The Second First Issue of Man-Thing!

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Whatever knows fear…
Blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Here is the marvelous muck monster in his very first issue… No… wait a damn minute…

Okay, this is the second time Man-Thing has a first issue! It isn’t his real first issue, nor his first appearance. Regardless, it opens with an ass-kicking alligator fight! YEAH! If only the whole series had been as cool as these opening pages.

Collector’s Guide:
– From Man-Thing Vol 2, #1; Marvel, 1979.
– Reprinted in color in the Man-Thing Omnibus Hardcover; 2012.
– Reprinted in black and white in Essential Man-Thing #2, soft cover.

 

Man-Thing Returns to Marvel Two-in-One!

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Whatever knows fear, blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Here he is, Marvel’s mucky monstrosity in some of our favorite swamp stories.

Today’s Man-Thing Memoir rocks the second Marvel Two-in-One appearance of Man-Thing. If you missed it, we also have his first appearance in Marvel-Two-In-One.

In fact, it’s a three-in-one with Captain America. Sadly, not even John Byrne artwork can rescue this disaster. Man-Thing does get the Cosmic Cube for a while and that’s cool!

Collector’s Guide:
– From Marvel Two-In-One #43; 1978.
– Reprinted in color in the Man-Thing Omnibus Hardcover; 2012.
– Reprinted in black and white in Essential Marvel Two-In-One TPB #2.

For a review and recap of the first 100 issues of Marvel Two-in-One, see our friends at the Longbox Graveyard.

Man-Thing 17: A Book Burns in Citrusville!

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Book Burns in Citrusville, Essential Man-Thing, Jim Mooney, Man-Thing, Man-Thing Omnibus, Steve Gerber

Whatever knows fear, blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Here he is, Marvel’s mucky monstrosity in some of our favorite swamp stories. We bet you never knew injecting yourself with chemical mutagens and fatally wrecking your car would be so much fun!

Man-Thing #17 may be our favorite issue from the 1974 series. Dig this cosmic double-splash! Plus, book burning religious nuts get grouped with guys that dress in their underwear and put on Conan hats. That’s about right!

Collector’s Guide:
– From Man-Thing #1; Marvel, 1974.
– Reprinted in color in the Man-Thing Omnibus Hardcover; 2012.
– Reprinted in black and white in Essential Man-Thing #2.

Man-Thing: First Issue!

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Essential Man-Thing, first issue, Howard the Duck, Man-Thing, Man-Thing Omnibus, Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik

Whatever knows fear, blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Here he is, Marvel’s mucky monstrosity in some of our favorite swamp stories. We bet you never knew injecting yourself with chemical mutagens and fatally wrecking your car would be so much fun!

Today’s Man-Thing memoir rises from the muck of the first issue of Man-Thing’s very own monthly mag, hot on the heels of his swampy stint in Fear. Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik, and Howard the Duck are the guilty parties.

Collector’s Guide:
– From Man-Thing #1; Marvel, 1974.
– Reprinted in color in the Man-Thing Omnibus Hardcover; 2012.
– Reprinted in black and white in Essential Man-Thing #1.

Man-Thing: No Choice of Colors!

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Adventure into Fear, Essential Man-Thing, Fear, Jim Starlin, Man-Thing, Man-Thing Omnibus, No Choice of Colors, Rich Buckler, Steve Gerber

Whatever knows fear, blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Here he is, Marvel’s mucky monstrosity in some of our favorite swamp stories. We bet you never knew injecting yourself with chemical mutagens and fatally wrecking your car would be so much fun!

Today’s Man-Thing memoir rises from the muck of Adventure into Fear. Man-Thing’s most famous writer Steve Gerber mans the helm, with a smashing art team of Jim Starlin and Rich Buckler.

Collector’s Guide:
– From Fear #12 (a/k/a Adventure into Fear); Marvel, 1973.
– Reprinted in color in the Man-Thing Omnibus Hardcover; 2012.
– Reprinted in black and white in Essential Man-Thing TPB #1