The Thing #34 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Sphinx is Dying... And He's Gonna Take the Thing With Him!	cover	1	pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Kim DeMulder	The Thing; The Sphinx
1	Dual Duel	comic story	22	script: Mike Carlin; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: John Morelli	The Thing; The Sphinx (death); Puppet Master; Sharon Ventura; The New Grapplers [Battleaxe; Butterball; Poundcakes; Magilla; Vavavoom; Sushi]; Demolition Dunphy [D-Man; Demolition Man]; Little John
2	Grimm Tidings	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860296604
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860296604

Collection	Year
The Thing Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-94578-7	2022	On eBay ›
Nova: Richard Rider Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-95094-1	2022	On eBay ›

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