The Thing #9 [Newsstand]
(March 1984)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-22 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860296603
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Bob Budiansky (credited) (editor); Michael Higgins (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #35, with shipping date of 1983-11-01.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Wilson ?
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't shoot!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters
Reprints
Keywords
Lexington Avenue
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What Price a Soul? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
John Byrne (credited)
Pencils
Ron Wilson (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited as G. Roussos)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Alicia Masters
Synopsis
A mind-controlled Thing rampages in New York City. The love of his girlfriend, Alicia, saves him.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Grimm Tidings / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Margaret Stoneman, Raymond Villiers, Bobby Lee, Jillian Wembley, Michael Monroe, John Robert McNamara Jr., David Channing, and Leroy Alexander.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Don't shoot!!"]
    The Thing
  2. 1. What Price a Soul?
    The Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Grimm Tidings
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Bianco Cavaliere
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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