Ace test pilot Ben Grimm found his life was forever changed after a fateful trip on an untried spacecraft. Exposure to cosmic rays caused Grimm to evolve into a hulking, brutally strong creature, with a thick, orange, rock-like hide. Dubbing himself The Thing, Grimm, along with Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch, and the Invisible Woman, decided to make the most of his transformation and aid humanity by becoming a valued member of the Fantastic Four. His unbelievable strength and endurance, combined with his bravery, loyalty and innate kindness make The Thing one of the most heroic humans ever to walk the Earth!

The Thing

CLOBBERIN' PUNCH ACTION

Collection: 

MARVEL UNIVERSE

Series: 1

Asst: 48700

Year: 1996

Item# 48702

Package Type: single carded

Exclusive: K.B. Toys

Exploding out of the Marvel Universe are its greatest heroes and most notorious villains! A savage, mutating Scorpion tears through New York City, and not even Spider-Man can stop him! But help soon arrives in the form of the rock-skinned Thing, and the two squash the Scorpion. To reverse his mutation, the Thing takes the Scorpion to the X-Men, where he is met by the Beast (who will do his best to cure the villain) and Wolverine, who will make sure he doesn't get out of line!

The Thing

Collection: 

Fantastic Four/Iron Man

AS SEEN ON THE MARVEL ACTION HOUR

Figures in Package: 

The Thing vs. War Machine

Series: single series/release

Asst: 45510

Year: 1995

Item# 45512

Package Type: 2-pack carded

Exclusive: Wal-Mart

They are as different as two men can be: Jim Rhodes, a cultured, educated man wearing a powerful suit of armor that transforms him into a war machine and Ben Grimm, big hearted street brawler transformed by cosmic rays into a powerful, misshapen Thing! But when these two champions of justice join forces, the bad guys had better watch out-'cause it's clobberin' time!

The Thing

Clobberin' Time Punch

Collection: 

MARVEL TEAM-UP PRESENTS

Figures in Package: 

The Thing & Spider-Man

Series: single series/release

Asst: 45520

Year: 1995

Item# 45521

Package Type: 2-pack carded

Exclusive: K-Mart

It's clobberin' time times two when the ever lovin' blue eyed Thing joins forces with everyone's favorite neighborhood Spider-Man! When used in tandem, the Thing's unstoppable strength and Spidey's agility, spider-sense and webbing make an unbeatable combination--bashful Benjy knocks'em down, and then Spidey webs'em up!

The Thing

Collection: 

MARVEL TEAM-UP

Figures in Package: 

The Thing & Spider-Man Multi-Jointed

Series: single series/release

Asst: unknown

Year: 1996

Item# 47907

Package Type: 2-pack carded

Exclusive: Grand

Notes: no name on front

no text on back

The Thing

Collection: 

MARVEL GREATEST SUPER HEROES

Figures in Package: 

Crimson Dynamo, Web-Shooter Spider-Man, Thing

Series: single series/release

Asst: unknown

Year: 1996

Item# 47900

Package Type: 3-pack boxed

Exclusive: Grand

Notes: no name on package