Thing

Marvel Comics

THING

2787

APPEARANCES

8320

TOTAL ISSUES

830

SERIES

The Thing (Ben Grimm) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. The Thing was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and he first appeared in The Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961).

FIRST APPEARANCE

Fantastic Four #1 cover

Fantastic Four #1

"The Fantastic Four!"

November 1961

First appearances of Thing, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, and 1 more. Earliest catalogued appearances of Mole Man and Giganto (Mole Man).

ALL APPEARANCES

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One World Under Doom #1 cover

One World Under Doom #1"Chapter One: The Exercise of Power"

Apr 2025

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Fantastic Four #29 cover

Fantastic Four #29"The Dream Team"

Apr 2025

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One World Under Doom #2 cover

One World Under Doom #2"Chapter Two: The Free World"

May 2025

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Fantastic Four #30 cover

Fantastic Four #30"Rock Bottom"

May 2025

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Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1 cover

Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1

May 2025

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Fantastic Four #31 cover

Fantastic Four #31"The Fantastic Two"

Jun 2025

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Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special #1 cover

Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special #1

Jun 2025

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The Spectacular Spider-Men #15 cover

The Spectacular Spider-Men #15"Strange Love Chapter #8: Gone Girl, Found Family"

Jul 2025

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Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus #1 cover

Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus #1"HC"

Jul 2025

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Fantastic Four Fanfare #1 cover

Fantastic Four Fanfare #1"You Realize, of Course, That This Means War; Life's a Gas; Monster Island of Love"

Jul 2025

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The Thing #1 cover

The Thing #1"The King of Yancy Street, Part One"

Jul 2025

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Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 cover

Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1"616 Day; Rapid Advancements; Prelude to the New Dimension"

Aug 2025

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Marvel Mutts Infinity Comic #14 cover

Marvel Mutts Infinity Comic #14"Bark-B-Q"

Aug 2025

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Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1 cover

Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1"The Inevitable"

Aug 2025

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Fantastic Four #33 cover

Fantastic Four #33"Fantastic Four Hundred and Thirty-Six Quadrillion"

Aug 2025

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Fantastic Four Fanfare #2 cover

Fantastic Four Fanfare #2"Dinner and a Movie; Future Uncertain; Hide and Seeker"

Aug 2025

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The Thing #2 cover

The Thing #2"The King of Yancy Street, Part Two"

Aug 2025

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Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1 cover

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1

Sep 2025

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Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1 cover

Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1

Sep 2025

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Marvel Zero #1 cover

Marvel Zero #1"Strange New World; The General; Popularity Contest; When Death Strikes!"

Sep 2025

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Fantastic Four #1 cover

Fantastic Four #1"The Uncommon Era"

Sep 2025

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Fantastic Four Fanfare #3 cover

Fantastic Four Fanfare #3"Fight or Flight; Another Round; Universal Appeal"

Sep 2025

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Fantastic Four: First Steps #1 cover

Fantastic Four: First Steps #1

Sep 2025

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The Thing #3 cover

The Thing #3"The King of Yancy Street, Part Three"

Sep 2025

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Captain America #1 cover

Captain America #1

Sep 2025

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Marvel All-On-One #1 cover

Marvel All-On-One #1"Ben Grimm Versus the World!"

Oct 2025

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Marvel Rivals: Hellfire Gala #1 cover

Marvel Rivals: Hellfire Gala #1

Oct 2025

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Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 cover

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1

Oct 2025

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Death of the Silver Surfer #3 cover

Death of the Silver Surfer #3"Chapter 3: Fantastic"

Oct 2025

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Fantastic Four #2 cover

Fantastic Four #2

Oct 2025

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Fantastic Four Fanfare #4 cover

Fantastic Four Fanfare #4"Ain't No Grave; One Night; Clobberin' Time"

Oct 2025

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The Thing #4 cover

The Thing #4"The King of Yancy Street, Part Four"

Oct 2025

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Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman #1 cover

Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman #1"The Dead of Knight; The Gund & The Sword; Catch; The Red and the Green; Rocket Racoon has a Green Lantern Ring Now; Showdown; Enter: Logo!"

Nov 2025

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Death of the Silver Surfer #4 cover

Death of the Silver Surfer #4"Chapter 4: Try"

Nov 2025

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One World Under Doom #7 cover

One World Under Doom #7"Chapter Seven: Doom Versus Everyone"

Nov 2025

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Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1 cover

Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1"Clan and Family..."

Nov 2025

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Fantastic Four #3 cover

Fantastic Four #3

Nov 2025

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The Thing #5 cover

The Thing #5"The King of Yancy Street, Conclusion"

Nov 2025

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The Amazing Spider-Man #11 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man #11

Earliest catalogued appearance of Wretched.

Nov 2025

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Marvel Rivals: King in Black #1 cover

Marvel Rivals: King in Black #1

Dec 2025

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Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #4 cover

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #4

Dec 2025

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Death of the Silver Surfer #5 cover

Death of the Silver Surfer #5"Chapter 5: Farewells"

Dec 2025

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One World Under Doom #8 cover

One World Under Doom #8"Chapter Eight: To Will the Good"

Dec 2025

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Fantastic Four #4 cover

Fantastic Four #4"Basic Obedience"

Dec 2025

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Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular #1 cover

Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular #1

Jan 2026

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Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #5 cover

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #5

Jan 2026

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Marvel Knights: The World to Come #4 cover

Marvel Knights: The World to Come #4"Part Four: The Wall"

Jan 2026

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One World Under Doom #9 cover

One World Under Doom #9"Chapter Nine: The White Sail of Her Soul"

Jan 2026

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Fantastic Four #5 cover

Fantastic Four #5"Bad Blood"

Jan 2026

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The Infernal Hulk #1 cover

The Infernal Hulk #1

Jan 2026

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Spider-Man: Homeroom Heroes #4 cover

Spider-Man: Homeroom Heroes #4

Feb 2026

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Marvel Winter Break Special #1 cover

Marvel Winter Break Special #1"Walkin' in a Winter Savage Land"

Feb 2026

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The Will of Doom #1 cover

The Will of Doom #1

Feb 2026

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Fantastic Four #6 cover

Fantastic Four #6"The Invincible Woman, Part One: The Unobservable Universe"

Feb 2026

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Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven #1 cover

Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven #1

Mar 2026

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Fantastic Four #7 cover

Fantastic Four #7"The Invincible Woman, Part Two: All Mankind's Concern"

Mar 2026

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Fantastic Four #8 cover

Fantastic Four #8"The Invincible Woman, Part Three: Strange Secret Origin"

Apr 2026

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Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1 cover

Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #1

Apr 2026

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Godzilla: Infinity Roar #1 cover

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #1

Apr 2026

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The Amazing Spider-Man #22 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man #22

Apr 2026

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DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1 cover

DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1

May 2026

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Hulk Smash Everything #4 cover

Hulk Smash Everything #4"Hulk Smash Everything, Chapter Four: Hulk vs. the Entire Planet Earth"

May 2026

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Fantastic Four #9 cover

Fantastic Four #9"The Invincible Woman, Part Four: The Mud and the Stars"

May 2026

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Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #2 cover

Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #2

May 2026

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The Fantastic Four: First Foes #1 cover

The Fantastic Four: First Foes #1"I Think, Therefore You Die!; Fantastic Science"

May 2026

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Godzilla: Infinity Roar #2 cover

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #2

May 2026

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Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1 cover

Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1

Jun 2026

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Deadpool: April Pool's Day #1 cover

Deadpool: April Pool's Day #1

Jun 2026

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Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #3 cover

Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #3

Jun 2026

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Godzilla: Infinity Roar #3 cover

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #3

Jun 2026

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Fantastic Four #10 cover

Fantastic Four #10"The Invincible Woman, Part Five: Earth Versus the Invincible Woman"

Jul 2026

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Godzilla: Infinity Roar #4 cover

Godzilla: Infinity Roar #4

Jul 2026

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Armageddon / X-Men CGD 2026 #1 cover

Armageddon / X-Men CGD 2026 #1

Jul 2026

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The Amazing Spider-Man #28 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man #28

Jul 2026

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What If...? Uncanny X-Men #1 cover

What If...? Uncanny X-Men #1

Aug 2026

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Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1 cover

Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1

Aug 2026

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Avengers: Armageddon #1 cover

Avengers: Armageddon #1

Aug 2026

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Avengers: Armageddon #2 cover

Avengers: Armageddon #2

Sep 2026

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Civil War: Unmasked #3 cover

Civil War: Unmasked #3

Sep 2026

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Fantastic Four #14 cover

Fantastic Four #14

Sep 2026

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Marvel Zero #1 cover

Marvel Zero #1

Sep 2026

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Queen in Black #1 cover

Queen in Black #1

Sep 2026

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Fantastic Four #15 cover

Fantastic Four #15

Oct 2026

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Avengers: Armageddon #3 cover

Avengers: Armageddon #3

Oct 2026

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Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse #2 cover

Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse #2

Oct 2026

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Fantastic Four #16 cover

Fantastic Four #16

Nov 2026

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Infernal Hulk vs. Fantastic Four #1 cover

Infernal Hulk vs. Fantastic Four #1

Dec 2026

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CREATORS

Writers and artists on Thing's earliest appearances.

Stan Lee Jack Kirby Dick Ayers Steve Ditko Chic Stone George Roussos Larry Lieber Paul Reinman

SERIES

100th Anniversary Special: Fantastic Four

100th Anniversary Special: Fantastic Four

1 issue

2099 A.D. Genesis

2099 A.D. Genesis

1 issue

2099 Unlimited

2099 Unlimited

10 issues

2099: World of Tomorrow

2099: World of Tomorrow

8 issues

A-Babies vs. X-Babies

A-Babies vs. X-Babies

1 issue

Absolute Carnage

Absolute Carnage

6 issues

Absolute Carnage: Avengers

Absolute Carnage: Avengers

1 issue

Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk

Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk

1 issue

Absolute Carnage Omnibus

Absolute Carnage Omnibus

1 issue

Agent X

Agent X

15 issues

Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron

12 issues

Age of X: Universe

Age of X: Universe

2 issues