Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #2

In "When Strikes the Gladiator!", Daredevil ventures into the Florida Everglades chasing a lead on Ted Sallis, only to collide with the Gladiator, who's already there—holding Candice Nelson captive after she dug too deep into Sallis's past. Steve Gerber crafts a tense, grounded clash of wills in the swamps, where justice and obsession meet in the wild.

In "A Quiet Night in the Swamp!", Steve Gerber crafts a tense, swamp-drenched showdown where the Man-Thing clashes with the Gladiator amid flickering flames and rising waters, while Daredevil and Rory are trapped in an old shack as the heat closes in. With the Death-Stalker slipping away and Candice in danger, the night’s stillness shatters into chaos—just as the swamp itself seems to stir.