Publishers / Charlton / The Thing (1952) / #12
12February 1954
$0.10

The Thing #12

Charlton · February 1954

First appearance: The Thing
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Identification plate

Series
The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
February 1954
Key date
1954-02-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Thing - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thingcover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
1Cinderellacomic story8pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoThe Thing First
2Melvin Comes Home!comic story7script: Carl Memling; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Dick AyersThe Thing First
3The Thing's Revengetext story2letters: typeset
4The Mummy's Curse!comic story5pencils: John Belfi; inks: John BelfiThe Thing First
5Food For Thoughtcomic story1
6The Sound of Deathcomic story6The Thing First
7Greed....comic story2pencils: Tony Tallarico; inks: Tony TallaricoLord Sansone; witch (unnamed)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Steve Ditko's The Thing! #[nn]
ISBN 1-56685-028-2		2006On eBay ›
Strange Suspense
ISBN 9781606997390		2009On eBay ›
Strange Suspense
ISBN 978-1-60699-739-0		2014On eBay ›
Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics: Mummies #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-63140-995-0		2017On eBay ›
The Complete Thing: Volume 32016On eBay ›
A Steve Ditko Readers Treasury - 1954
ISBN 9781083079350		2016On eBay ›
The Giant Readers Thing
ISBN 9781699512296		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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