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Cover of The Thing #23
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The Thing #23

Marvel · Series began 1983 · May 1985

Dates

Cover date
May 1985
On sale
January 1, 1985
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #23 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition65¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition65¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860296605 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860296605 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Ron Wilsoninks: Bob Laytonscript: Mike Carlincolors: Bob Sharenletters: Jack Morelli

Stories

  • Remembrances · 22 pages

    The Thing quits the Fantastic Four.

Publisher’s description

The Fantastic Four just wouldn't be the same without the Thing (beyond basic arithmetic). Ben Grimm decides to call it quits on Marvel's First Family. But why?

Reprinted in

Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), The Thing Omnibus (2022)

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