Thin Man (comics)

Thin Man
The Thin Man (upper left) makes his first cover appearance alongside the Liberty Legion. From Marvel Premiere #29 (April 1976). Cover art by Jack Kirby & Frank Giacoia.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics, originally Timely Comics
First appearance	Mystic Comics #4, June 1940
Created by	Unknown writer Klaus Nordling (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Bruce Dickson
Team affiliations	Invaders Liberty Legion New Invaders
Abilities	Accomplished airplane pilot Elasticity Shapeshifting Intense superhuman water pressure resistance Eternal youth Immunity to all known diseases Advanced knowledge of Kalahian science and technology Ability to become nearly two-dimensional

The Thin Man (Bruce Dickson) is a fictional, American comic book character in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. Created by artist Klaus Nordling and an unknown writer in Mystic Comics #4 (July 1940), and published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the time fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Thin Man was one of the first "stretching" superheroes, predating the more famous Plastic Man by more than a year and Mister Fantastic by more than twenty years.

The Thin Man made no further Golden Age appearances following his debut. He next appeared in 1970s comics in World War II flashback stories, beginning with Marvel Premiere #29 (April 1976). Through retroactive continuity, this story, by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Don Heck, posited the Thin Man as a founding member of the superhero team the Liberty Legion. The Thin Man appeared in that capacity in a story arc that also included The Invaders #6 (May 1976). He also appeared with the Liberty Legion in The Invaders #35-37 (Dec. 1978 - Feb. 1979); in the final two-thirds of a three-part story arc running through The Fantastic Four Annual #11, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #1 (both 1976), and Marvel Two-in-One #20 (Oct. 1976); and in issue #3 (June 1993) of the 1990s miniseries The Invaders. The Thin Man would go on to co-star in the series The New Invaders.