The Thing #9 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	The Thing	cover	1	pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Bob Forgione
1	Mardu's Masterpiece	comic story	7	script: Carl Memling; pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Bob Forgione
2	The Road to Madness	comic story	8	script: Carl Memling; pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Vince Alascia
3	The Skull Stretchers	text story	2	letters: typeset
4	Operation Massacre	comic story	6	script: Carl Memling; pencils: John Belfi; inks: John Belfi
5	The Dead Man's Hand	comic story	8	script: Carl Memling; pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Bob Forgione

Collection	Year
The Complete Thing: Volume 2	2016	On eBay ›
The Giant Readers Thing ISBN 9781699512296	2019	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com