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Giant-Size Man-Thing #1

Giant-Size Man-Thing

#1

How Will We Warm When The Last Flame Dies?

First Printing
Release:   Aug 1974
Cover:   Aug 1974

Cover art by Mike Ploog. "How Will We Keep Warm When the Last Flame Dies?" starring Man-Thing, The Glob, Paul Benton, Professor Marshall, Akar, Yagzan, Kamar, The Entropists and Richard Rory, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Man-Thing gets down and dirty with the Glob. "Ice-Monster Cometh!" (reprinted from Amazing Adult Fantasy #11), script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal pretends to be the ice-monster when the real thing comes to call. "I Was the Invisible Man!" (reprinted from Strange Tales #67), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist invents a device that allows him to run faster than light, becoming invisible; He uses this ability to anonymously show off, planning to soon reveal his discovery and become rich; However, traveling so fast ages him rapidly, so that after only a few weeks he is elderly and near death. "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!" (reprinted from Tales of Suspense #15), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An astronomer sends radar waves to communicate with aliens, unfortunately attracting the attention of the hideous Goom who tries to conquer earth. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.


Creators View all

Writer Steve Gerber, Stan Lee
Artist Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby
Cover Artist Mike Ploog
Cover Penciller Mike Ploog
Penciller Mike Ploog, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby
Inker Frank Chiaramonte, Richard 'Dick' Bache Ayers
Colorist Petra Goldberg-Scotese, Stan Goldberg
Letterer John Costanza, Artie Simek
Editor in Chief Roy Thomas

Characters View all

Man-Thing Theodore 'Ted' Sallis
Richard Rory
Goom
Glob Joseph Timms
Invisible Man Adam Clayton
Helen Langley
Mark Langley
Hugo Bogg
Arthur Marshall
Paul Benton

Details

Age Bronze Age
Format Comic
Series Group Man-Thing
No. of Pages 68
Country USA