MISTER HOWARD

Real Name: Presumably Howard (first name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human spirit (Pre-Modern era) (see comments)

Occupation: Real estate agent

Group Membership: "Beings from Beyond"

Affiliations: Mister Lang

Enemies: Mister Lang

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: The Greenwood Place;
    Pre-Modern era

Powers/Abilities: As a ghost Mister Howard could turn intangible and float through the air. When necessary he could change his appearance to resemble a living human being.

History: (Tales to Astonish I#7/3) - Mister Howard was approached by Mister Lang, who wanted to buy the Greenwood Place. Howard warned Lang that the house was haunted, and demanded that Lang spend a night in the house before he would sell it to him. The Greenwood Place was actually the residence of Mr. Howard and his fellow "Beings from Beyond," and they had no intention of living with Lang. When Lang tried to spend a night in the house the Beings frightened him out of his wits. The next day Howard happily sold  Lang a different piece of property.

Comments: Created by an unnamed writer and Paul Reinman.

As with many 1950's and 1960's Marvel monster stories, this story is not confirmed as part of Earth-616 continuity, but there's nothing to exclude it either.
    --Leave it in unless something rules it out!--Snood.

This story was reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell#5.

PROFILE BY FUTURE

CLARIFICATIONS:
Mister Howard has no known connection to:

• Howard, mad scientist, @ Tower of Shadows#6/2
• Howards, Hugh, Godzilla Squad, @ Godzilla#6
• Howard, Prof. Mark, Empire State University science teacher, taught peter parker, @ Amazing Spider-Man I #421/2
• Howard, Officer Marcy, New York Police Department, investigated death of Jeanette "STAR" Rhodes, started romance with Jim Rhodes, Crew#1
• Howard, Mark, Empire State University, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#429
• Howard, Sherry, Snow Valley School for Girls, @ Emma Frost#1
• Howard the Duck, native of duckworld,trapped on earth after fell through nexus of realities into man-thing’s swamp, trained in martial art known as Quak-Fu, @ Adventures into Fear#19
• Any other characters named "Mister".

Mister Lang has no known connection to:

• Scott Edward Harris Lang,  Ant-Man - Fantastic Four, Heroes for Hire, father of Cassie Lang, ex-husband of Peggy Rae, dated Jess Jones, electronics designer and technician, former employee of Stark International, resigned when Stane took over, formerly ran Electrolang, ex-convict, given costume of original, apparently slain by Jack of Hearts under control of ??, @Marvel Premiere#47

"Beings from Beyond"

Mister Howard. Others unnamed. Group of ghosts that lived together in the old Greenwood Place. Frightened away any potential buyer of the house.

--Tales to Astonish I#7/3

Mister Lang

Wanted to buy the Greenwood Place until the "Beings from Beyond" scared him away.

--Tales to Astonish I#7/3

images:
Tales to Astonish I#7/3, p4, pan6;
Tales to Astonish I#7/3, p4, pan8;
("Beings from Beyond") Tales to Astonish I#7/3, p4, pan2;
(Mister Lang) Tales to Astonish I#7/3, p4, pan4

Where Monsters Dwell#5 (September, 1970)

Last updated: 12/08/04

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