| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Avalon's Matt Milla, Avalon | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 1 | Graphic Novels | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler |
| 2 | Essential The Man-Thing Volume 2 | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 3 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | A World He Never Made! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Klaus Janson, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 5 | The Blood of Kings! | comic story | 30 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Alfredo Alcala; inks: Alfredo Alcala; letters: Marcos | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Korrek; Jennifer Kale; Dakimh; Martak; Klonus; Tai |
| 6 | You Must Read -- A Candle for Saint Cloud! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 7 | A Candle for Sainte-Cloud | comic story | 19 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tony DeZuniga, Alfredo Alcala, Rico Rival; inks: Rico Rival; letters: Marcos P. | Cloud (introduction); Chuck (introduction); Jeremy (introduction); Ted Sallis (flashback) |
| 8 | Death of a Legend! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 9 | Decay Meets the Mad Viking! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Artie Simek | Eugene "Star" Spangler (introduction); Mad Viking (introduction); Astrid Josefson (introduction) |
| 10 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 11 | The Kid's Night Out! [Part 1] | comic story | 11 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Ed Hannigan, Wilson; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Tom Orz | Man-Thing; Oliver Winshed; Marie Winshed; Samuel Pinder; Elinore Pinder; Margaret Pinder; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes |
| 12 | Part 2 Paper Legacy! | comic story | 9 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Ed Hannigan, Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Man-Thing; Edmund Winshed; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes; Miss Simmons |
| 13 | Part 3 The Final Silence | comic story | 10 | script: Steve Gerber, Annette Kawecki; pencils: John Buscema, Ed Hannigan, Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Man-Thing; Oliver Winshed; Marie Winshed; Samuel Pinder; Elinore Pinder; Margaret Pinder; Lewis Milner; Alice Rimes; Mr. Dannon |
| 14 | Man-Thing's Swamp | character profile | 1 | script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: David Lofvers; inks: David Lofvers; letters: Rick Parker | |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Danny Crespi | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 16 | A Book Burns in Citrusville! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Richard Rory; Astrid Josefson; the Mad Viking; Olivia Selby (introduction) |
| 17 | Chaos on the Campus! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; The Mad Viking |
| 18 | School's Out! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ray Holloway | Man-Thing; The Mad Viking; Olivia Selby; Walter Heller; Miss Barth; Richard Rory; Mr. Carpenter; Mr. Edwards; Astrid Josefson; Carol Selby (introduction) |
| 19 | Three Faces of Fear! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Tally Emmett |
| 20 | Fear Times Three! | comic story | 3 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: G. L. Peter | Theodore Sallis (before becoming Man-Thing); Ellen Sallis |
| 21 | There's a Party in 6G! | comic story | 11 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; letters: Tom Sutton | Man-Thing; Ehrthold; Mrs. Calley; Allen Calley; Margaret |
| 22 | The Sins of the Fathers... | comic story | 10 | script: Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Joe Rosen | Man-Thing; Kip Powers; Tally Emmett; Ted Emmett; Mrs. Emmett; Mr. Powers; Mrs. Powers |
| 23 | Lifeline! | comic story | 11 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Tom Sutton; letters: Karen Mantlo | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Jackson Hunter |
| 24 | Welcome to the Big City, Man-Thing! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 25 | The Scavenger of Atlanta | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Frank Springer; letters: D. Hunt | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Colleen Sanders (introduction); Paul Sanders; Mark Sanders; Chris Sanders; The Scavenger (introduction); Richard Rory; Carol Selby |
| 26 | The Nightmare Box! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Spider-Man; Shang-Chi; Daredevil; Thing |
| 27 | The Nightmare Box | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: June Braverman | Scavenger; Richard Rory; Carol Selby; Danielle Nicole (introduction); Spider-Man [demon impersonator]; Daredevil [demon impersonator]; Shang-Chi [demon impersonator]; Thing [demon impersonator] |
| 28 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] |
| 29 | A Lunatic on Every Corner! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Scavenger (origin); Roland Duhl (introduction); Elsbeth Duhl (introduction); Klonus; Mortak; Thog the Netherspawn |
| 30 | When Strikes the Netherspawn | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: John Costanza | Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Danielle Nicolle |
| 31 | POP Goes the Cosmos! | comic story | 18 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Irv Watanabe | Steve Gerber (introduction); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Dakihm; Netherspawn; Danielle Nicole; Roland Duhl |
| 32 | Night of the Soul-Stealer! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin | Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Soul-Stealer |
| 33 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Ernie Chan | Hulk; Man-Thing |
| 34 | Among the Great Divide! | comic story | 22 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Annette Kawecki | Man-Thing |
| 35 | Dark Swamp, Deep Fear! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein | Man-Thing, Peter Parker, Ted Sallis, Spider-Man |
| 36 | The Measure of a Man! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Bruce Patterson | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Man-Thing; Mary Jane Watson; Amos Jardine; Nina (a pilot); Dakimh The Enchanter; Jennifer Kale; D'Spayre (first appearance, villain) |
| 37 | Death in the Everglades! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Walt Simonson; letters: Danny Crespi | The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Man-Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Victorius |
| 38 | The Day the World Winds Down | comic story | 17 | script: Ralph Macchio; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Bruce Patterson | The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Man-Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Victorius; Jude the Entropic Man; Entropists; AIM (flashback); SHIELD (flashback); Ka-Zar (flashback) |
| 39 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | the Man-Thing |
| 40 | Regeneration -- and Rebirth | comic story | 17 | script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: John Costanza | Dr. Oheimer; Ellen Brandt (flashback); Henry Peter Gyrich; the Man-Thing [Dr. Ted Sallis seen in flashback]; Smathers; Mrs. Franklin; Ned; Jimmy; Davis; Williams |
| 41 | Excerpt from the Notebooks of Dakimh the Sorcerer | letters page | 1 | script: Michael Fleisher | |
| 42 | Himalayan Nightmare! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson |
| 43 | Himalayan Nightmare! | comic story | 18 | script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Man-Thing; Dr. Schectman; Frederick; Russell Simpson; Elaine Simpson; Roger Grafton |
| 44 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Elaine Simpson |
| 45 | The Gong of Doom! | comic story | 17 | script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Jim Mooney, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson; Roger Grafton; Hiram Swenson; Corey |
| 46 | Mordo and Man-Thing... | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Baron Mordo |
| 47 | Death-Knell | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Costanza | Man-Thing; Elaine Simpson; Doctor Strange; Azrael [Lord Julian Phyffe]; Baron Mordo; Madeleine de St. Germain; Sheriff John Daltry (introduction); Jaxon |
| 48 | Maelstrom at the Center of Time! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Klaus Janson | Doctor Strange; Man-Thing |
| 49 | Weep for the Soul of Man... | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dan Green; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Death; Baron Mordo; Jennifer Kale; Madeleine de St. Germain; Joshua Kale; Andy Kale; Jaxon; Chaos Demon |
| 50 | ...And This Girl Is Terrified! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Irv Watanabe | Man-Thing |
| 51 | Who Knows Fear | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Joe Rosen | Man-Thing; Barbie Bannister; Sheriff Daltry |
| 52 | Fraternity Rites! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing |
| 53 | Fraternity Rites! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry |
| 54 | Pirates from the Sky! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing; Captain Fate |
| 55 | What Ever Happened to Captain Fate? | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry; Barbie Bannister; Captain Fate |
| 56 | Captain Fate's Revenge! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing; Captain Fate |
| 57 | Red Sails, Burning! | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; Sheriff Daltry; Barbie Bannister; Captain Fate; Khordes |
| 58 | Save the Life of My Child | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing |
| 59 | The Echo of Pain! | comic story | 17 | script: Dickie McKenzie; pencils: Larry Hama; inks: Danny Bulanadi; letters: Parker | Man-Thing |
| 60 | My Soul to Keep! | comic story | 5 | script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Jim Novak | Man-Thing |
| 61 | Swampfire! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Man-Thing |
| 62 | Came the Dark Man, Walkin', Walkin'... | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Don Perlin, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek, Bruce Patterson, Al Milgrom, Frank Giacoia; letters: Diana Albers | Man-Thing; John Kowalski (from War Is Hell); Jennifer Kale; Barbara Bannister; Sheriff Daltry; Khordes |
| 63 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | script: Danny Fingeroth; pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek | Man-Thing; Doctor Strange; Clea; Jennifer Kale |
| 64 | Hell's Gate! | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Janice Chiang | John Kowalski (from War Is Hell); Jennifer Kale; Barbara Bannister; Sheriff Daltry; Khordes; Chris Claremont; Jim Shooter; Louise Jones; Danny Fingeroth; Thog the Netherspawn; Dr Strange; Dakihm the Enchanter |
| 65 | Man-Thing | character profile | 2 | script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; letters: Brenda Mings | Man-Thing [Dr. Theodore Sallis] |
| 66 | The Marvel Essentials Library | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | Hulk; Iron Man; Spider-Man; X-Men |
| 67 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Frank Brunner; inks: Frank Brunner; colors: Avalon's Matt Milla | Man-Thing [Dr. Ted Sallis] |