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References to and Quotes about
Aunt Petunia (Petunia Grimm)

Marvel Knights 4 #11 (Dec. 2004): "The Stuff of Nightmares: Part 2", page 9, panel 1:
Ben Grimm/The Thing (to Reed Richards): "Oh, for the lov a' my Aunt Petunia, cut the mumbo-jumbo and just tell me what Psycho-Freak can do!"

Marvel Knights 4 #24 (Jan. 2006): "Impossible Things Happen Every Day, Part 2", pages 5, 13:
(pg. 5) Ben Grimm/The Thing: "Oh, fer the love of my Aunt Petunia..."
(pg. 13) Ben Grimm: "My Aunt Petunia! Now I've seen everything!"

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #15 (May 1976): "The Return of the Living Eraser!", page 16, panel 3:
Thing: "Hey! What in the name o' Aunt Petunia is happenin'?"

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #19 (Sep. 1976): "Claws of the Cougar!", page 3, panel 3:
Thing: "Shades o' my Aunt Petunia, lady--- ain't ya got no shame bustin' in on a gentleman's bedroom

Megaton Man (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1984): "They Call the Doctor... Software!", page 8, panel 1:
narration: "Trent Phloog! Mild-mannered cub reporter! Devoted nephew! Troubled, teenaged grad student in urban oceaonography!"
Megaton Man (thinking): "My life is so troubled! I'm a thirty-year old teenager -- that awkward time filled with phobias and hang-ups! Poor, dear, sweet, fragile Aunt Petunia! I'm such a worry to her!"

Note: Satirical reference to Spider-Man and Aunt May (and also Ben Grimm's Aunt Petunia).