Head's Up Handsome -- Cause I'm gonna knock yers off!

-- Ben Grimm

Appearing in "Cry Monster!"Edit

Featured Characters:

•  Thing  (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner)

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

• Leader
• Kurrgo
• Kurrgo's Robot

Other Characters:

• Fantastic Four
  • Mister Fantastic (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Invisible Girl (Only in flashback)
• Xantha

Locations:

• Xantha (Only in flashback)
• New Xanth (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Baxter Building

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Cry Monster!"Edit

The story opens with the Thing destroying one of Mr. Fantastic's inventions, which is revealed to be another attempt at returning the Thing to his human form. Grimm states that he could not stand another failure, and is left alone. He reflects on his origin as Kurrgo reads his thoughts from a space craft in Earth’s orbit. Kurrgo retells his own story, revealing that since being abandoned on Xantha he traveled to the new world of his former servants, where he was warded off by their advanced technology. Kurrgo then traveled to Earth in an attempt to use the planet’s strongest creature to control New Xanth. The Leader blocked his attempt to recruit the Hulk, and the two villains agreed to stage a contest between the Thing and the Hulk, with the winner’s patron gaining the use of both titans.

They trick the Thing into attacking the nearby Hulk, and after the two battle, Kurrgo and the Leader try to transport the Hulk to their ship when it is determined by them that the Hulk would be the victor. Thing hitches along for the ride, and when the two are before both Kurrgo and the Leader, Thing realizes that the whole thing was a trick. The two then attack Kurrgo's robot, knocking it into the ships controls. They manage to escape just before the ship explodes, seemingly destroying Kurrgo and the Leader. Afterwords the Thing and the Hulk part company.

NotesEdit

• The Thing last appeared in Fantastic Four #139; He appears next in Marvel Feature #12. The Thing replaces Ant-Man as the main character for this series. However, next issue will be the final one of this series. The Thing quickly becomes the star of a much longer running series in Marvel Two-In-One.

• The Hulk last appeared in Defenders #11; He appears next in Incredible Hulk #167.

• Mister Fantastic last appeared in Fantastic Four #137; He appears next in Fantastic Four #140.

• The Human Torch last appeared in Fantastic Four #137; He appears next in Amazing Spider-Man #126.

• Kurrgo and Kurrgo's Robot last appeared in Fantastic Four #7.

• The Leader last appeared in Incredible Hulk #159; He appears next in Incredible Hulk #208.

• Ben Grimm last fought the Hulk in Hulk #153. They will square off next in Fantastic Four #166.

• Jim Starlin's cover image for the Hulk was later used for marketing purposes on one of the charcaters 1977 Slurpee Cups.

• As seen on page one this issue is Story#1454-Z

• This issue does not contain a letters page. In it's place is a full page cover reproduction advertisment for Conan Special #1.
  

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