The Thing



The Thing is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * The Thing #4: 02 Feb 2022

Current Issue

 * The Thing #5: 02 Mar 2022

Next Issue

 * The Thing #6: 06 Apr 2022

Status
A new six-issue series started November 2021.

Main Characters

 * Benjamin "Ben" Grimm/The Thing

Trade Paperbacks

 * The Thing Classic, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-10. "It's Ben Grimm—the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing—on his own for the first time, and he's clobberin' everything in sight! The Inhumans! Wonder Man! She-Hulk! Spider-Man! The Fantastic Four! The Yancy Street Gang! The Puppet Master! And the uncanny Goody Two-Shoes! Plus: The Thing proposes marriage, and it's not to Alicia Masters!" - -  -


 * The Thing Classic, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #11-22, plus Fantastic Four vol. 1 #274. "It's one of the grandest epics in the history of Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew - that's bashful Benjamin J. Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, to you and me! Choosing to remain on the Beyonder's Battleworld, Ben finds that while the planet may change, things are as hectic as ever for him! From duplicate Things to showdowns with classic monsters, Ben shows he has the right stuff no matter what the odds!" - -  -


 * The Thing: Idol of Millions - Collects vol. 2 #1-8. "Join Ben Grimm and his pals as they clobber their way through the Marvel U! And, spinning out of events from Fantastic Four, the idol of millions is now worth billions! So will big bucks make a Rockefeller out of this Rocky fella? Will Ben trade in Yancy Street for Park Avenue?" - -  -


 * The Thing and the Human Torch by Dan Slott - Collects vol. 2 #1-8, plus Spider-Man/Human Torch #1-5. - -

Omnibus Hardcovers

 * The Thing Omnibus - Collects vol. 1 #1-36; plus Fantastic Four vol. 1 #274, 277 & 296; Secret Wars II #7; West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #10; Questprobe #3; Marvel Tales #198; Hulk & Thing—The Big Change; and Thing stories from Marvel Fanfare #15 & Marvel Super-Heroes #5. - - (forthcoming, May 2022)

Creative Team
Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.

Volume 2
Writer: Dan Slott. Artist: Kieron Dwyer. Artist/Covers: Andrea Divito.

Volume 3
Writer: Walter Mosley. Artist/Covers: Tom Reilly.

Publishing History

 * Volume 1: #1-36, 1983-1986
 * The Adventures of the Thing: #1-4, 1992 (mini-series)
 * Volume 2: #1-8, 2005-2006
 * Volume 3: #1-6, 2021-2022 (mini-series)

Future Publication Dates

 * The Thing #6: 06 Apr 2022

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website