Thing respect thread

#1 Posted by Bookman (618 posts) - 4 years, 10 months ago - Show Bio

It's Clobberin' Time! To the greatest F4 member.

#2 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

#3 Posted by Meteorite (3305 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

The Thing is cool, but I always liked Human Torch more.

#4 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Thing is my favorite f4 member

gets treated like crap though

#5 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

How so? Do you mean the writers or characters?

#6 Posted by never give up (8265 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

This is not even a respect thread.

#7 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

never give up said:

"This is not even a respect thread."

How would you have it?

#8 Posted by never give up (8265 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Mr. Wilson said:

"never give up said:
"This is not even a respect thread."

How would you have it?"

Post some fights. Lifting feats and durability feats.

#9 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

never give up said:

"Mr. Wilson said:
"never give up said:
"This is not even a respect thread."

How would you have it?"
Post some fights. Lifting feats and durability feats."

Held his own against the Hulk:

#10 Edited by Unbelonger (2770 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Knocks out a controlled Wonder man.

Sorry it is in Spanish.

zzzzzzz

#11 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

Love that issue.

#12 Posted by castleking (24119 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

is the price the same if comic are different languages ? for collector purposes like #1 issue x men FF hulk?

#13 Posted by Mr. Wilson (6322 posts) - 4 years, 5 months ago - Show Bio

?

I think they might be a bit more.

#14 Posted by PowerHerc (50957 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago - Show Bio

@geraldthesloth:
I agree.

I think Ben is totally misused by the writers these days. All the other heavy-hitters seem to get strength upgrades pretty consistently, but not Ben. He stays at the same level while even former low-level superhuman's surpass him (i.e. Captain Britain and Nova) and new characters seem stronger right out of the chute (i.e. Sentry, Skaar, T-Bird (Exiles) and A-Bomb). Marvel also uses been as a "jobber" for other heroes and villians to fight and beat to prove how powerful they either are or have become.

This sucks! There was a time when the Thing was right up near the top behind only Hulk, Hercules, Thor, Wonderman, Silver Surfer and Gladiator while being ahead of Namor, Colossus, She-Hulk and Iron Man. Now nobody ever mentions and maybe they don't even think of the thing when talking/blogging about the strongest characters.

It's a damn shame.

#15 Posted by johnrunion (23 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

@PowerHerc: i am as big of a ben grimm fan as any one, but the thing has NEVER been stronger than namor. he has never defeated namor in a fight ... without the assistance of the ff. the thing (solo) has never been able to defeat namor.

#16 Posted by PowerHerc (50957 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

@johnrunion said:

" @PowerHerc: i am as big of a ben grimm fan as any one, but the thing has NEVER been stronger than namor. he has never defeated namor in a fight ... without the assistance of the ff. the thing (solo) has never been able to defeat namor. "

I didn't say he had defeated Namor. I did say he was at one time considered stronger and I stand by that statement.

#17 Posted by johnrunion (23 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

@PowerHerc: even w-a-y back in the day, ben was at 75 tons and namor was at 85 tons. later they upped ben to 85 tons and namor to 90... and that was years and years ago in the old guides to the marvel universe. check out those old guides to the marvel universe and you will see i am correct. i have been following namor and ben's stats for decades.
also, go all the way back to ff #4, namor was considered to be such a foe as to be able to take on the entire ff.

#18 Posted by PowerHerc (50957 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago - Show Bio

@johnrunion said:

" @PowerHerc: even w-a-y back in the day, ben was at 75 tons and namor was at 85 tons. later they upped ben to 85 tons and namor to 90... and that was years and years ago in the old guides to the marvel universe. check out those old guides to the marvel universe and you will see i am correct. i have been following namor and ben's stats for decades.also, go all the way back to ff #4, namor was considered to be such a foe as to be able to take on the entire ff. "

Nope. You got it wrong, bro. You've actually reversed their max lifts. In the first OHOTMU in 1983 Ben was listed at 85 tons and namor was listed at 75 tons (wet). When the Deluxe edition came out in 1985, Marvel bumped Namor up to 85 tons wet and stated he could lift 40 tons dry (they left Ben at 85). If you don't have the actual issues they've been reprinted in 'essential' editions. Check it out, man, it's all there in print. Plain as day. In fact, Marvel's next OHOTMU was the Master edition (Printed on cards pre-punched for arranging in binders - remember those?) and in this one Ben was listed as being 'Class 90 strength' and Namor was listed as 'Class 100 (wet)' and 'Class 50 (dry). The Master edition is the first and only one that lists Namor's Strength higher than Ben's.