Howard the Duck Annual #1 is the only annual published during Steve Gerber's legendary original run and features an all-new oversized adventure. Annuals from the Bronze Age are notoriously difficult to locate in ultra-high grade due to their larger page counts and heavier handling, making certified 9.8 examples especially desirable. This professionally graded CGC 9.8 White Pages copy is tied for the Highest Graded on the CGC Census. While previous 9.8 sales have generally ranged around the low hundreds, highest-graded status and the scarcity of comparable registry-quality copies justify a meaningful premium for collectors seeking the finest available example.