Marvel Two-In-One (1974-83)

Issue #41, July 1978
Cover Credits: Ron Wilson (Penciler) Pablo Marcos (Inker) Irving Watanabe (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Brother Voodoo
Character appearances: Thing, Brother Voodoo
Editor: Jim Shooter
Story title: Voodoo and Valor!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Brother Voodoo
Genre: superhero, occult
Issue credits:
Writer: David Kraft
Pencilers: Ron Wilson (breakdowns), Pablo Marcos (finished art)
Inker: Pablo Marcos
Colorist: Francoise Mouly
Letterer: Joe Rosen

Synopsis:
Thing and Brother VooDoo are off to Haiti to rescue Black Panther and prominent black leaders from Idi Amin.

Character appearances:
Thing, Brother Voodoo, Black Panther. Villains: Idi Amin, W'Sulli, Dr. Obatu (Death, Dr. Spectrum), Cameos in flashback: Iron Man, Thor.

Issue #42, August 1978
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Terry Austin (Inker) ? (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing, Captain America, Wundarr
Publication notes:
Letters page replies are by Marv Wolfman.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: "Entropy, Entropy..."
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing, Captain America, Wundarr
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Alfredo Alcala & Sam Grainger (finished art)
Inkers: Alfredo Alcala (pages 1-4), Sam Grainger (pages 6-29)
Colorist: Nelson Yomtov
Letterer: Joe Rosen

Character appearances:
Team-up of the Thing and Captain America, with Wundarr

Issue #43, September 1978
Cover Credits: John Byrne (Penciler) Walt Simonson (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Man-Thing
Publication notes:
Simonson cover inks credit derived from Comic Reader #157; his signature actually appears to the right bottom of the UPC symbol.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: The Day The World Winds Down
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Man-Thing
Genre: superhero, monster
Issue credits:
Writer: Ralph Macchio
Penciler: John Byrne
Inkers: John Byrne, various ("friends")
Colorist: Phil Rachelson
Letterer: Bruce Patterson

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Man-Thing. With Captain America.

Series Annual #3, 1978
Cover Credits: Ron Wilson(?) (Penciler) Pablo Marcos (Inker) Gaspar Saladino(?) (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Nova
Editor: Marv Wolfman
Story title: When Strike The Monitors!
Story, 34 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Nova
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Pencilers: Sal Buscema (layouts), Frank Giacoia & Dave Hunt (finished art)
Inkers: Frank Giacoia (pages 1-27), Dave Hunt (pages 28-47)
Colorist: Phil Rachelson
Letterers: Joe Rosen (pages 1-27), Gaspar Saladino (page 28), Annette Kawecki (pages 29-47, uncredited)

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Nova.

Issue #44, October 1978
Cover Credits: Bob Hall(?) (Penciler/Inker) Dan Crespi(?) (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Hercules
Editor: Marv Wolfman
Story title: The Wonderful World of Brother Benjamin J. Grimm
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Hercules
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Pencilers: Bob Hall (breakdowns), Frank Giacoia (finished art)
Inker: Frank Giacoia
Colorist: Michele Wolfman
Letterer: John Costanza

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Hercules

Issue #45, November 1978
Cover Credits: Ron Wilson (Penciler) Bob Layton (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Captain Marvel
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: The Andromeda Rub-Out!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Captain Marvel
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Peter Gillis
Pencilers: Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finished art)
Inker: Mike Esposito
Colorist: Phil Rachelson
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Michael Higgins

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Captain Marvel

Issue #46, December 1978
Cover Credits: Keith Pollard (Penciler) Bob Layton (Inker) Irving Watanabe (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Hulk
Character appearances: Thing, Hulk
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: Battle In Burbank!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Hulk
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer/Penciler/Colorist: Alan Kupperberg
Inker: Chic Stone
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Shelly Leferman

Character appearances:
Thing, Hulk. Guests: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, Willie Lumpkin, Uncle Waddles (Howard the Duck), Karen Page, Joe Jusko (a movie agent)

Issue #47, January 1979
Cover Credits: Ron Wilson (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker) Irving Watanabe (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Yancy Street Gang
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: Happy Deathday, Mister Grimm!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Yancy Street Gang
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Penciler/Inker: Chic Stone
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Diana Albers

Character appearances:
Thing, Yancy Street Gang. Guests: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, Franklin Richards, Agatha Harkness, Alicia Masters, Willie Lumpkin. Villains: Machinesmith (1st), Carnation.

Issue #48, February 1979
Cover Credits: Chic Stone (Penciler/Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Jack Of Hearts
Publication notes:
Cover signed by Chic Stone, but cover alterations possible. Letters page replies by Ralph Macchio. Letters page includes letter from Kurt Busiek.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: My Master, Machinesmith!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Jack Of Hearts
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Penciler: Chic Stone
Inker: Tex Blaisdell
Colorist: Mario Sen
Letterer: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Elaine Heinl

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Jack Of Hearts. With Machinesmith.

Issue #49, March 1979
Cover Credits: Bob Budiansky (Penciler) Al Milgrom (Inker) Irving Watanabe (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Doctor Strange
Publication notes:
Letters page replies by Ralph Macchio. Letters page letter from Cat Yronwode.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: The Curse of Crawlinswood
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Doctor Strange
Genre: superhero, occult
Issue credits:
Writer: Mary Jo Duffy
Pencilers: Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns), Gene Day (finished art)
Inker: Gene Day
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Michael Higgins

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Doctor Strange

Issue #50, April 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: Remembrance of Things Past!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: John Byrne
Pencilers: John Byrne (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Colorist: Francoise Mouly
Letterer: Jim Novak

Synopsis:
The Thing battles himself in a time-travel story; Ben tries to deliver one of Reed's cures to himself in the past to change him back into his human form.

Character appearances:
Thing and his past self. Guest-starring Mr. Fantastic.

Reprinted in Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine #5 (February 1995)

Issue #51, May 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker) Gaspar Saladino (Letterer)
Cover Feature: The Thing, Beast, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury and Wonder Man
Reprinted in Adventures of the Thing #3
Editor: Jim Salicrup (Assistant), Roger Stern
Story title: Full House--Dragons High!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: The Thing, Beast, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury and Wonder Man
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Peter B. Gillis
Penciler: Frank Miller
Inker: Bob McLeod
Colorist: Glynis Wein
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski

Synopsis:
A superheroic poker game is interrupted by an assault on the S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier.

Character appearances:
Thing, Beast, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury, Wonder Man. Guests: Edwin Jarvis, Blake Tower, Dum-Dum Dugan, S.H.I.E.L.D. Villains: General Pollock and his soldiers. Flashback cameos by Captain America, Iron Man, Nuklo.

Reprinted in The Adventures of the Thing #3.

Series notes:
The first issue of Marvel's roving poker game that made many appearances over the years.

Issue #52, June 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker) Gaspar Saladino (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Moon Knight
Publication notes:
Letters page Project Pegasus logo by Tom Orzechowski.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: A Little Knight Music!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Moon Knight
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Steven Grant
Pencilers: Jim Craig (breakdowns), Pablo Marcos (finished art)
Inker: Pablo Marcos
Colorist: Ben Sean
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Rick Parker

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Moon Knight. Origin and introduction of Crossfire.

Issue #53, July 1979
Cover Credits: John Byrne (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker) ? (Colorist) Gaspar Saladino(?) (Letterer)
Cover Feature: The Thing and Quasar
Character appearances: The Thing, Quasar
Editor: Roger Stern, Jim Shooter (consultant)
Story title: The Inner War!
Sequence 1 - Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: The Thing and Quasar
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: John Byrne (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino (page one), Diana Albers

Synopsis:
Marvel Man is transformed into Quasar. Team-up of the Thing and Quasar. First of the Project Pegasus storyline, which continues until #58.

Character appearances:
The Thing; Myron Wilburn; Quasar. In flashback: The Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, The Texas Twister. Also guest starring Thundra, Herkimer J. Oglethorpe, Solarr, Wundarr, Dr. Jeannine O'Connell, Deathlok.

Story title: Project: Pegasus
Sequence 2 - Story, 1 page
Feature Story: Project: Pegasus
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writer: Mark Gruenwald
Penciler/Inker: Mike Higgins
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski

Series notes:
A detailed map of Project: Pegasus.

Issue #54, August 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Terry Austin (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Deathlok
Editor: Roger Stern, Jim Salicrup (Assistant)
Story title: Blood and Bionics
Sequence 1 - Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Deathlok
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: John Byrne (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: John Costanza

Synopsis:
Deathlok is loose in Project Pegasus and the Thing and friends try to stop him; Lightner frees Nuklo.

Character appearances:
Thing, Deathlok (Death). Guests: Quasar, Thundra, Bill Foster (Giant-Man), Poundcakes, Titania, Screaming Mimi, Letha. Villains: Dr. Tom Lightner, Nuklo. Cameo appearance by Wundarr.

Story title: The Pegasus Project Part Two: "Meanwhile Back at the Bullpen..."
Sequence 2 - Story, 1 page
Feature Story: Roger Stern (yep!)
Genre: superhero, humor

Issue credits:
Writer: Roger Stern(?)
Penciler/Inker/Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Rick Parker(?)

Character appearances:
Edwin Jarvis, Wasp, Spider-Woman, Paty, Hulk, Power Man, Cyclops, Ghost Rider, Beast, Roger Stern, Jim Salicrup (really!)

Series notes:
Humorous vignette on page 18.

Issue #55, September 1979
Cover Credits: Keith Pollard (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Giant-Man
Character appearances:
Thing; Giant-Man; Nuklo
Editor: Jim Salicrup (Assistant); Roger Stern
Story title: Giants In The Earth!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Giant-Man
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: John Byrne (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: John Costanza

Synopsis:
Thing and Giant-Man stalk Nuklo through Project Pegasus.

Character appearances:
Thing, Giant-Man (Black Goliath). Guest-starring Quasar, Thundra, Titania, Henri Sorel, Wundarr. Villain: Nuklo. Cameos in flashback by Goliath, Man-Thing, Ms. Marvel, Tiger Shark, Namorita, Anne Christopher.

Series notes:
The Pegasus Project Part Three.

Series Annual #4, 1979
Cover Credits: Joe Sinnott (Penciler) Joe Sinnott (Inker) John Costanza (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Black Bolt
Publication notes:
Letters page continuity notes regarding Medusa.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: A Mission of Gravity!
Story, 34 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Black Bolt
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Plot: A. Brodsky
Writer: David Michelinie
Pencilers: Jim Craig (layouts), Bob Budiansky and Bruce Patterson (finished art)
Inkers: Bob Budiansky, Bruce Patterson
Colorist: George Roussos (as George Bell)
Letterer: Irving Watanabe

Character appearances:
Team-up of the Thing and Black Bolt. With the Inhumans and Graviton.

Issue #56, October 1979
Cover Credits: John Byrne (Penciler) Terry Austin (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Thundra
Publication notes:
Letters page letter from Kurt Busiek.
Editor: Jim Salicrup (Assistant); Roger Stern
Story title: The Deadlier of the Species!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Thundra
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: George Perez (breakdowns), Gene Day (finished art)
Inker: Gene Day
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: Irving Watanabe

Synopsis:
A band of female wrestlers invades Project Pegasus.

Character appearances:
Thing, Thundra. Guest-starring Quasar, Wundarr, Giant-Man. Villains: Poundcakes, Screaming Mimi, Titania, Letha, Dr. Tom Lightner. Cameo in flashback by Nuklo.

Series notes:
The Pegasus Project Part Four.

Issue #57, November 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Al Milgrom (Inker)
Cover Feature: Thing and Wundarr
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: When Walks Wundarr!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Wundarr
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: George Perez (breakdowns), Gene Day (finished art)
Inker: Gene Day
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: John Costanza

Character appearances:
Team-up of the Thing and Wundarr. With Black Goliath, Thundra, Quasar.

Issue #58, December 1979
Cover Credits: George Perez (Penciler) Terry Austin (Inker) Gaspar Saladino (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Aquarian
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: To The Nth Power!
Story, 18 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Aquarian
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: George Perez (breakdowns), Gene Day (finished art)
Inker: Gene Day
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Letterer: John Costanza

Character appearances:
Team-up of the Thing and the Aquarian. Introduction and first appearance of Aquarian as Wundarr Becomes the Aquarian. With Klaw, Black Goliath, Thundra, Quasar.

Issue #59, January 1980
Cover Credits: Bob Budiansky (Penciler) Chic Stone (Inker) Gaspar Saladino (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Human Torch
Publication notes:
Letters page replies by Steven Grant.
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: Trial and Error!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Human Torch
Genre: superhero
Issue credits:
Plot: Marv Wolfman
Writer: Ralph Macchio
Penciler: Chic Stone
Inker: Al Gordon
Colorist: Ben Sean
Letterer: Irving Watanabe

Synopsis:
Team-up of the Thing and Human Torch.

Issue #60, February 1980
Cover Credits: Bob Budiansky (Penciler) Joe Rubinstein (Inker) John Costanza (Letterer)
Cover Feature: Thing and Impossible Man
Editor: Roger Stern
Story title: Happiness Is A Warm Alien!
Story, 17 pages
Feature Story: Thing and Impossible Man
Genre: superhero, humor
Issue credits:
Writers: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio
Pencilers: George Perez (breakdowns), Gene Day (finished art)
Inker: Gene Day
Colorist: Roger Slifer
Letterer: John Costanza

Character appearances:
Team-up of the Thing and Impossible Man. Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and George Perez all have cameos here.