THE THING VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE – A 50-Page epic told entirely in splash pages! Ben Grimm, A.K.A. The Thing: He’s the ever-lovin’ idol of millions and powerhouse of the Fantastic Four. He’s strong, he’s kind, and he never gives up. And he’s also tired, and he’s sore, and he’s grumpy. There’s always a new threat facing the world or the galaxy or the universe – and somehow, he and the rest of the Fantastic Four are always the only ones who can stop it. Ben Grimm is sick and tired of it. He just wants a break! But when he returns to Earth after a solo mission in space to discover the Fantastic Four have turned against him – along with the rest of New York City, and, apparently, the entire world – he’s got a mystery to solve…and a whole wide world to clobber. Ben Grimm takes on the entire planet in this special Marvel Anniversary issue – across 50 pages of incredible nonstop action so bold, so colossal, that the only pages that aren’t splash pages are