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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Marvel Fanfare #24 cover

Marvel Fanfare #24"The Were-Men of Lord Raven"

Jan 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #2 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #2"BOOK II : TRANSFORMATION AND REBIRTH!"

Jan 1986

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Secret Wars II #7 cover

Secret Wars II #7"Charge Of The Dark Brigade !"

Jan 1986

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The Thing #31 cover

The Thing #31"Devil Dinosaur: The Movie!"

Jan 1986

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Fantastic Four #287 cover

Fantastic Four #287"Prisoners of the flesh"

Feb 1986

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West Coast Avengers #5 cover

West Coast Avengers #5"Ins and Outs!"

Feb 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #3 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #3"BOOK III: A GATHERING OF DOOMS!"

Feb 1986

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The Thing #32 cover

The Thing #32"Home"

Feb 1986

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Fantastic Four #288 cover

Fantastic Four #288"Full Circle"

Mar 1986

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West Coast Avengers #6 cover

West Coast Avengers #6"Quest For Cats!"

Mar 1986

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Marvel Age #36 cover

Marvel Age #36

Earliest catalogued appearance of The One.

Mar 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #4"Book IV: Of Gods and Mutants"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Gabrielle Haller.

Mar 1986

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Secret Wars II #9 cover

Secret Wars II #9"God In Man, Man In God"

Mar 1986

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The Thing #33 cover

The Thing #33"Battle Of the Sexes!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Gladiatrix.

Mar 1986

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Fantastic Four #289 cover

Fantastic Four #289"Rip Wide the Sky"

Apr 1986

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West Coast Avengers #7 cover

West Coast Avengers #7"U, Robot"

Apr 1986

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Marvel Age #37 cover

Marvel Age #37

Apr 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #5 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #5"BOOK V: TERROR IN THE SKIES!"

Apr 1986

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The Thing #34 cover

The Thing #34"Dual Duel"

Apr 1986

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Fantastic Four #290 cover

Fantastic Four #290"Risk"

May 1986

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West Coast Avengers #8 cover

West Coast Avengers #8"A Bird In The Hand!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Phantom Rider (Lincoln Slade).

May 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #6 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #6"BOOK VI: Love, Hate... And Sacrifice!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Yinsen.

May 1986

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The Thing #35 cover

The Thing #35"Power Play"

May 1986

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Fantastic Four #291 cover

Fantastic Four #291"The Times They are a' Changing!"

Jun 1986

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West Coast Avengers #9 cover

West Coast Avengers #9"Hot Pursuit"

Jun 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #7 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #7"BOOK VII: THE TIES THAT BIND!"

Jun 1986

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The Thing #36 cover

The Thing #36"Going For Broke"

Jun 1986

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Fantastic Four #292 cover

Fantastic Four #292"The Man who dreamed the world!"

Jul 1986

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West Coast Avengers #10 cover

West Coast Avengers #10"The Search For The Thing!"

Jul 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #8 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #8"BOOK VIII: FATEFUL ENCOUNTERS!"

Jul 1986

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Fantastic Four #293 cover

Fantastic Four #293"Central City Does Not Answer!"

Aug 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #9 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #9"BOOK IX: Look To the Skies...!"

Aug 1986

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Fantastic Four #294 cover

Fantastic Four #294"Hero worship"

Sep 1986

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Marvel Age #42 cover

Marvel Age #42

Sep 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #10 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #10"BOOK X: TO STAND UNITED"

Sep 1986

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Fantastic Four #295 cover

Fantastic Four #295"Welcome to the future!"

Oct 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #11 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #11"Book XI: Days of Power!"

Oct 1986

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The West Coast Avengers Annual #1 cover

The West Coast Avengers Annual #1

Oct 1986

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Fantastic Four #296 cover

Fantastic Four #296"Homecoming!"

Nov 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #12 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #12"Book XII: A Legend Reborn"

Nov 1986

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Fantastic Four #297 cover

Fantastic Four #297"Set the controls for the heart of the sun!"

Dec 1986

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Marvel Age #45 cover

Marvel Age #45

Dec 1986

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #13 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #13"BOOK XIII: EVIL DARED!"

Dec 1986

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13 cover

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13"Super-Adaptoid To Umar"

Dec 1986

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Fantastic Four #298 cover

Fantastic Four #298"Closer than brothers!"

Jan 1987

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Marvel Age #46 cover

Marvel Age #46

Earliest catalogued appearance of Comet Man.

Jan 1987

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Marvel Graphic Novel #27 cover

Marvel Graphic Novel #27"Emperor Doom"

Jan 1987

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Marvel Graphic Novel #29 cover

Marvel Graphic Novel #29"The Incredible Hulk and the Thing in The Big Change"

Jan 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #14 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #14"BOOK XIV: CONFRONTATIONS!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Magda Eisenhardt.

Jan 1987

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #14 cover

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #14"Unicorn To Wolverine"

Jan 1987

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Fantastic Four #299 cover

Fantastic Four #299"The Best Man"

Feb 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #15 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #15"BOOK XV: Avengers A 'Borning!"

Feb 1987

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Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #1 cover

Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #1"Are You Sure?!"

Feb 1987

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Fantastic Four #300 cover

Fantastic Four #300"Dearly Beloved..."

Mar 1987

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Marvel Age #48 cover

Marvel Age #48

Earliest catalogued appearances of Ariel and Chance (Fallen Angels).

Mar 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #16 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #16"BOOK XVI: Dread Reckonings!"

Mar 1987

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Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #2 cover

Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #2"Truths & Consequences"

Mar 1987

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Fantastic Four #301 cover

Fantastic Four #301"Dark Dreams"

Apr 1987

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Marvel Age #49 cover

Marvel Age #49

Apr 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #17 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #17"BOOK XVII: Man's Inhumanity"

Apr 1987

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Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #3 cover

Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #3"By the Soul's Darkest Light"

Apr 1987

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Fantastic Four #302 cover

Fantastic Four #302"To Flame No More!"

May 1987

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Marvel Age #50 cover

Marvel Age #50"Which New Universe Star Will Die?"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Copperhead (Lawfers).

May 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #18 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #18"BOOK XVIII: THE TRIUMPH AND THE TRAGEDY!"

May 1987

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Fantastic Four #303 cover

Fantastic Four #303"Alternatives"

Jun 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #19 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #19"BOOK XIX: THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH!"

Jun 1987

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Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #4 cover

Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #4"A Matter of Faith"

Jun 1987

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Fantastic Four #304 cover

Fantastic Four #304"Pressure Drop"

Jul 1987

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West Coast Avengers #22 cover

West Coast Avengers #22"Lost In Space-Time, Part 6: The Time Of Sands!"

Jul 1987

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Marvel Age #52 cover

Marvel Age #52"Special Silver Surfer Issue"

Jul 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #20 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #20"BOOK XX: The Battle Eternal"

Jul 1987

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Silver Surfer #1 cover

Silver Surfer #1

Jul 1987

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Fantastic Four #305 cover

Fantastic Four #305"Thing vs Human Torch- Nuff Said!"

Aug 1987

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West Coast Avengers #23 cover

West Coast Avengers #23"Showtime! Lost in Space-Time: Conclusion!"

Aug 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #21 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #21"BOOK XXI: The Struggle for Power!"

Aug 1987

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Fantastic Four #306 cover

Fantastic Four #306"The Marvel Rage!"

Sep 1987

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Fantastic Four Annual #20 cover

Fantastic Four Annual #20"The Fearsome Fate of Franklin Richards-- --At The Hands of Doctor Doom!"

Sep 1987

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Fantastic Four #307 cover

Fantastic Four #307"Good-Bye"

Oct 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #23 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #23"BOOK XXIII:"

Oct 1987

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Classic X-Men #14 cover

Classic X-Men #14"Where No X-Man Has Gone Before!; What Stuff Our Dreams Are Made Of... ;"

Oct 1987

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The Avengers Annual #16 cover

The Avengers Annual #16

Oct 1987

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Fantastic Four #308 cover

Fantastic Four #308"Fasaud!"

Nov 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #24 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #24"BOOK XXIV:"

Nov 1987

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Fantastic Four #309 cover

Fantastic Four #309"Danger On The Air"

Dec 1987

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Marvel Age #57 cover

Marvel Age #57

Dec 1987

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The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #25 cover

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marvel Universe #25"BOOK XXV:"

Dec 1987

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Fantastic Four #310 cover

Fantastic Four #310"Things To Come!"

Jan 1988

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Power Pack #34 cover

Power Pack #34"Child's Play"

Jan 1988

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Fantastic Four #311 cover

Fantastic Four #311"I Want To Die!"

Feb 1988

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Fantastic Four #312 cover

Fantastic Four #312"The Turning Point!"

Mar 1988

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Fantastic Four #313 cover

Fantastic Four #313"Torch Goes Wild"

Apr 1988

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Power Pack #36 cover

Power Pack #36"The Twelfth"

Apr 1988

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Silver Surfer #10 cover

Silver Surfer #10

Apr 1988

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The Amazing Spider-Man #300 cover

The Amazing Spider-Man #300"Venom"

First full appearance of Venom (Eddie Brock). The symbiote itself debuts in ASM #252.

May 1988

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Fantastic Four #314 cover

Fantastic Four #314"The Scenic Route!"

May 1988

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Fantastic Four #315 cover

Fantastic Four #315"No Way Out!"

Jun 1988

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Fantastic Four #316 cover

Fantastic Four #316"That Which Is Forbidden!"

Jul 1988

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Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 cover

Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #2"Into the Depths"

Jul 1988

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Fantastic Four #317 cover

Fantastic Four #317"The Beginning and the End?"

Aug 1988

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Alpha Flight #61 cover

Alpha Flight #61

Aug 1988

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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