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Issue: Essential Marvel Two-In-One #3
Publication Date: January 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
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Volume: 3
Pages: 596
ISBN: 9780785130697
UPC/EAN: 978078513069751999
Price: $19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 57 (27 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Denning; Alex Starbuck (editorial assistant); Cory Levine (assistant editor); Jennifer Grünwald (editor, special projects); Mark D. Beazley (editor, special projects); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor, special projects); Mark O'English (research)
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Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
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Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound Trade Paperback
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Bob Budiansky (signed)
Chic Stone (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Human Torch
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Norman Dunsell
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Title Page and Credits

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Credits
typeset
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At Last! The Saga of Project Pegasus!

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Credits
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John Byrne (signed)
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Quasar
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]
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The Pegasus Project Part One The Inner War!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
John Byrne (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Joe Sinnott
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Diana Albers
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Quasar
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Myron Wilburn; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Invisible Girl [Sue Richards](flashback)]; Texas Twister (flashback); Thundra; Herkimer J. Oglethorpe; Solarr; Wundarr; Dr. Jeannine O'Connell; Deathlok
Brilliantly glistening in the noon day sun,E
Marvel Man is transformed into Quasar.
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The Saga of Project Pegasus! Blood and Bionics

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Credits
George Pérez (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Deathlok
The Thing; Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thundra
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The Pegasus Project Part Two Blood and Bionics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
John Byrne (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Joe Sinnott
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Deathlok
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Deathlok [Luther Manning] (death); Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thundra; Bill Foster [Giant-Man]; Poundcakes; Titania; Screaming Mimi; Letha; Mr. Oglethorpe; Dr. Tom Lightner; Nuklo; Wundarr (cameo)
Deep in the underground corridors of Project Pegasus in Upstate New York...
Deathlok is loose in Project Pegasus and the Thing and friends try to stop him. Lightner frees Nuklo.
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Nuklo Berserk at Project Pegasus!

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Credits
Keith Pollard [as P] (signed)
Joe Sinnott [as S] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Giant-Man
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Nuklo
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The Pegasus Project Part Three Giants in the Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
John Byrne (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Joe Sinnott
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Giant-Man
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster, as Black Goliath in flashback]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thundra; Titania; Henri Sorel; Wundarr; Nuklo; Goliath (flashback); Man-Thing (flashback); Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers] (flashback); Tiger Shark (flashback); Namorita (flashback); Anne Christopher (flashback)
Thing and Giant-Man stalk Nuklo through Project Pegasus.
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Chaos at Project Pegasus!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Byrne (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Thundra
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thundra
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The Pegasus Project Part Four The Deadlier of the Species!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Thundra
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thundra; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Wundarr; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Grapplers [Poundcakes; Screaming Mimi; Titania; Letha]; Dr. Tom Lightner; Nuklo (flashback)
A band of female wrestlers under the leadership of Thundra invades Project Pegasus.
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
George Pérez (signed)
Al Milgrom (signed)
?; typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Wundarr
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Wundarr (inset)
Blasted by Klaw. Blinded by Solarr. Ben, Quasar, and Giant-Man battle on!
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The Pegasus Project Part Five When Walks Wundarr!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Wundarr
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Wundarr; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Thundra; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Deathlok (on monitor); Nuklo (on monitor); Grapplers [Screaming Mimi; Poundcakes; Letha; Titania; Thundra] (on monitors); Solarr; Electro; Klaw; Dr. Lightner; Cosmic Cube
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At Last! The Final Chapter of Project Pegasus

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Credits
?
George Pérez (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; Aquarian
Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Thundra; Aquarian [Wundarr]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]
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The Pegasus Project Part Six To the Nth Power!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; Aquarian
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Aquarian [Wundarr] (introduction); Klaw; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Thundra; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Solarr (flashback); Nth Man [Tom Lightner, also as Blacksun in flashback]; Captain America (flashback); Deathlok (flashback); Roxxon; Jeannine
Project Pegasus, the most advanced energy research facility in the free world,E
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A Matter of Gravity!

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Credits
?
Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed)
Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Black Bolt
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Black Bolt; Graviton
Now ya done it, Graviton--
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A Mission of Gravity!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Allyn Brodsky (plot); David Michelinie
Jim Craig (layouts); Bob Budiansky (finished art); Bruce Patterson (finished art)
Bob Budiansky; Bruce Patterson
Irving Watanabe [as Irv W.]
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Black Bolt
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Inhumans [Medusa; Black Bolt; Lockjaw]; Alicia Masters; Edwin Jarvis; Judy Parks; Graviton [Frank Hall] (origin); The Avengers [Vision; Black Panther; Beast; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wonder Man; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]] (flashback); SHIELD; Nick Fury (on monitor); President Jimmy Carter (on monitor); Charles Herkowitz
An amnesiac Graviton latches on to the only memory that is remaining. But when his memory returns, his powers increase.
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Towering Infernos

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?
Bob Budiansky (signed)
Chic Stone (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Human Torch
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Norman Dunsell
The World Trade Center-- Ablaze!
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Trial and Error!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marv Wolfman (plot); Ralph Macchio (script)
Chic Stone
Al Gordon
Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Human Torch
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Norman Dursell (Introduction); Deena Jasper (Introduction)
Ever wonder if members of the fabulous Fantastic Four find time to spend a quiet afternoon at home?
Norman has four things he wanted to do before he turned 30. Ben and Johnny help him achieve them.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Bob Budiansky (signed)
Joe Rubinstein (signed)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The Thing; Impossible Man
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters; Impossible Man; Blastaar (statue); Doctor Doom (statue); Diablo (statue)
Stay close, Alicia-- There's somethin' funny goin' on around here!
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Happiness Is a Warm Alien!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The Thing; Impossible Man
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Reed Richards [Mister Fantastic]; Impossible Man; Alicia Masters; Yancy Street Gang; Mr. Fogarty; Blastaar (statue); Sandman (statue); Doctor Doom (statue); Diablo (statue); Ultron (statue); Wizard (statue); Mark Gruenwald (cameo); Ralph Macchio (cameo); George Pérez (cameo); Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]; Yogi Dakor; Harry Phillips; Bull Brogin; Impossible Woman
Most people would probably faint dead away,E
Impossible Man accompanies Ben to Alicia's gallery opening. Havoc ensues when some old villains return.
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The Coming of Her!

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Credits
George Pérez (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Starhawk
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Starhawk; Her (in cocoon)
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The Coming of Her!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald
Jerry Bingham
Gene Day
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Starhawk
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Her [also as Paragon in flashback](introduction); Alicia Masters; Enclave [Maris Morlak; Wladyslav Shinsky; Carlo Zota] (flashback); Him [also as Adam Warlock] (flashback); Moondragon; Edwin Jarvis (Cameo, on monitor); Doctor Strange (flashback); Hulk (flashback); Guardians of the Galaxy [Starhawk; Charlie-27 (flashback); Martinex (flashback); Nikki (flashback); Yondu (flashback); Major Astro (flashback)]; Captain Marvel (flashback); Thanos (flashback); Spider-Man (flashback); The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor] (flashback)
Pier 17, East River.
Her awakens and begins her search for her perfect mate, Adam Warlock, and brings Alicia Masters along for the ride. Thinking Alicia has been abducted against her will, Thing and Starhawk try to stop Her.
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Whatever Happened to Counter-Earth?

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Credits
George Pérez (signed)
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Moondragon
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Moondragon; Alicia Masters
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The Taking of Counter-Earth!

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Credits
Mark Gruenwald
Jerry Bingham
Gene Day
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Moondragon
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Moondragon; Her; Starhawk [also as Aleta]; High Evolutionary; Alicia Masters; Adam Warlock (Flashback); Thanos (Flashback)
Thing and Starhawk catch up to Alicia and her captors on the High Evolutionary's star base. After he is awakened, the Evolutionary tells Her of the fate of Warlock and discovers that someone has stolen Counter-Earth.
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Suffer Not a Warlock to Live!

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Credits
George Pérez (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Warlock
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Moondragon; Starhawk; Adam Warlock
Here lies Adam Warlock
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Suffer Not a Warlock to Live!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald
Jerry Bingham
Gene Day
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Warlock
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Adam Warlock; Her; Moondragon; Starhawk [also as Aleta]; High Evolutionary; Alicia Masters; Tarkus Aliens
Behold an angry god:
Thing and his cosmic allies recapture Counter-Earth from its abductors. Her resurrects Warlock but leaves him to rest in peace as his body is a soulless shell.
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The Serpent Crown Affair!

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Credits
?
George Pérez (signed)
Gene Day (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Stingray
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Stingray
Ben battles to defeat the big blow-out!
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The Serpent Crown Affair! Part One From the Depths

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Stingray
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Dr. Henry Croft; Doctor Hydro (flashback); Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Triton (flashback); Thundra; Grapplers [Titania (flashback); Poundcakes (flashback); Screaming Mimi (flashback); Letha (flashback)]; Herkimer Oglethorpe; Hyperion; Aquarian [Wundarr]; Roxxon; Serpent Squad [Sidewinder; Anaconda; Black Mamba; Death Adder]
Stingray and Dr. Croft contact Reed Richards to find a cure for Croft's amphibious condition. Thing decides to help Stingray investigate an oil rig.
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Serpents in the Sea The Serpent Crown Affair!

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Credits
?
George Pérez (signed)
Gene Day (signed)
Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Triton
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Triton; Serpent Squad [Sidewinder; Anaconda; Death Adder]
Possibly the greatest sub-sea saga ever told!
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The Serpent Crown Affair! Part Two Serpents from the Sea

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Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
George Pérez (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Triton
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Triton; Serpent Squad [Sidewinder; Death Adder; Anaconda; Black Mamba]; Stingray; Dr. Henry Croft; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Hyperion; Thundra; the Avengers [Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Vision; Black Panther] (flashback); Oglethorpe
Atop a teetering oil rig off the California coast,E
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The Serpent Crown Affair

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Credits
?
George Pérez (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
Rick Parker ?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Scarlet Witch
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Hugh Jones
Deadlier than Watergate!
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The Serpent Crown Affair! Part Three A Congress of Crowns!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio; Steven Grant (plot assist)
Jerry Bingham (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Scarlet Witch
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Stingray; Triton; Dr. Henry Croft; Serpent Squad [Sidewinder; Anaconda (Flashback); Black Mamba (Flashback); Death-Adder (Flashback)]; Agatha Harkness; Hugh Jones; Serpent Squad [Eel; Cobra; Viper; Princess Python] (Flashback); Warlord Krang (Flashback); Avengers [Captain America; Beast; Hellcat; Vision; Iron Man] (Flashback); Namor the Sub-Mariner (spectral image); Warlord Krang (spectral image); Living Laser (spectral image); Viper (spectral image)
Somewhere off the coast of California,E
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Passport to Oblivion!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ron Wilson (signed)
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Hyperion
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Hyperion
It's the battle you've been waiting for!
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Passport to Oblivion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson
Gene Day (pages 1-7, 15-18); ? [as "& Friends"] (pages 6-14)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Hyperion
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Project Pegasus; Hugh Jones (flashback); Serpent Crown (flashback); Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Thundra; Hyperion; Thor (flashback); Nth Project; Albert DeVoor; Professor Abner Doolittle; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
Thundra steals the Nth Projector from the Nth Project, as she wants to return to her own world. Hyperion gets Ben to help him in order to stop her.
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It Begins in a Disco -- But Ends in a Dungeon of Doom!

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Credits
?
Ron Wilson (signed)
Dave Simons (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Angel
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]
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Discos and Dungeons!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (finished art)
Pablo Marcos [as Gene Day] (miscredited)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Angel
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Candy Southern; Toad-King; Magneto (robot); Scarlet Witch (robot)
The posh surroundings at New York's newly opened club--
Thing and Angel are kidnapped to Toad-King's fortress but convince the villain that he should open his own amusement park.
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Splash page is Thing in a disco doing a John Travolta move.
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The Thing Battles the Guardians of the Galaxy

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Credits
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Ron Wilson (signed)
Gene Day (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Guardians of the Galaxy
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Guardians of the Galaxy [Yondu; Martinex; Major Astro]
You must allow Vance Astro to return with us--
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Homecoming!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Guardians of the Galaxy
Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Franklin Richards; Guardians of the Galaxy [Starhawk; Yondu; Major Astro; Martinex; Charlie-27; Nikki]; Vance Astrovik; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Daredevil (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo); Storm (cameo); Aquarian (cameo); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (cameo); Arnold Astrovik
It's breakfast time in the Baxter building,E
The FF and the Guardians must stop Major Astro from making contact with his younger self.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Keith Pollard [as P] (signed)
Joe Sinnott [as S] (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Yancy Street Gang
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters; Yancy Street Gang
I thought I saw the last of these creeps--
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A Moving Experience

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser] (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art) (pages 1-20); ? (page 21)
Gene Day (pages 1-20); ? (page 21)
John Costanza (pages 1-20); Iriving Watanabe (page 21)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Yancy Street Gang
Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Yancy Street Gang; Alicia Masters; Live Wire; Shellshock
Back on his old street, Ben encounters two old minions of Psychoman's.
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Holocaust on Hydro Base!

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Credits
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Ron Wilson [as W] (signed)
Joe Sinnott [as S] (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Phobius; Gronk; Helio
Introducing: The Minions of Maelstrom!
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The Cure!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Gene Day
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Mister Fantastic
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Project Pegasus; Inhumans [Triton; Crystal; Gorgon; Karnak; Nadar]; Quicksilver; Dr. Henry Croft; Maelstrom; Helio (introduction); Phobius (introduction); Grok (introduction); Hydro-Men; Joe Jennings; Stingray; Death-Urge (cameo)
Reed and Attilan scientist look for a cure for the Hydro-Men. But Maelstrom wants to prevent them from using it.
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The Sinister Secret of Maelstrom!

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Credits
Ron Wilson (signed)
Chic Stone (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Inhumans
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Inhuman [Karnakl Gorgon; Black Bolt]; Maelstrom
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The Might of Maelstrom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson
Chic Stone
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Inhumans
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Karnak; Gorgon; Nadar; Agon (flashback); Phaeder (flashback)]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Maelstrom (death); Falon; Deathurge; Helio (death); Gronk (death); Phobius (death)
The heroes take the fight to Maelstrom.
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Trapped on a World of Dinosaurs!

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Credits
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Ron Wilson (signed)
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Quasar
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]
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Pipeline Through Infinity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)
Chic Stone
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Quasar
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Tonah; Nth Project; Bennett Pittman
A few moments ago, they stood on Earth.
Ben and Quasar attack the group responsible for the recent attack on Project Pegasus, but are flung into an alternate reality, where humans and dinosaurs live side-by-side.
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The Thing and the Pupper Master!

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Credits
Frank Springer
Frank Springer
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; Puppet Master
Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]
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A Christmas Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald
Frank Springer
Chic Stone
Michael Higgins
Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; Puppet Master
Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]; Alicia Masters; Franklin Richards; Bova; Modred the Mystic; High Evolutionary (flashback); Bob Landers (cameo); Carol Landers (cameo); Jeannine O'Connell (cameo); Wendell Vaughn [Quasar] (cameo); Gilbert Vaughn (cameo); Willie Lumpkin (cameo); Lorrie Melton (cameo); Diane Newell (cameo); Walt Newell [Stingray] (cameo); Audrey Landers (cameo); Namorita (cameo); Aquarian (cameo); Annie Christopher (cameo)
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When a Stranger Calls!

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Credits
Alan Kupperberg (signed)
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Hulk
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Stranger
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Skirmish with Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Kupperberg
Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (finished art)
Pablo Marcos
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Hulk
Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin); Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Stranger; Pluto
The sleek Fantasticar soars silently above the city early this summer morning.
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Story told in 5 chapters:
Chapter 1 Skirmish with Death. (4 pages)
Chapter 2 Sands of Doom! (4 pages)
Chapter 3 There Shall Come a Stranger (3 pages)
Chapter 4 The Power and the Peril! (7 pages)
Chapter 5 Havoc in Hades! (13 pages)
Epilogue (3 pages)
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War in the Negative Zone!

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?
Alan Kupperberg [as AK] (signed); George Pérez (Thing head); John Byrne (Avengers heads)
Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed); Terry Austin (Avengers heads)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; the Avengers
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wasp; Beast]; Blastaar; Annihilus; Super-Adaptoid
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By Blastaar-- Betrayed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom DeFalco
Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)
Chic Stone
Jean Simek (pp.1-11); Michael Higgins (pp.12-46)
Subject Matter
superhero
Thing; the Avengers
Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]]; Franklin Richards; Annihilus; Blastaar (origin); Nyglar; Scrupulo; Sacra; Super-Adaptoid; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Beast; Scarlet Witch (in flashback); Vision (in flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp; Hawkeye]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Edwin Jarvis
Blastaar and Annihilus unite forces and it is up to Thing and the Avengers to stop them.
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The Deaths of Three Super Heroes!!

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Credits
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Jerry Bingham (signed)
Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Iceman
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Cannonball; Fire-Breather; Clown]
Presenting: The Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime!
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The Big Top Bandits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom DeFalco (plot); David Michelinie (script)
Jerry Bingham
Chic Stone
Michael Higgins
Subject Matter
superhero
The Thing; Iceman
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Alicia Masters; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Princess Python; Flying Gambonnos; Cannonball; Tarrax the Tamer; Fire-Breather (introduction); Clown; Iron Jack Baker (introduction)] (villains); Terri Sue Bottoms; Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback); X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast] (cameo flashback)
The Thing, Iceman and Giant-Man stop the Ringmaster's Circus of Crime.
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..As I Lay Down to Die!

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Credits
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Ron Wilson (signed)
Bob Wiacek (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
horror, superhero
The Thing; Man-Thing
the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Man-Thing; Howling Commandos [Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Percy; Rebel]
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Only the Swamp Survives!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom DeFalco
Ron Wilson
Chic Stone
Michael Higgins
Subject Matter
horror, superhero
The Thing; Man-Thing
Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]]; Man-Thing; Nick Fury; Dr. Gustoff Hansdor; Alicia Masters; Paul Pasko; Martin Curry; Howling Commandos [Sgt. Nick Fury; Dino; Gabe Jones; Rebel; Izzy; Dum Dum Dugan] (flashback); Captain Sam Sawyer (flashback)
Nuts! Reed!
Ben goes on a dangerous mission and thinks back to another one-- with Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos during World War II.
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Project: Pegasus

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Gruenwald
Mike Higgins
Mike Higgins
Tom Orzechowski
Subject Matter
superhero
Project: Pegasus
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A detailed map of Project: Pegasus.

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