[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

It always amazed me that the first Marvel character to get a blockbuster was Howard the Duck.

What's weird is that Howard was already past his prime at that point. He hadn't had a solo title in years, relegated to small cameos, and his most previous major book was a black and white title that was cancelled in 9 issues.
The only important thing involving the character was a legal dispute about his ownership 6 years before the film was made.

Why they decided to move forward with the project over other characters (By 86, Spider-Man and X-Men were major comic book powerhouses) was beyond me.