Man-Thing #9 [Direct]
(March 1981)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Save the Life of My Child! (Table of Contents)

Man-Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

From a cover sketch by Ed Hannigan.

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The Echo of Pain! (Table of Contents: 1)

Man-Thing / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Dickie McKenzie (credited)
Pencils
Larry Hama (credited)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited as Gaff)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited as Parker)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A scream! There is a wail of pain...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; David Connelly (also in flashback, death); Elizabeth Hart Connelly (also in flashback, death); Edward Hart (death); Jane Hart (death); Jessie Connelly
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Man-Thing rescues a baby.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Man-Thing drawn with the wrong number of fingers throughout the story.

My Soul to Keep! (Table of Contents: 2)

Man-Thing / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Ed Hannigan (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Ed Hannigan (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once you were a normal man named Ted Sallis...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Larry (also in flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Save the Life of My Child!
    Man-Thing
  2. 1. The Echo of Pain!
    Man-Thing
  3. 2. My Soul to Keep!
    Man-Thing
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore
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