Friday, July 11, 2003

The Thing | Comics

Born and grown up on a troubled family of Manhattan's lower East Side or more specifically on the neighborhood of Yancy Street, Benjamin Jacob Grimm struggled his way to high school. He played football as the "Grimm Reaper" for the State University of New York and befriended brilliant science student Reed Richards who was eager to build a starship for space travel and Grimm promised to pilot Reed’s ship if he can do so.

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The Thing | Comics

He joined the U.S. Air Force and returned as a test pilot who eventually flies the ship that Reed built to space along with their friend Susan and her brother Johnny Storm. But as they encountered a storm of cosmic radiation in space, the ship was unable to shield them from its effect and they immediately returned home aborting the mission.

The cosmic radiation altered all of their DNA to cellular level, giving them superpowers and causing change. Grimm had turned into an orange-colored, rock-skinned super-strong being who is dubbed as “The Thing”. Together they decided to help humanity with their new-found gifts and formed the Fantastic Four. Not only he was a part of saving Earth from Galactus but he is often the key to their victory.

Grimm dates a blind sculptress Alicia Masters and also has history of fighting the Hulk, Silver Surfer and Wolverine. He was drafted to Secret Wars, even was killed by Dr. Doom and later brought back to life by his friends (Hereafter). He became one of the worthies of The Serpent who battled Thor as well as the Red Hulk (Avengers – Fear Itself).

For more information on The Thing comics series, you can check out the links below.

The Thing (Comics) Wikipedia

The Thing (Comics) Marvel Wikia

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Here is your links to buy "The Thing" comics from Marvel Comics on Amazon.

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 01 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 01 (Hardcover)

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 01

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 02 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 02 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol 01

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 03 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 03 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four Return

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 02

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 04 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 04 (Hardcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 05 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 05 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four – The Coming of Galactus

Marvel Masterworks – Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 01

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 06

Fantastic Four – Doomsday!

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 03

Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol 02

Fantastic Four – The Peerless Power of The Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four – Where Stalks The Sandman

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 07

Fantastic Four – The Flames of Battle

Fantastic Firsts

Bring On The Bad Guys

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 08

Essential Daredevil Vol 02

Marvel Masterworks – Silver Surfer Vol 01 (Softcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Silver Surfer Vol 01 (Hardcover)

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 09

Marvel Masterworks – Fantastic Four Vol 10

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 05

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 06

Essential Marvel Team-Up Vol 01

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 07

Thing – Liberty Legion

Essential Fantastic Four Vol 08

Fantastic Four Visionaries – George Perez Vol 01

Marvel Visionaries – Jack Kirby Vol 01

Marvel Visionaries – Jack Kirby Vol 02

Fantastic Four – The Secret Story of Marvel’s Cosmic Quartet (Softcover)

Fantastic Four – The Secret Story of Marvel’s Cosmic Quartet (Hardcover)

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Fantastic Four Visionaries – George Perez Vol 02

Fantastic Four – In Search of Galactus

The Thing – The Project Pegasus Saga

Fantastic Four/Spider-Man Classic

Daredevil – Marked For Death

Essential Savage She-Hulk Vol 01

Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 01

The Villainy of Doctor Doom

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Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 05

Essential Marvel Saga Vol 01

Hulk/Thing – The Big Change

Grandson of Origins

Fantastic Four – Flesh and Stone

Fantastic Four/Inhumans

Thing – Freakshow

Fantastic Four Vol 01 – Imaginauts

Fantastic Four Legends Vol 01 – Unstable Molecules

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 01 (Softcover)

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 01 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four Vol 02 – Unthinkable

Fantastic Four Vol 03 – Authoritative Action

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 02 (Softcover)

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 02 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four Vol 04 – Hereafter

Fantastic Four Vol 05 – Disassembled

Fantastic Four Vol 02 – Doom

Hulk/Thing – Hard Knocks

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 03 (Softcover)

Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection Book 03 (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four Vol 06 – Rising Storm

Secret War (Softcover)

Secret War (Hardcover)

The Imperfects

Marvel Monsters

Thing – Idol of Millions

Last Planet Standing

Spider-Man/Fantastic Four – Silver Rage

Onslaught Reborn (Softcover)

Onslaught Reborn (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four – The Beginning of The End

Secret Invasion – Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four – World’s Greatest

Fantastic Four – True Story

Doctor Doom and The Masters of Evil

Fantastic Four – The Master of Doom

Dark Reign – Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol 01

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol 02

Doomwar (Softcover)

Doomwar (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol 03

Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher (Softcover)

Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher (Hardcover)

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol 04

A fictional superhero character that was part of the original team of Fantastic Four, Benjamin J. Grimm AKA The Thing was created for Marvel Comics by the legendary creator duo of Stan Lee (Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America) and Jack Kirby (Black Panther, Eternals) in 1961. Over the years, he has made his well- earned place on the most respected superhero teams of comic book universe. Apart from that, he also was part of New Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy for a period.


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The Ever-Lovin' Monster

The Thing was featured on various crossover events like Civil War, World War Hulk, Secret Invasion, Fear Itself, Avengers Vs. X-Men and Original Sin. As a perk of being a part of the Fantastic Four, the character was also adapted into the 2005 live-action movie titled Fantastic Four in 2005 and its sequel Fantastic Four – Rise of the Silver Surfer in 2007, portrayed by Michael Chiklis.
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