Essential Marvel Two-in-One #4

In "No Home for Heroes!", the Thing and Sub-Mariner team up to stop MODOK’s dangerous scheme to unleash Virus X on the public, while Giant-Man, grappling with the growing toll of radiation poisoning, faces his own escalating crisis.

In "Where Stalks the Sasquatch!", Giant-Man is fading from radiation sickness, forcing the Thing to journey into the Canadian wilderness to find the reclusive Walter Langkowski. There, he confronts Sasquatch in a clash of brute strength and primal instinct, while below the surface, Shaman stumbles upon a forgotten tomb and awakens the ancient, malevolent Ranark.

In "Cry for Beloved Canada!", the Thing teams up with Alpha Flight to confront the rampaging god Ranark threatening the nation, but their victory comes at a cost. After returning to New York, Walter Langkowski is left helpless as he watches Bill Foster succumb to the effects of fatal radiation poisoning.

In "The Final Fate of Giant-Man!", Giant-Man faces a dire threat as radiation poisoning takes hold, forcing Thing and Spider-Woman to confront the man responsible—Atom Smasher, whose connection to the original adds a personal weight to the battle. As Spider-Woman works to reverse Giant-Man’s condition, the effort comes at a cost, altering both her powers and his forever.

In "This Evil Returning -- !", Jocasta’s sudden, violent episodes lead her to seek help from the Fantastic Four, but her distress spirals when she destroys one of Alicia’s art exhibits. Back at Ultron’s base, she resurrects her creator, setting off a chain of events that forces the Thing and Machine Man to intervene—only for Ben to fall under Ultron’s control.

In "The Power Trap!", the Heroes for Hire are hired to track down Jeff Mann, the reclusive founder of a powerful corporation—only to uncover a deadly conspiracy when the company’s new leadership tries to eliminate them and seize Mann’s legacy. With the Thing joining the fight, the team must navigate corporate betrayal and hidden agendas to protect Mann before it’s too late.

When the Thing is laid up in the hospital after his fight with the Champion, his friends must hold the line against a wave of villains eager to exploit his vulnerability. But one visitor slips past the defenses—unexpected, persistent, and with a reason to be there that no one saw coming.

In "Aftermath!", the Thing ventures into an alternate reality where his past choice to cure his monstrous other self has led to a chillingly different world—one now ruled by the Red Skull and his Nazi forces. With the weight of his decisions echoing in every shadowed street, he must navigate a reality where his greatest act of compassion became the foundation of tyranny.