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The Thing

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Not to be confused with The Thung.
The Thing
The Thing.png
Superhero Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Alias(es): Ben Grimm
Occupation: Superhero
First appearance: "Homer vs. Dignity"


The Thing (real name Ben Grimm) is a superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four.

History[edit]

Stan Lee once jammed a Thing action figure into Database's Batmobile, breaking the toy in the process.[1]

At a superhero themed pub crawl, Homer dressed as The Thing.[2]

Comic Book Guy has bookends of The Thing and the Hulk.[3][4]

Someone was seen dressed as The Thing at Comicalooza.[5]

One of the items that Comic Book Guy asked Bart to get him from the toy store was The Thing fists and feet.[6]

On Comic Book Guy's list of greatest quotes of all time is "It's clobberin' time!" by The Thing.[7]

Lenny complained about the comic The Thing vs. Alan Greenspan to Comic Book Guy.[8]

Non-canon[edit]

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When Lisa was playing with the magic stopwatch, she turned the family into the Fantastic Four. Homer became The Thing.[9]

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