June 30, 1980 Cease-and Desist Letter, Henry W. Holmes, Jr. to Marvel Comics

This is an appendix post for the article "All Quacked Up: Steve Gerber, Marvel Comics, and Howard the Duck" (click here).

Below is the June 30, 1980 cease-and-desist letter to Marvel from Steve Gerber’s attorney Henry W. Holmes, Jr. It regards the licensing of Howard the Duck. The letter specifically concerns Marvel’s dealings with Selluloid Productions, Inc., the producer of the Howard the Duck syndicated radio serial featuring Jim Belushi.