Thing (comics)

The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961. Like the other founding members of the Fantastic Four, Ben received his powers after being exposed to a cosmic storm. His primary power is that he is made out of rocks.

 In other media 
He has been adapted into toys, television series, motion pictures and video games. In live-action, he is played by Michael Chiklis, Jamie Bell, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Category:Characters created by Stan Lee
Category:Fantastic Four characters
Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1961
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