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{{quote|''"...and whatever knows fear... burns at the Man-Thing's Touch!"''|Gerber's signature tagline for the series}}
'''Man-Thing''' is the name of a [[Marvel Comics]] character. He first appeared in ''"Savage Tales''" #1 (May, 1971). The character was co-created by author Roy Thomas and his editor [[Stan Lee]]. His debut story was scripted by Gerry Conway and drawn by Gray Morrow. Man-Thing is not to be confused with DC's [[Swamp Thing]], which premiered within a month of Man-Thing. The two characters have many parallels, including their backstories (both partially written by [[Len Wein]]), swampy homes, and being reimagined by notable comic writers. Both are also similar to a older horror character, [[The Heap]].
Savage Tales was a one-shot publication, though it would be revived as a regular series in 1973. In the meantime Man-Thing gained a regular series in the [[Horror]] anthology 'Adventure Into Fear'. He became an unlikely hit for writer [[Steve Gerber]], who pushed genre boundaries with the character, providing inspiration for later writers like [[Neil Gaiman]].
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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Man-Thing's is being dried out.
* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]: At one point, Richard Rory has the misfortune to encounter a pack of them in the swamp. Subverted though as they become friends with him.
* [[Alternate Universe]]: Man-Thing and several supporting characters find their way to a neighboring fantasy world of wizards and warriors during the same dimensional confluence that spawns [[Howard the Duck (comics)|Howard the Duck]].
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* [[Everything's Worse with Wolves]]: When Man-Thing is accidentally teleported to Himalayas, he is instantly attacked by wolves.
* [[Failure Hero]]: [[Author Avatar]] Richard Rory.
* [[Freak Lab Accident]]: While working in a swamp trying to recreate [[Captain America (comics)]]'s super-soldier serum, Dr. Ted Sallis is betrayed and injects himself in an attempt to escape, but crashes into the swamp where he is transformed . . .
* [[Ghost Pirate]]: A whole shipful, cursed of course.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: ''Giant-Size Man-Thing''.
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