The Thing #26

Under the big top, the Thing is throwing down against a crowd of hulking circus strongmen, with a trapeze artist swinging into the fray overhead and a dark-haired woman watching from the edge of the chaos — all while a packed audience looks on in stunned delight. Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott pack every inch of this 1985 cover with kinetic energy, from Ben Grimm's rocky fists to the sawdust flying beneath his boots. The cover's bold promise of "a surprise guest star and a sinister Marvel super-villain" makes this "Big Top Brawl" edition of The Thing one you'll want to track down.