num_pages: 544
description: Whosoever knows fear will see just how much there is to know in this compilation of staggering swamp sagas! Explore the heights of the cosmos and the depths of the soul with the mindless Man-Thing! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four! Ka-Zar! Daredevil! Korrek the Peanut Butter Barbarian! And featuring the first web-footed steps into adventure of Howard the Duck!Collecting: SAVAGE TALES #1, ASTONISHING TALES #12-13, ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #10-19, MAN-THING #1-14, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-2, and MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9.
language: English
title: Essential Man-Thing, Vol. 1
titlecomplete: Essential Man-Thing, Vol. 1
characters: Hubert Meese, Dawg, Christopher Dale, Zhered-Na, Arthur Marshall, Elaine Dale, Joshua Kale, Maftra, Foolkiller (I), Jim (lab assistant), Mark Jackson, Caretakers of the Palace of the Gods, Grant (St. Louis), Dane Gavin, Ezekiel "Zeke" Tork, Vivian Schist, Maybelle Tork, Dr. Warren B. Thompson, Hank Pym, Natasha Romanoff, Steve Gerber, Sheriff Wallace Corlee, Reed Richards, Zabu, Maura Spinner, Howard (St. Louis), Brian Lazarus, Miss Kelman, Andy Kale, Dr. Leonard, Franklin Armstrong Schist, Captain James Matson, Khordes, Bruce Banner, Zokk, Captain Jebediah Fate, Hargood Wilbur Wickham, Enrico Elnardo, Reverend Mike Pike, Benjamin Jacob Grimm, Sybil Mills, Barbara Morse, Tragg, Darrel Daniel, Akilla, Conquistador, Aquarian, Thog, Jennifer Kale, Tony Stark, Paul Benton, Howard the Duck, Margaret Thompson, King Kamuu, Lord Kevin Plunder, Richard Rory, Carolyn Schist, Huckleberry Finn, Dr. Wilma Calvin, Joe Timms, Jim Upton, Dr. Wendell, Ruth Hart, Korrek, Brainard, Mongu, Dr. Theodore Sallis, Ellen Brandt, Mr. Carver, Jaxon (Jennifer Kale's boyfriend), Elaine Parrish, Yagzan, Akar, Dr. Paul Allen, Black Eagle (Marvel), Ayla Prentiss, Zaddak, Orville Latimer, Matt Murdock, Lorena (La Hacienda), Dakimh the Enchanter, Queen Zartra, Johnny Storm
genres: Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book, Comics, Science Fiction, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Comix, Horror
ratings_count: 152
series: Savage Tales (1971), Adventure Into Fear, Astonishing Tales, Giant-Size Man-Thing, Essential Man-Thing, Man-Thing (1974)
publisher: Marvel Enterprises