The Thing's speech patterns are loosely based on those of In addition to appearing in the Fantastic Four, the Thing has been the star of The Thing joined his Fantastic Four partner and frequent rival the In 2003, Marvel released a four-issue miniseries written by Excelling in football as a high school student, Ben received a full scholarship to The details of his life story have been modified over the decades. make offer - lot 18 vintage comic books starring the man-thing some rare key issues Man-Thing lot of 25 Comics Adv. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other He trusts in his friend Reed Richards to one day develop a cure for his condition. The two superheroes have long been at the center of a debate among fans: which super-powered character is, actually, the strongest. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #13 by Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz and Joe Caramagna, in stores now.. MacReady determines from the log that Erskine called an American submarine, and the two chase him down on a snowmobile. You can search for Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them! Artist Steve Ditko provided the covers for #12-15 and 17. 1-2 & 22-23)and Bernie Wrightson (pgs. 2.. )Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! "A Skrull Walks Among Us!" 2. Includes material from Swamp Thing (1972-1976 1st Series) #10 bookended by original material. Wearing the suit, which was designed to physically resemble his rocky form, Ben continued to participate in the Fantastic Four's adventures. "Chapter 5: Brawl" Millar, Mark (w), Hitch, Bryan (p), Various (i). After the government denies him permission to fly the spaceship himself, Richards plots a clandestine flight piloted by Grimm and accompanied by his future wife Trapped in his monstrous form, Grimm is an unhappy yet reliable member of the team. However, when he encounters blind sculptress On returning to Earth, he learns that Alicia had become romantically involved with his teammate Johnny Storm during his absenceAfter being further mutated into the more monstrous rocky form, Ben is briefly changed back to his human form, and returned leadership of the Fantastic Four to Reed Richards.The Thing uses his newfound wealth to build a community center in his old neighborhood on Yancy Street, the "Grimm Youth Center". "Mr. & Mrs. Thing", Stan Lee (w), Jack Kirby (a). MacReady passes his test, as does Childs, but when they go to test the pilot's blood, he suddenly transforms into a As Erskine goes off to the communication shack to "report in," MacReady suddenly realizes that Erskine was never actually tested. any Comic Vine content. by the late John W. Campbell, that (compared to the deviated story of the 1951 film The Thing from Another World) was made into a 1982 live-action film by John Carpenter, followed by a prequel released in 2011. The character is known for his trademark rocky appearance, sense of humor, and famous battle cry, "It's clobberin' time!" 32 pages, FC. Into Fear Mixed Grade 1974-1979 Marvel $67.50 In a last-ditch effort to drown and kill the Erskin-Thing, Childs blows the submarine's exterior hatch, blasting MacReady out onto the ice fields above, which leaves him alive, but freezing to death, ending the comic on a cliffhanger. The Thing is the titular main antagonist and the alias given to the hostile alien creature featured in the 1938 short story Who Goes There? As a result, the Thing is capable of holding his breath for much longer periods of time.On occasion, when Ben Grimm regained his human form and lost his Thing powers, he used a suit of powered battle armor designed by Reed Richards that simulated the strength and durability of his mutated body, albeit to a weaker degree. Gruff and gung-ho Ben Grimm rocks the Marvel Universe as the rocky Thing, a powerhouse with a heart of gold and the backbone of the Fantastic Four.With his nearly-indestructible body and incredible strength and stamina, the Thing possess the ability to defend the innocent and crush evil, but also to help the Fantastic Four explore the unknown throughout the multiverse.Get rewarded for doing what you already do as a fan.​Earn points for what you already do as a Marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a (Points/Rewards program available to U.S. residents only.