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Issue: Essential Man-Thing #2
Publication Date: January 2008
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/06/2008
Volume: 2
Pages: ?
ISBN: 9780785130666
UPC/EAN: 978078513066600111978078513066651699
Price: $17.99 CAD
$16.99 USD
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Content Items: 68 (32 stories, 3 covers)
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Collects Man-Thing (1974 series) #15-22; Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974 series) #3-5; Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series) #7; Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #68; Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #43; Man-Thing (Marvel, 1979 series) #1-11 and Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #41.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
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Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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Graphic Novels

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler
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Inside front cover ad for collections featuring Man-Thing and Howard the Duck.
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Essential The Man-Thing Volume 2

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
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Table of Contents

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Credits
typeset
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2
Table of Contents contains artist credits and bottom of second page has publisher's reprint credits.
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A World He Never Made!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
Wizard and flying figure is either all Romita or alterations over Kane pencils.
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The Blood of Kings!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Korrek; Jennifer Kale; Dakimh; Martak; Klonus; Tai
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30
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You Must Read -- A Candle for Saint Cloud!

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
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A Candle for Sainte-Cloud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Cloud (introduction); Chuck (introduction); Jeremy (introduction); Ted Sallis (flashback)
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This story appears to be a hallucination. No actual Man-Thing appearance.

Art credits from the Man-Thing #19 letters page.

The art for this story was completed in three days.
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Death of a Legend!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
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Decay Meets the Mad Viking!

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Subject Matter
horror
Eugene "Star" Spangler (introduction); Mad Viking (introduction); Astrid Josefson (introduction)
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Continued next issue
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Panic in the city...
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Garko the Man-frog from the story "Frog Death!" is called Gorko on the cover.
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The Kid's Night Out! [Part 1]

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Oliver Winshed; Marie Winshed; Samuel Pinder; Elinore Pinder; Margaret Pinder; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes
Prejudice and hypocrisy plays a big part in a kids death.
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11
Page count changed according to Bruno Andreacchi's error report (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4189)
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Part 2 Paper Legacy!

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Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Edmund Winshed; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes; Miss Simmons
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9
Continued from "The Kid's Night Out!". Pages 4-8 include mostly text with illustrations.

Sequence information provided by Bruno Andreacchi (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4189)
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Part 3 The Final Silence

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Oliver Winshed; Marie Winshed; Samuel Pinder; Elinore Pinder; Margaret Pinder; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes; Mr. Dannon
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Miscellaneous
10
Continued from "Part 2 Paper Legacy". Concluded in this story.
Sequence information provided by Bruno Andreacchi (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4189)
Pencils credit for Buscema from Mike Burkey via the GCD Error Tracker (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7283), 2 July 2011.
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Man-Thing's Swamp

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
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1
Detailed maps of FLorida and Man-Thing's swamp.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
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A Book Burns in Citrusville!

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Subject Matter
horror
Richard Rory; Astrid Josefson; the Mad Viking; Olivia Selby (introduction)
A story about book-burning
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Part 1 of 2.
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Chaos on the Campus!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; The Mad Viking
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1
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School's Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; The Mad Viking; Olivia Selby; Walter Heller; Miss Barth; Richard Rory; Mr. Carpenter; Mr. Edwards; Astrid Josefson; Carol Selby (introduction)
story about book-burning continues
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18
Part 2 of 2.
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Three Faces of Fear!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Tally Emmett
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1
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Fear Times Three!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Theodore Sallis (before becoming Man-Thing); Ellen Sallis
Theodore Sallis and his wife visit a fortune teller at a fair and are told stories of the Man-Thing.
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Frame story encompassing the following three features. This story takes place before Man-Thing's first appearance. Final page of this sequence appears after the story Lifeline.
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There's a Party in 6G!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Ehrthold; Mrs. Calley; Allen Calley; Margaret
Man-Thing goes up against satanists.
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11
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The Sins of the Fathers...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Kip Powers; Tally Emmett; Ted Emmett; Mrs. Emmett; Mr. Powers; Mrs. Powers
Two kids secretly meet out in the swamp because their fathers hate each other.
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10
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Lifeline!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Jackson Hunter
A mad multimillionaire sends his well-trained commandos to take revenge on Man-Thing.
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11
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Welcome to the Big City, Man-Thing!

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
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The Scavenger of Atlanta

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Colleen Sanders (introduction); Paul Sanders; Mark Sanders; Chris Sanders; The Scavenger (introduction); Richard Rory; Carol Selby
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Part 1 of 4.
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The Nightmare Box!

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horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Spider-Man; Shang-Chi; Daredevil; Thing
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1
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The Nightmare Box

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Scavenger; Richard Rory; Carol Selby; Danielle Nicole (introduction); Spider-Man [demon impersonator]; Daredevil [demon impersonator]; Shang-Chi [demon impersonator]; Thing [demon impersonator]
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Part 2 of 4.
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[untitled]

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horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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1
Crespi credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer listed Gaspar Saladino.
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A Lunatic on Every Corner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Scavenger (origin); Roland Duhl (introduction); Elsbeth Duhl (introduction); Klonus; Mortak; Thog the Netherspawn
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Part 3 of 4.
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When Strikes the Netherspawn

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horror
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Danielle Nicolle
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POP Goes the Cosmos!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Steve Gerber (introduction); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Dakihm; Netherspawn; Danielle Nicole; Roland Duhl
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18
Part 4 of 4. Steve Gerber narrates this story in first person and appears throughout.
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Night of the Soul-Stealer!

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superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Soul-Stealer
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
superhero
Hulk; Man-Thing
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1
frontispiece
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Among the Great Divide!

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Subject Matter
horror, superhero
Man-Thing
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Dark Swamp, Deep Fear!

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horror, superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing
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The Measure of a Man!

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Subject Matter
horror, superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing; Mary Jane Watson; Amos Jardine; Nina (a pilot); Dakimh The Enchanter; Jennifer Kale; D'Spayre (first appearance, villain)
Peter and MJ discover Man-Thing being exhibited in a circus. Spidey returns it to the Florida swamp where it rejuvenates and sets out with purpose toward a house where d'Spayre holds an old sorcerer and his cute apprentice. They defeat d'Spayre. Spidey and Manny end the adventure sitting together in the swamp.
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17
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Death in the Everglades!

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horror, superhero
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Man-Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Victorius
Ben Gimm--helpless!
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The Day the World Winds Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as "and friends"]
Subject Matter
horror, superhero
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Man-Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Victorius; Jude the Entropic Man; Entropists; AIM (flashback); SHIELD (flashback); Ka-Zar (flashback)
Thing and Cap try to wrest the Cosmic Cube from Victorius and his new ally, the Entropic Man. Man-Thing lends a muck-encrusted hand.
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17
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[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
horror
the Man-Thing
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1
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Regeneration -- and Rebirth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Dr. Oheimer; Ellen Brandt (flashback); Henry Peter Gyrich; the Man-Thing [Dr. Ted Sallis seen in flashback]; Smathers; Mrs. Franklin; Ned; Jimmy; Davis; Williams
Dr. Oheimer attempts to restore Ted Sallis' intelligence while the Man-Thing's origin is retold.
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17
LG 693
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Excerpt from the Notebooks of Dakimh the Sorcerer

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [logo]
? [logo]
typeset
Subject Matter
Explains some of the Man-Thing's past adventures and lists the creators and issues he appeared in.
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1
Letter page has a retelling of Man-Thing's history from the point of view of Dakimh the Sorcerer. It is speculated this is written by Michael Fleisher who was writing the series or by Mark Gruenwaldwho was the series editor.
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Himalayan Nightmare!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson
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Miscellaneous
1
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Himalayan Nightmare!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Dr. Schectman; Frederick; Russell Simpson; Elaine Simpson; Roger Grafton
Scientists accidentally teleport Man-Thing to the Himalayas.
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18
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson
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1
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The Gong of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson; Roger Grafton; Hiram Swenson; Corey
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Miscellaneous
17
Continued from previous issue.
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Mordo and Man-Thing...

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Baron Mordo
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Death-Knell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson; Doctor Strange; Azrael [Lord Julian Phyffe]; Baron Mordo; Madeleine de St. Germain; Sheriff John Daltry (introduction); Jaxon
Man-Thing returns to the Swamp only to become involved in a battle between Baron Mordo and Doctor Strange.
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Continued from Doctor Strange #40. Continued in Doctor Strange #41.
Strange invokes Dormammu, the Vishanti, the Hosts of Hoggoth, Satannish, the Seraphim, the Faltine. He conjures the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. He mentions the Demons of Denak and Oshtur in exclamation.
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Maelstrom at the Center of Time!

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fantasy, horror, superhero
Doctor Strange; Man-Thing
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1
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Weep for the Soul of Man...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, horror, superhero
Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Death; Baron Mordo; Jennifer Kale; Madeleine de St. Germain; Joshua Kale; Andy Kale; Jaxon; Chaos Demon
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17
Continued from Man Thing 4.
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...And This Girl Is Terrified!

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
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Who Knows Fear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Barbie Bannister; Sheriff Daltry
A young girl fights pirates and drug runners.
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17
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Fraternity Rites!

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Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
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1
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Fraternity Rites!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry
College kids try to kill the Man-Thing as a fraternity stunt.
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Miscellaneous
17
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Pirates from the Sky!

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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Captain Fate
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What Ever Happened to Captain Fate?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry; Barbie Bannister; Captain Fate
Captain Fate and his ghost pirates attack airplanes over Florida.
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Miscellaneous
22
continued next issue.
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Captain Fate's Revenge!

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Credits
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Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Captain Fate
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1
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Red Sails, Burning!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry; Barbie Bannister; Captain Fate; Khordes
Sherriff Daltry is cursed to take Captain Fate's place on his ghost ship.
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Miscellaneous
22
Continued in issue 10.
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Save the Life of My Child

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typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
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Miscellaneous
1
From a cover sketch by Ed Hannigan.
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The Echo of Pain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
Man-Thing rescues a baby.
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Miscellaneous
17
Man-Thing drawn with the wrong number of fingers throughout the story.
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My Soul to Keep!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
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Miscellaneous
5
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Swampfire!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing
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Miscellaneous
1
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Came the Dark Man, Walkin', Walkin'...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; John Kowalski (from War Is Hell); Jennifer Kale; Barbara Bannister; Sheriff Daltry; Khordes
John Kowalski offers to help save Sheriff Daltry but at the expense of Barbara's soul.
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22
Continued from issue 8. Inking credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Clea; Jennifer Kale
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1
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Hell's Gate!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
John Kowalski (from War Is Hell); Jennifer Kale; Barbara Bannister; Sheriff Daltry; Khordes; Chris Claremont; Jim Shooter; Louise Jones; Danny Fingeroth; Thog the Netherspawn; Dr Strange; Dakihm the Enchanter
Chris Claremont becomes the Man-Thing temporarily. John Kowalski and Barbara journey to Sominus to rescue Sheriff Daltry.
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Man-Thing

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Man-Thing [Dr. Theodore Sallis]
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Miscellaneous
2
Dr. Theodore Sallis; 1st App. Savage Tales Vol.1 #1
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The Marvel Essentials Library

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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various
various
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Hulk; Iron Man; Spider-Man; X-Men
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Marvel Essentials.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Man-Thing [Dr. Ted Sallis]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On back cover. Blurb, illustration from the cover from Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4, ISBN, price and barcode.

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