1986's Howard the Duck is often credited as the first movie based on Marvel Comics, but the real honor goes to a movie that came out in 1985.

“Howard the Duck” could be getting his MCU close-up, courtesy of Lea Thompson. The actress, who starred in the universally panned 1986 film of the same name, has volunteered to direct Howard ...

’Howard the Duck’ was a traumatizing experience to viewers. But Lea Thompson has some major love for the duck she f***ed in the 1986 turkey.

The first big-screen movie — and the last for 12 years, until Blade — was 1986’s Howard the Duck, based one of the more eccentric characters in the comics giant’s stable.

How Howard The Duck & Thor Are The Same Movie It’s been said that there are seven basic plots to all fiction, so it’s arguably not surprising […] ...

"Howard the Duck": This subversive, big-budget, talking-duck-from-outer-space movie may have been panned, but it was perfect for adolescent me.