The Thing #1 [Newsstand]
(July 1983)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-03-22 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860296607
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #22, with shipping date of 1983-03-01.
This issue is a variant of The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing
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Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (1983 series) #1 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (1983 series) #1 [Canadian]
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Lifelines (Table of Contents: 1)

The Thing / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing; Daniel Jacob Grimm; Yancy Street Gang; Thompson Avenue Gang; Uncle Jake; Aunt Alyce; Mr. Fantastic; Doctor Doom; The Invisible Girl; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
Synopsis
The Thing returns to Yancy Street, where he grew up, for a little reminiscing. He recounts his early years, including the death of his brother and the formation of the Fantastic Four.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Thing
  2. 1. Lifelines
    The Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
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