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During the course of the movie, Howard must get used to his surroundings in the human world, while trying to find his way back home. He must also avoid another alien being called the Dark Overlord, who has possessed Dr. Jennings (Jeffrey Jones, as himself), one of the scientists in charge of the original experiment.
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One of the... less [[Stealth Pun|stellar]] cinematic endeavors by then-fledgling Lucasfilm, it is also the first [[Marvel Comics]] film adaptation to receive wide distribution, which may in part explain why they didn't try again until the late 1990s. Until the release of ''[[Blade]]'', this was the highest-grossing Marvel film property. Really.
With the appearance of an almost-identical Howard in the post-credits [[Stinger]] of 2014's ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
Compare and contrast ''[[Theodore Rex]]''.
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* [[Ink Stain Adaptation]]: This movie definitely stained Howard's reputation.
* [[In Name Only]]: The only things in common with the
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Howard and Beverly. He might need a stepstool.
* [[Mars Needs Women]]: While it could just be any human, the Dark Overlord still seems unusually focused on Beverly as a host for his comrades.
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