WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Dr. Wilma Calvin (Marvel, from Ka-Zar) — introduction, also flashback
- Dr. Wendell (Marvel, from Ka-Zar) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1972
- On sale
- March 21, 1972
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #12 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition20¢ coverSource ↗
Creators
pencils: John Buscema, Neal Adams, John Romita, Jack Kirbyinks: Joe Sinnott, Dan Adkins, Sam Graingerletters: John Costanza, Sam Rosen, Morrie Kuramotoscript: Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Stan Lee
Stories
- Terror Stalks the Everglades! · 21 pages
Ka-Zar and Zabu fly to the Everglades to help Barbara Morse and Paul Allen search for Ted Sallis. Once there they encounter the Man-Thing and AIM agents. Also, the back story of how Dr Calvin was shot after the origin tale of Man-Thing in Savage Tales #1 is told.
Characters
Ted SallisMan-ThingBobbi MorseKevin PlunderKa-ZarZabuEllen BrandtA.I.M. memberPaul AllenDr. Wilma CalvinDr. Wendell
Reprinted in
Planet of the Apes (1974), Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (2013), Essential Man-Thing (2006), Man-Thing Omnibus (2012), Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (2015), Mockingbird: Bobbi Morse, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016), Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing (2024)