The Thing #5 (1983) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Bob Sharen	Ben Grimm, Peter Parker, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, The Thing, Jennifer Walters, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
1	With Friends Like These...	comic story	21	script: John Byrne; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Hilary Barta; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim Novak	The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Edwin Jarvis; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Puppet Master
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
3	How to Draw The Thing!	activity	1	script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: John Byrne	The Thing [Ben Grimm]
4	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset
5	The Mighty Thor Unleashed!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson	Thor

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296611
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296611

Collection	Year
The Thing Classic #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-5308-5	2011	On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7	2013	On eBay ›
The Thing Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-94578-7	2022	On eBay ›

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