Fans know that underneath The Thing's rocky surface lies a very human person, but while we knew that in theory, a recent issue of Fantastic Four actually revealed what that layer looks like, and it's a little disturbing to think about. Few people are strong enough to actually knock away Thing's rocky armor in the first place so more often than not it's a non-issue, but in Fantastic Four #13 The Thing faced off against the Incredible Hulk, who is more than capable of leaving a mark. He left several after their latest throwdown, giving fans a look at the pink flesh underneath all that rock, and it's a little surprising to say the least.
Gruff and gung-ho Ben Grimm rocks the Marvel Universe as the rocky Thing, a powerhouse with a heart of gold and the backbone of the Fantastic Four. Grouping (Optional) This option allows you to sort/filter/group your Want List by any grouping you define (priority, character, etc) Notification Email? Selecting 'Yes' will notify you when another member lists this item for sale.
In the issue, The Thing is attempting to knock out a rampaging Hulk who is being controlled by the Puppet Master, but early on Hulk unleashes on Thing, breaking away little pieces of his rocky hyde. He continues to chip away pieces with each punch, but the most shocking one is when Thing takes a huge punch to the face.
That punch knocks off a chunk on the side of Thing's face that covers his jaw, eye, and part of his mouth, and it is kind of hard to look at. You might expect that there's some sort of layer between the rock and his muscle, but that is not the case, and so the raw muscle beneath shows through completely. You can't even see his eye either thanks to that punch, making for a relatively disturbing picture of Ben Grimm, and it only gets worse later on.
That's when Thing punches Hulk so hard he shatters the rocky skin on his right arm completely, which looks like a swollen pink mound that needs a cast once all is said and done.
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Fantastic Four #13 is written by Dan Slott and drawn by Sean Izaakse with a cover by Esad Ribic, and you can check out the full description of the issue below.
4commentsThe clock is ticking down. The moment is almost at hand. That do-or-die instant where Ben Grimm will either find the will to win – or be annihilated by the fighting-mad Immortal Hulk!
Fantastic Four #13 is in comic stores now.
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Contents Synopsis Issue 1After the destruction of by a shape-shifting extraterrestrial creature, survivors and make it to the Antarctic coastline. The latter attempted to return to the outpost, whilst MacReady is found and picked up by the crew of the Japanese whaling ship, the, and is restrained following a panicked outburst. After cutting his bonds and quickly making sure he isn't infected, MacReady steals the ship's and flies back to the remains of, exhausting the helicopter's meagre fuel supply. Knowing that the explosions probably didn't destroy everything in the camp, MacReady quickly sets to destroying the remains of the, and, and is about to destroy the remains of another Thing (apparently the or ), but before he can do so is stopped by the arrival of an American military unit, who quickly assume that MacReady went insane, destroyed the outpost and killed everyone there.
Before leaving the outpost's remains however, one of the marines, foolishly touches the remains of the Thing that MacReady was about to destroy.Minutes later, the team and MacReady are about to be picked up, when Pybus suddenly transforms, slaughters most of the unit and destroys the helicopter, before MacReady and the squad leader, are able to destroy the with a grenade. The two reluctantly agree to team up and drag the two survivors (one of Erskine's squad, and the helicopter pilot) to a nearby Argentinian base.
During the journey the marine dies, and then MacReady and Erskine get lost thanks to MacReady giving Erskine misleading directions, which results in a fight between them. Before they can seriously hurt each other however, a team from the Argentinian base arrives, with Childs being among them.Issue 2Despite MacReady's worries, he and the other Americans are brought to an isolated part of the Argentinian base, where blood tests can be carried out.
MacReady passes his test, as does Childs, but when they go to test the pilot's blood, he suddenly transforms into a, which attacks and begins absorbing the Argentinian doctor, before fleeing toward a nearby ice field. MacReady, Childs, Erskine and the Argentinians pursue it, but are unable to find it, and have to call off the search due to the impending nightfall, despite MacReady's protests. Childs then falls down a crevasse, which turns out to have been created by the now-huge Thing to hide itself in. The team rescue Childs and destroy the Thing with high explosives, before returning to the base.As Erskine goes off to the communication shack to 'report in,' MacReady suddenly realizes that Erskine was never actually tested. The two hurriedly follow him, only to find the comms crew dead, and the communication equipment destroyed.
MacReady determines from the log that Erskine called an American submarine, and the two chase him down on a snowmobile. MacReady shoots Erskine with his rifle and hits him in the head, but the wound has no effect, proving for certain that Erskine is a Thing. Seconds later, the submarine emerges from underneath the ice, and with its cover blown, the becomes completely inhuman, breaks into the submarine and begins slaughtering its crew. MacReady and Childs follow it on-board, but in the confusion the submarine goes into a dive and then collides with an outcropping of rock, badly damaging it.MacReady explains the situation to the survivors, but they point out that fire cannot be used against the Erskine-Thing since it would, at best, rapidly use up all their oxygen and cause them to suffocate, and at worst trigger an explosion that would cause the submarine's hull to collapse, killing them all instantly. They begin making their way to the submarine's escape pod, but the Erskine-Thing attacks them on the way, and begins assimilating the surviving crewmembers.