Man-Thing
Ted Sallis

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Man-Thing

Alter Ego: Ted Sallis

Other Names: Theodore Sallis; Theodore "Ted" Sallis; Swamp Monster; Adam K'admon; Manny; Bog-Monster

Classification:  hero    scientist  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Savage Tales (vol. 1) #1 (May 1971): "Man-Thing"

Creators: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Gray Morrow

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 176

   Comic Book Appearances: 175

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Daydreamers; Legion of Monsters; S.H.I.E.L.D.; U.S. Army

Occupation: college professor, guardian, scientist

Birth Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Gender: male

Note: Guardian of the Nexus of Realities

This character is in the following 131 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Astonishing Tales (vol. 1) #15 (Dec. 1972): "...And Who Will Call Him Savage?" (cameo)
Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #113 (Sep. 1974): "When Strikes the Gladiator!" (cameo)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #114 (Oct. 1974): "A Quiet Night in the Swamp!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #115 (Nov. 1974): "Death Stalks the City!" (cameo)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #116 (Dec. 1974): "Two Flew Over the Owl's Nest!" (mentioned)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #117 (Jan. 1975): "Mind Tap!" (mentioned)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #119 (Mar. 1975): "They're Tearing Down Fogwell's Gym!" (mentioned)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #140 (Dec. 1976): "Death Times Two!" (cameo)

Dark Avengers #10 (Dec. 2009) (3-panel cameo)
Dark Reign: The List - Punisher #1 (Dec. 2009): "Special Sneak Preview of Punisher: Franken-Castle"
Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing

Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1 (Apr. 2008): "The Cool Dark: Part 1 of 4" (lead character)
Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #2 (May 2008): "The Dark Lady" (lead character)
Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #3 (June 2008): "No Such Thing" (lead character)
Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #4 (July 2008): "Dead Reckoning" (lead character)

The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #97 (July 1981): "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" (1-panel cameo)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #98 (Aug. 1981): "The Hand Closes!"

Exiles (vol. 1) #10 (Apr. 2002): "A World Apart: Part 3"
Fear

Fear #10 (Oct. 1972): "Man-Thing!" (lead character)
Fear #11 (Dec. 1972): "Night of the Nether-Spawn!" (lead character)
Fear #12 (Feb. 1973): "No Choice of Colors!" (lead character)
Fear #13 (Apr. 1973): "Where Worlds Collide!" (lead character)
Fear #14 (June 1973): "The Demon Plague!" (lead character)
Fear #15 (Aug. 1973): "From Here to Infinity!" (lead character)
Fear #16 (Sep. 1973): "Cry of the Native!" (lead character)
Fear #17 (Oct. 1973): "It Came Out of the Sky!" (lead character)
Fear #18 (Nov. 1973): "A Question of Survival!" (lead character)
Fear #19 (Dec. 1973): "The Enchanter's Apprentice!" (lead character)

Giant-Size Man-Thing

Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (Aug. 1974): "How Will We Keep Warm When the Last Flame Dies?" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #2 (Nov. 1974): "Of Monsters and Men!" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #3 (Feb. 1975): "The Blood of Kings!" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #4 (May 1975): "The Kid's Night Out!" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #5 (Aug. 1975): "There's a Party in 6G" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #5 (Aug. 1975): "Fear Times Three" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #5 (Aug. 1975): "The Sins of the Fathers" (lead character)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #5 (Aug. 1975): "Lifeline!" (lead character)

GLA #3 (Aug. 2005): "Mistaken Identity Crisis" (cameo)
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #389 (Jan. 1992): "Of Man and Man-Thing"
Ka-Zar the Savage #34 (Oct. 1984): "Land of the Cancelled Heroes"
Legion of Monsters: Man-Thing #1 (May 2007): "A Flower in Alien Soil" (lead character)
The Man-Thing

The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 1974): "Battle for the Palace of the Gods!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #2 (Feb. 1974): "Nowhere to Go but Down!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #3 (Mar. 1974): "Day of the Killer, Night of the Fool!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #4 (Apr. 1974): "The Making of a Madman!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #5 (May 1974): "Night of the Laughing Dead" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #6 (June 1974): "And When I Died...!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #7 (July 1974): "The Old Die Young!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #8 (Aug. 1974): "The Gift of Death!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #9 (Sep. 1974): "Deathwatch!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #10 (Oct. 1974): "Nobody Dies Forever" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #11 (Nov. 1974): "Dance to the Murder" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #12 (Dec. 1974): "Song-Cry...of the Living Dead Man!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #13 (Jan. 1975): "Red Sails at 40,000 Feet!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #14 (Feb. 1975): "Tower of the Satyr!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #15 (Mar. 1975): "A Candle For Sainte-Cloud" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #16 (Apr. 1975): "Decay Meets the Mad Viking!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #17 (May 1975): "A Book Burns in Citrusville!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #18 (June 1975): "School's Out!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #19 (July 1975): "The Scavenger of Atlanta" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #20 (Aug. 1975): "The Nightmare Box" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #21 (Sep. 1975): "A Lunatic On Every Corner!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #22 (Oct. 1975): "POP Goes the Cosmos!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #1 (Nov. 1979): "Regeneration -- and Rebirth" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #2 (Jan. 1980): "Himalayan Nightmare!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #3 (Mar. 1980): "The Gong of Doom!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #4 (May 1980): "Death-Knell" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #5 (June 1980): "Who Knows Fear" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #6 (Sep. 1980): "Fraternity Rites!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #7 (Nov. 1980): "What Ever Happened to Captain Fate?" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Jan. 1981): "Red Sails, Burning!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #9 (Mar. 1981): "The Echo of Pain!" (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #10 (May 1981): "Came the Dark Man, Walkin', Walkin'..." (lead character)
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #11 (July 1981): "Hell's Gate!" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #1 (Dec. 1997): "Shame Shame Shame" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #2 (Jan. 1998): "The Journey" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #3 (Feb. 1998): "Christmas in Bedlam" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #4 (Mar. 1998): "Silent Night" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #5 (Apr. 1998): "An Empty House" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #6 (May 1998): "The Duck & the Muck" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #7 (June 1998): "In the Waters of Eternity (Part 1)" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 3) #8 (July 1998): "In the Waters of Eternity (Part 2)" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 4) #1 (Sep. 2004): "Whatever Knows Fear...: Part 1" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 4) #2 (Oct. 2004): "Whatever Knows Fear...: Part 2" (lead character)
Man-Thing (vol. 4) #3 (Nov. 2004): "Whatever Knows Fear...: Part 3" (lead character)

Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #1 (Early Sep. 1988): "Elements of Terror: Part 1" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #2 (Mid-Sep. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 2: First Witness" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #3 (Late Sep. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 3: Ritual and Belief" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #4 (Early Oct. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 4: Rage and Design" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #5 (Late Oct. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 5: God and Country" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #6 (Early Nov. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 6: The Horror Within" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #7 (Late Nov. 1988): "Elements of Terror Part 7: Boxes" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #8 (Early Dec. 1988): "Elements of Terror Part 8: Prisoners" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #9 (Late Dec. 1988): "Elements of Terror, Part 9: Breaking Faith" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #10 (Early Jan. 1989): "Elements of Terror, Part 10: Freedom Fighters" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #11 (Late Jan. 1989): "Elements of Terror, Part 11: Perception & Actuality" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #12 (Early Feb. 1989): "Elements of Terror, Part 12: The Conclusion" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #164 (Early Oct. 1994): "Behold the Man-Thing" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #165 (Mid-Oct. 1994): "Behold the Man-Thing: Part 2" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #166 (Late Oct. 1994): "Behold the Man, Part 3" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #167 (Early Nov. 1994): "Behold the Man: Conclusion" (lead character)

Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #9 (July 1983): "Rock 'n' Soul!" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #35 (Nov. 1987): "Bret Blevins Portfolio"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #36 (Jan. 1988): "Touch of Fire... Dawn of Fear!" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #36 (Jan. 1988): "Eyes-Cream" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #36 (Jan. 1988) (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #37 (Apr. 1988) (lead character)

Marvel Knights Double-Shot #2 (July 2002): "Memories of Green" (lead character)
Marvel Knights: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Shattered Nexus" (lead character)
Marvel Preview #12 (Fall 1977): "The Haunt of Horror"
Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #68 (Apr. 1978): "The Measure of a Man!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #122 (Oct. 1982): "A Simple Twist of... Fate!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 2) #4 (Dec. 1997): "Suspended Sentience" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #1 (Jan. 2005): "Golden Child: Part One" (only on cover)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #25 (Dec. 2006): "Titannus Lives! Part Two" (only on cover)

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 1974): "Vengeance of the Molecule Man!" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #2 (Mar. 1974): "Manhunters from the Stars!" (cameo)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #43 (Sep. 1978): "The Day the World Winds Down" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #77 (July 1981): "Only the Swamp Survives!" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: The End

Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003): "Predestination" (only on cover)
Marvel Universe: The End #6 (Aug. 2003): "The Cure"

Monsters Unleashed

Monsters Unleashed #3 (Nov. 1973): "Man-Thing!" (lead character)
Monsters Unleashed #5 (Apr. 1974): "All the Faces of Fear!" (lead character)
Monsters Unleashed #8 (Oct. 1974): "Several Meaningless Deaths" (lead character)
Monsters Unleashed #9 (Dec. 1974): "Several Meaningless Deaths [Conclusion]" (lead character)

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51 (May 2009) (mentioned)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual '99 (Aug. 1999): "Song of the Man-Thing"
The Rampaging Hulk (vol. 1) #7 (Feb. 1978): "Among the Great Divide!" (lead character)
Savage Tales (vol. 1) #1 (May 1971): "Man-Thing" (lead character)
Strange Tales

Strange Tales (vol. 4) #1 (Sep. 1998): "Destroyer of Worlds" (lead character)
Strange Tales (vol. 4) #2 (Oct. 1998): "The End of All Things!" (lead character)

The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand" (cameo)
What If? (vol. 1) #26 (Apr. 1981): "What If...The Man-Thing Had Regained Ted Sallis' Brain?" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0108340/
  - http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/m/manthing.htm
  - http://darkmark6.tripod.com/man-thing_index.html
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=2075
  - http://www.comicvine.com/man-thing/29-4988/
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290747/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mankmaq.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/24237/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=44600
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/m.htm