Alternative versions of the Thing
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Ben Grimm's Earth 1610 doppelgänger
Artwork for the cover of Ultimate Fantastic Four vol. 1, 57 (August 2008 Marvel Comics). Art by Billy Tan. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
The Thing is a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. He has many alternative counterparts throughout the Marvel Multiverse.
In Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602, Benjamin Grimm is the captain of the ship The Fantastick, before gaining his abilities from the Anomaly. His power is associated with the classical element of earth.
In the sequel 1602: Fantastick Four Benjamin has found work as an actor with William Shakespeare's troupe, where he can hide his monstrous form behind false whiskers as Falstaff. He is soon forced to reveal himself, however, when Otto von Doom's vulture soldiers kidnap Shakespeare.
In the Age of Apocalypse, Ben Grimm never became The Thing, but instead was a Human High Council Agent, fighting Apocalypse's forces, alongside Clint Barton (Hawkeye), Donald Blake (Thor), Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel), Gateway, Gwen Stacy, Tony Stark (Iron Man), Susan Storm (Invisible Woman), and Victor Von Doom (Doctor Doom). In his place, Bruce Banner becomes a Grey-Hulk-like monster called the Thing. in What If?: X-Men Age of Apocalypse #1 (2007), Ben is a member of the Defenders, the Age of Apocalypse version of the Avengers/Ultimates.
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