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The Thing
Ben Grimm

Religion: Jewish CBR Scale: S

Name: The Thing

Alter Ego: Ben Grimm

Other Names: Benjamin Jacob Grimm; Benjamin J. Grimm; Blackbeard the Pirate; Grim Ben; Uncle Benjy; Dr. Josiah Verpoorteen; Brute; Grimm the Sorcerer; Mister Grimm

Classification: hero hero  


Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1961): "The Fantastic Four!"

Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, George Klein

Number of appearances: 5,017

   Comic book appearances: 4,920

   TV, film appearances: 92

   Video game, computer game appearances: 5

Teams/Affiliations: U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang; West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five

Allies: Alicia Masters, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm

Occupation: pilot, stunt cyclist, wrestler

Location: New York City

Gender: male

Excerpts

BELOW: A home run ball is compared to the Holy Grail in Ben Grimm's eyes:

To his astonishment, a baseball soared up and out of the confines of Yankee Stadium and landed, thump thump thump, at his feet.

Ben couldn't believe it. He reached down and picked it up, staring at it as if the Holy Grail had been tossed his way.

Source: Fantastic Four: What Lies Between (2007), pg. 16. Written by Peter David. See also: Holy Grail; The Thing (Ben Grimm)


This character is in the following 497 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The 3-Minute Sketchbook #1 (Oct. 2007)
4

Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (only on cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #7 (Jan. 2005): "Dangerous: Part One"
Astonishing X-Men Saga #1 (Mar. 2006) (cameo)
The Avengers
AVX: VS #1 (June 2012): "The Thing vs. Namor, The Sub-Mariner" (lead character)
Black Panther (vol. 5) #12 (Mar. 2010): "Power: Part 6"
Captain America
Captain America: Who Won't Wield The Shield? #1 (June 2010): "The Incredibly Normal and Bourgeois Idea of Doctor America, Occult Operative of Liberty"
Cerebus #56 (Nov. 1983): "Something Like an Origin" (character based on)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Cloak and Dagger (vol. 2) #9 (Nov. 1986): "The Lady and the Unicorn" (only on cover)
Conspiracy #2 (Mar. 1998): "Print the Legend"
Contest of Champions II
The Craptacular B-Sides
Daredevil
Daredevil/Spider-Man #4 (Apr. 2001): "Unusual Suspects, Part Four: Things Get Worse" (cameo)
Daredevil: Father
Dark Reign: Young Avengers
Dark Wolverine
Dark X-Men #2 (Feb. 2010): "Journey to the Center of the Goblin: Part Two" (photo/picture/video)
Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3 (Oct. 2009): "Hidden Depths" (2-panel cameo)
Deadpool / GLI - Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (Sep. 2007): "Drunk With Power"
Deathlok (vol. 2) #31 (Jan. 1994): "Deja Vu (Cyberstrike Part 1 of 4)" (cameo)
The Defenders
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #31 (July 1991): "TBOTV: A Gathering of Fear, Part 1"
Doomwar
Earth X
Exiles (vol. 1) #10 (Apr. 2002): "A World Apart: Part 3"
Fantastic Five
Fantastic Force
The Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four Unlimited
Fantastic Four Unplugged #2 (Oct. 1995): "Will Power"
Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine!
Fantastic Four: What Lies Between (2007)
Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 (July 2008): "Gone"
Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man (vol. 1) #212 (Nov. 1986): "Precious Legacy" (only on cover)
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Comics Presents
Marvel Double-Shot #3 (Mar. 2003): "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" (cover & 2-panel cameo)
Marvel Fanfare
Marvel Feature
Marvel Graphic Novel #29 (Aug. 1974): "The Big Change" (lead character)
Marvel Holiday Special 2004
Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights 4
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Marvel Super Hero Squad (20 Oct. 2009)
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions
Marvel Super-Heroes
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
Marvel Team-Up
Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag (1974): "Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!"
Marvel Two-in-One
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions
Marvel Universe: The End
Marvel Year-in-Review #4 (1992)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (24 Oct. 2006)
The Marvels Project #1 (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Maximum Security
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1 (Oct. 2000): "A Very Dangerous Planet" (3-panel cameo)
Megaton Man
The Mighty Avengers #28 (Oct. 2009): "The Unspoken, Part 2" (mentioned)
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Avengers
The New Mutants (vol. 1) #45 (Nov. 1986): "We Were Only Foolin'" (only on cover)
New Thunderbolts
The Order
The Original Ghost Rider #19 (Jan. 1994): "Silent Night... Deadly Night!" (lead character)
Power Man #25 (June 1975): "Crime and Circuses" (cameo)
Sabretooth and Mystique #2 (Jan. 1997): "Torture" (someone disguised as)
Secret Wars II
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #35 (Apr. 1995): untitled 'Li'l Silvie' feature (cameo)
Sleepwalker
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1 (May 1994): "Shadow-Games" (cameo)
Spider-Man Family (vol. 2) #4 (Oct. 2007): "Tales of the Puppet Master!" (toy)
Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 3) #11 (Nov. 2005): "This Looks Like a Job for...!"
Spider-Man: Fear Itself (Feb. 1992) (cameo)
Strange Tales
Super-Villain Team-Up #1 (Aug. 1975): "Slayers From the Sea!" (cameo)
Superman / Fantastic Four (Apr. 1999): "The Infinite Destruction"
The Thing
Thor (vol. 2) #5 (Nov. 1998): "Heroes" (cameo)
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts: Life Sentences #1 (July 2001): "Life Sentences"
Ultimate Fantastic Four #32 (Oct. 2006): "Frightful, Part 3"
Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995): "Becoming More Like God"
The Uncanny X-Men
Universe X Special: 4 (Oct. 2000)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '96
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 2009): "Shock and Awe: Chapter 1: The White Knight" (1-panel cameo)
Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3 (1987) (cameo)
Wolverine
X-51 #0 (1999): "A Mere Technicality" (cameo)
X-Factor
The X-Men
X-Treme X-Men #18 (Nov. 2002): "Day of the Dead"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Thing.html
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Jewish
  - http://www.comicvine.com/thing/29-2114/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0004550/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/tfthoq.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/grfgri.htm
  - http://www.comics.org/issue/16556/
  - http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=5662
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/t.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/tmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/broubrz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/grfgri.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/unuq.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mistmisterh.htm

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