The Thing #29

Ben Grimm takes center stage in this November 1985 Marvel slugfest, with cover art by Ron Wilson and Paul Ryan showing the Thing launching himself off the ropes of a packed wrestling ring in a thunderous aerial drop — all rocky orange muscle and teeth-bared determination — while a green, reptilian figure identified as Gator scrambles below, crowd roaring in the background. The tagline teases it perfectly: "They don't come any meaner than… Gator!" — setting up what promises to be a wonderfully brutal bout between Marvel's favorite blue-eyed idol of millions and a genuinely menacing opponent. If you enjoy Ben Grimm doing what he does best with a stadium full of witnesses, this one's hard to pass up.