The Thing vs The Hulk-The Epic Match-up

"The Thing vs The Hulk" battles have always been considered some of the most epic match-ups in all of comic book history, and they still continue up to present time, causing more property damage than ever. There  have been 53 Thing / Hulk clashes up to now, according to "Hero Envy-The Blog Adventures" ( an excellent, informative and fun resource, by the way ), with The Hulk winning 9 times; The Thing winning 5 times; with all the rest apparently a draw. I wish to make mention of some of their main skirmishes during the 60's & 70's ( the eras that I still collected comic books).

The first battle (although a short-lived one) came in "Fantastic Four"#12. The fight only lasted for a few frames, but it set the stage for the many epic battles to come.

Their next encounter with battle, would be the one that most comic book historians consider one of the most (if not the most) epic of all time. This historic occasion occurred in "Fantastic Four"#25-26. The Hulk is on the rampage in N.Y.C., while The Fantastic Four attempts to stop him. The Thing valiantly steps up to do battle with The Hulk. After several clashes and a major amount of building busting and carnage, The Avengers join with the F.F. to try to stop any more destruction. But it is The Thing who keeps up the battle, even after being beat down many times. The Hulk finally tires of the relentless Thing always getting back up and coming back for more. The Hulk leaves and the city is safe once more.

One of the strangest Thing / Hulk battles came in "Giant-Size Super-Stars" #1. Their minds were temporarily swapped to each other's bodies, giving the fight and outcome a totally different perspective.

Another unusual match-up came in "Fantastic Four" #166-167. The battle took off between The Thing and The Hulk as always. but by the end of Part #1, The Thing ends up joining WITH The Hulk to do battle with the rest of the F.F.! This continues through most of Part#2, with The Thing coming to his senses and helping to defeat The Hulk by the end.

If you come across any of these classic battles (as well as any of the others), you are in for comic book heaven, full of explosive excitement.