The Thing #8 [Newsstand]
(February 1984)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-10-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860296602
Editing
Bob Budiansky (editor); Michael Higgins (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #33, with shipping date of 1983-10-04.
This issue is a variant of The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #8 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Wilson (signed)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing; Alicia Masters
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #8 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (1983 series) #8 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Thing (1983 series) #8 [Canadian]
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Ancient Evenings Ancient Pain! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Hilary Barta
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Clem Robins
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing; She-Hulk; Alicia Masters
Synopsis
The Thing has his body inhabited by an Egyptian slave who wants a 4000 year-old revenge.
Reprints

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

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

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

The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Characters
Ann Nocenti

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Rita Jacobi, John Marinelli, Howie Kimbradle, Ronald J. K. Hammerlong, Robert (no relation) Byrnes. Also includes a cartoon of ex-Thing Editor Ann Nocenti saying farewell to the Thing comic.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Thing
  2. 1. Ancient Evenings Ancient Pain!
    The Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page!
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