The Thing #2

Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott frame this 1983 solo series entry with a striking montage composition: at its center, a young couple — a blonde woman in yellow pants and a man wearing a red "B" letterman sweater — walk closely together, while vignettes surrounding them hint at college life, a football player in motion, a figure slipping away into the night, and a pensive man observing from the shadows. Looming behind it all is the unmistakable rocky hide and eye of the Thing himself, casting a watchful presence over the human drama unfolding below. With John Byrne handling both the writing and inks on the interior and a story titled "For Beauty Passed Away," this issue promises an unexpectedly personal, emotionally grounded chapter in Ben Grimm's solo adventures.