Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-In-One was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics that featured the Fantastic Four member, the Thing, in a different team-up each issue with a different character.

Publication history

Marvel Two-in-One continued from the team-up stories starring the Thing in the final two issues of Marvel Feature and lasted for 100 issues from January 1974 through June 1983. Seven annuals were also published. Artist Ron Wilson began his long association with the title with issue #12 (November 1975) and worked on it throughout its run. With issue #17, the series had a crossover with Marvel Team-Up #47, which featured Spider-Man. The second Marvel Two-in-One Annual was a crossover with Avengers Annual #7 both of which were written and drawn by Jim Starlin. The "Project Pegasus" storyline in Marvel Two-in-One #53-58 saw the introduction of the name "Quasar" for the Wendell Vaughn character and the transformation of Wundarr into the Aquarian.

Many notable comics creators contributed to the series, including Steve Gerber, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby (who did pencils on several covers during its run), John Byrne, John Buscema, George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.

Marvel Two-In-One ended after one hundred issues and was immediately replaced with a Thing solo series.

The issues

Annuals

Collected editions

• Essential Marvel Two-in-One
  • Volume 1 collects issues #1-20, 22-25 and Annual #1, 576 pages, November 2005, ISBN 978-0785117292
  • Volume 2 collects issues #26-52 and Annual #2-3, 568 pages, June 2007, ISBN 978-0785126980
  • Volume 3 collects issues #53-77 and Annual #4-5, 592 pages, July 2009, ISBN 978-0785130697
  • Volume 4 collects issues #78-98 & 100, Annual #6-7, 608 pages, January 2012, ISBN 978-0785162841
• Marvel's Greatest Super Battles trade paperback includes Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7, August 1994, ISBN 978-0785100317
• The Thing: The Project Pegasus Saga collects Marvel Two-in-One #53-58 and 60, 160 pages, December 1988, ISBN 978-0871353504
• Thing: Project Pegasus collects Marvel Two-in-One #42-43 and 53-58, 160 pages, February 2010, ISBN 978-0785138112
• Thing: The Serpent Crown Affair collects Marvel Two-in-One #64-67 and Marvel Team-Up Annual #5, 120 pages, May 2012, ISBN 978-0785157618
• Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted includes Marvel Two-in-One #54 and 56, 176 pages, March 1998, ISBN 978-0785106555

Essential Marvel Two-In-One Volume 1 omits issue #21 from the collection, as the licensing rights to the character Doc Savage, who was the guest star in that issue, are no longer held by Marvel. Similarly Essential Marvel Two-In-One Volume 4 omits issue #99, which features Rom The Spaceknight, for the same reason.

References

External links

• Marvel Two-in-One at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• Marvel Two-in-One fan site