''The Thing!'' is an American horror

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published by

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that ran 17 issues from 1952 to 1954. Its tagline was "Weird tales of suspense and horror!" After the 17th issue, it was cancelled and the series' numbering continued as ''

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'' vol. 2. Artist

Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular act ...

provided the covers for #12-15 and #17. He also illustrated stories in issues #12-15. Issue #12 features Ditko's first comic-book cover art. In 2006,

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released the trade paperback ''Steve Ditko's The Thing!'' that reprinted all of Ditko's stories from this title, and used the cover of #15 for its cover. The back cover shows the covers from ''The Thing!'' #12, #13 and #14 and ''

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'' #22. It also included Ditko stories from Charlton's ''Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds'' #5 and #11, ''Do You Believe In Nightmares'' #1, ''Strange Suspense Stories'' #36, and ''Unusual Tales'' #25. In 2014, the UK publisher PS Artbooks reprinted the entire series in a two-volume hardcover edition.Captain Comics

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