The Thing #23

There's something undeniably compelling about a hero turning his back on everything — and that's exactly the mood Ron Wilson and Bob Layton capture on this 1985 cover, where a massive, clenched-fisted Ben Grimm strides away from the reader against a sprawling city skyline, his speech bubbles declaring "That's it! I've had enough!" and "Who needs the Fantastic Four anyway?!" The image is simple and bold: no villain, no battle — just the Thing walking away, which somehow feels more charged than any punch. With Mike Carlin writing and Ron Wilson on interior art, "Remembrances" looks to put Ben Grimm's complicated feelings about his team front and center.