonist Berni Wrightson.
Are you really Bernie Wrightson?
HTD:
What??
TSC:
By allowing Berni Wrightson to sign his drawing of you, you're putting his name on your campaign button. Is this a sly way of letting us know you're really Berni Wrightson?
HTD:
This is the second Berni Wrightson question I have no answer for.
TSC:
Don't you think it's misleading to put Berni Wrightson's name on your campaign button?
If you get elected and Berni Wrightson doesn't become President, don't you think people will freak out?
HTD:
(No response)
TSC:
It really freaks me out that you led us all to believe that you're either Berni Wrightson or that hot chick Val Mayerik when you're probably not either one. Are you doing this for some creepy sexually perverted reason?
HTD:
No, I'm doing it to impress Val so she'll date me.
TSC:
Speaking of hot chicks, you date that cute redhead Beverly in your comic book.
Who is she REALLY?
HTD:
(No response)
We asked 29 more questions, but these were the only answers received.
WHY would a Presidential candidate hold back so much when being asked such straightforward questions? WHAT does Mr. The Duck have to hide?
I know I,for one, will NOT be voting for "him," as who knows if it's even a "him" after all?
I thought male ducks were DARK with rings around their neck.
As a serious journalist, the whole entire thing makes me feel incredibly uneasy.
When going to the polls in November, we don't ask that you vote for any particular candidate, but we DO ask that you PLEASE vote for a human being.
Thank you and have a skeptical day.
Who is she REALLY?
HTD:
(No response)
We asked 29 more questions, but these were the only answers received.
WHY would a Presidential candidate hold back so much when being asked such straightforward questions? WHAT does Mr. The Duck have to hide?
I know I,for one, will NOT be voting for "him," as who knows if it's even a "him" after all?
I thought male ducks were DARK with rings around their neck.
As a serious journalist, the whole entire thing makes me feel incredibly uneasy.
When going to the polls in November, we don't ask that you vote for any particular candidate, but we DO ask that you PLEASE vote for a human being.
Thank you and have a skeptical day.
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