Hulk vs. The Thing: A Lesson in Conflict Resolution

Beginning with their first clash in Fantastic Four #12 (1963), the Hulk and the Thing have spent most of the intervening forty-five years smashing and clobbering the heck out of each other (click on the covers for a larger view):

However, after all those decades of earth-shaking slugfests, modern technology has finally provided a new (though somewhat less exciting) way for ol' Greenskin and Mr. Grimm to resolve their legendary animus...

Hulk & The Thing © Marvel Comics

Comments

[mark w]

Very nice drawing you did of the Thing...but I was disappointed that the covers were so small, even when I clicked on them! I was looking forward to comparing them all!

[mark w]

p.s. Thing would lose: not enough fingers.

[Mark Engblom]

You think so? Well, the Hulk may have more fingers, but he's so prone to explosive temper tantrums, I don't think he'd be able to get through many of the harder songs without putting the guitar through the TV set. The Thing's a little more even-keeled.

Glad you liked the drawing. As for the covers, I'm out of town at the moment, but when I get back on Tuesday, I'll swap out the larger cover gallery for an even bigger one. How's that?

[Ivan Wolfe]

The question is, what songs do they choose to play?

[Siskoid]

The Thing has another advantage: He also plays Rock Band with the rest of the FF.

Of course, he's usually on drums...

[Mark Engblom]

"Rock Band"?

Is that a PUN, Siskoid? ;)

[Siskoid]

Since puns invariably get jeers, and I know that, it must mean I didn't do it on purpose.

[Joe Menna]

Don't forget the Big Change