Howard the Duck

Howard Duckson, also known as Howard the Duck, is a character from the Marvel comics.

A cigar-smoking anthropomorphic duck who lived in New Stork City on the planet Duckworld in a parallel dimension. He was transported to and became trapped on our world, where he became close friends with Beverly Switzler. Most people of Earth simply do not believe that he is a talking duck.

Personality
Howard has an irritable and cynical attitude to the often bizarre events around him; he feels there is nothing special about him except that he is a duck, and though he has no goals other than seeking comfort and to be left alone, he is often dragged into dangerous adventures simply because he is visibly unusual. His series' tagline, "Trapped in a world he never made", played off the genre trappings of 1950s science fiction. A common reaction to meeting Howard the first time is a startled, "You...you're a DUCK!"

Abilities
Howard does not have any real powers other than the fact that he is somewhat good with magic and is a master of the little-known martial art "Quack-Fu" which even he admits, "was mostly a joke." Howard has perseverance and an unorthodox fighting style that has allowed him to take on fully grown men.

Howard has been shown to have the potential to have an intellect that rivals Reed Richards, but due to his infinitely pessimistic and slacker attitude, he lacks the ability to tap into his potential.

Howard's biggest strength and power, is his will, strength of character and heart. He has been able to lead many other heroes through hard times and inspire courage in hopeless times. Howard is truly a leader and with his self-awareness and heart of gold, he's been able to deduce a way to defeat a fear-overloaded Man-Thing by inspiring his teammates to get over their fears.

Howard has used things to give him powers in the past, including a trident that was given to him by Damion Hellstorm and also an iron suit much like Iron Man's.

Trivia

 * As per Generation X #21, Howard possesses the ability to grow whiskers out of his duck bill.
 * Howard the Duck's phone number is (555)-DUK-DICK.
 * Doctor Strange cast a spell on Howard which makes his tail feathers grow every time he calls him a jerk.
 * Back in the 1970s, The Walt Disney Company threatened to sue Marvel Comics over Howard the Duck's similarities in design to Donald Duck. Marvel capitulated to Disney's demands, which included that they had to make Howard look like a design sheet that Disney supplied. The most notable difference was the inclusion of pants in the revised design.