Howard the Duck Figure Coming from Funko

Following his debut of the Dancing Groot figure last week, Marvel’s Agent M announced that Funko is making a figure of Howard the Duck. The Marvel character’s popularity has risen due to his cameo appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Interestingly, the much maligned 1986 film based on the character was produced by Lucasfilm which is also owned by Disney. In addition, according to Wikipedia, Disney once threatended legal action against Marvel related to the character:

Originally, like many cartoon ducks, he wore no pants; Disney threatened legal action due to Howard’s resemblance to Donald Duck, and Marvel redesigned that aspect of the character by writing into the script that Howard was the target of anti-nudity protests, and was forced to do business with “Wally Sidney”, a failed cartoonist who made his fortune through a chain of conservative clothing retailers known as “Sidney World”. Howard tries on various outfits, to include ones akin to Donald Duck’s sailor uniform and Uncle Scrooge’s coat and top hat before settling on his new attire of a business suit complete with trousers. Although Howard sulks that he has lost, Beverly reassures him that she does not want him to be a victim of a mob, and loves him no matter what he wears.