Ben Grimm--Marvel's Everyman!!

I believe that I previously mentioned how excited I was by the return of Marvel Two-In-One?

It is interesting that, after Spider-Man, the only character Marvel deemed worthy of a permanent team-up mag was The Thing.

Different days, perhaps.

But I'm convinced that Marvel believed, as do I, that Ben Grimm was the ultimate everyman. That he could have interesting interactions with practically every character in the Marvel Universe.

Damn, Matt Murdock is a terrible lawyer...

But it's also true that, perhaps unintentionally, Marvel Two-In-One became a Rosetta Stone for the Marvel Universe, in a way even Marvel Team-Up never managed.

MTIO saw the re-introduction of the Guardians Of The Galaxy; the birth of Project Pegasus; the death of Adam Warlock; the debut of Her/Ayesha (in her female form, at least); super-hero poker nights; the Serpent Crown Saga; the debut of Champion; and all sorts of other craziness...

Anyway, enjoy these covers. We'll talk more later.