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
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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!
Posted by: mark w | February 15, 2008 at 02:22 AM
p.s. Thing would lose: not enough fingers.
Posted by: mark w | February 15, 2008 at 08:22 AM
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?
Posted by: Mark Engblom | February 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM
The question is, what songs do they choose to play?
Posted by: Ivan Wolfe | February 15, 2008 at 08:05 PM
The Thing has another advantage: He also plays Rock Band with the rest of the FF.
Of course, he's usually on drums...
Posted by: Siskoid | February 16, 2008 at 07:23 AM
"Rock Band"?
Is that a PUN, Siskoid? ;)
Posted by: Mark Engblom | February 16, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Since puns invariably get jeers, and I know that, it must mean I didn't do it on purpose.
Posted by: Siskoid | February 16, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Don't forget the Big Change
Posted by: Joe Menna | February 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM
One of my most "favoritist" match ups ever. Hulk vs Thing is indeed the best ever. I;m a big Thing fan and always have been, but as far as Guitar Hero and anything Guitar Hero-esque, I hate with an undying passion! But the stage for the "battle" is still that of the game and my take on the winner is hands down the Thing. More in tune with his human aspect than the Hulk and has proven time and time again in their UFC type fights that Thing is a lil quicker and has more finesse, therefore he'd work the hell outta those strangs, while the Hulk would get agitated quickly and fly into a red, yellow, blue, green rhythm induced rage and destroy the city and surrounding areas!
Posted by: The O | April 28, 2009 at 01:49 AM
I love Hulk vs. Thing. I don't know how Guitar Hero works, but I hope they keep fighting.
I think there is a recent Marvel Adventures
H vs T cover story.
Posted by: zubzwank | August 20, 2009 at 10:44 PM