Marvel Two-in-One #79

This September 1981 team-up puts the ever-lovin' Thing front and center alongside Blue Diamond, with the cover teasing high-stakes cosmic trouble — Alicia is trapped inside a glowing sphere, Blue Diamond is down, and Ben Grimm looks like he's fighting for his life against a massive rocky explosion. Adding to the chaos is the gleaming, silver-suited Star-Dancer swooping in from above, her introduction heralded with genuine fanfare right on the cover. Ron Wilson and Chic Stone deliver a cover that juggles suburban rooftops, cosmic energy, and desperate peril all at once — a fine slice of what made Marvel Two-in-One such a reliable source of big, bold adventure.