Man-Thing #5

(April 1998)

An Empty House (Table of Contents: 1)

Man-Thing / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

J. M. DeMatteis (credited as John Marc DeMatteis)

Pencils

Liam Sharp (credited) (artist)

Inks

Liam Sharp (credited) (artist)

Colors

Christie Scheele (credited)

Letters

Jon Babcock (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once upon a time... in a strange and lonely land within a lunatic's mind... there was an asylum

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Ellen Brandt-Sallis; Devil-Slayer [Eric Simon Payne]; Mr. Termineus [Amodeus Q. Termineus]; Sorrow; Rosewell staff [Mary Garcia; Joseph]; Jack Burke; Gwyneth Burke; Job Burke; Cult of Entropy [Mahapralaya]; Serling children [Tommy; Bobby; Jack; Billy; Frank]; Howard the Duck (cameo)

Synopsis

Devil-Slayer’s fiery altercation with Man-Thing restores Payne’s sanity. Mr. Termineus tries to claim the excised Nexus fragment, but Sorrow gives it to Ellen. On their way back to the swamp, reality breaks, and Ellen finds herself living an idyllic life in a small town with Ted. The illusion ends when Mr. Termineus shows up to taunt her with Job, who turns out to be her son with Ted.

Keywords

Brooklyn; Christmas; Rosewell Sanitarium; Serling; The Tempest; William Shakespeare

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Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)