3) HOWARD THE DUCK
Always a blatant allegory for life in the 1970s, Howard The Duck’s Presidential run circa 1976 is a rare example of him actively trying to… Well, to DO much of anything. The malaise of the Carter era permeates Howard’s adventures, but his overt political commentary as the leader of the All-Night Party reaches right over into the realm of “pointed.” As with so many of HtD’s tales, it sort of peters out and moves on to the next thing, but for one, brief shining moment, it was possible to watch a foul-mouthed waterfowl with a cigar tell us exactly what was wrong with our society.
And it was glorious.