- "One man -- one real man -- could change the world! But there ain't no more! Sissies!! Hippies!! Cowards!! But no men!!"
- ―The Mad Viking
| "Decay Meets the Mad Viking!" | |
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| The Man-Thing | |
| Title: | "Decay Meets the Mad Viking!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 16 |
| Cover price: | .25 |
| Cover date: | April, 1975 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Len Wein |
| Writers: | Steve Gerber |
| Pencilers: | John Buscema |
| Inkers: | Tom Palmer |
| Cover artists: | Gil Kane |
| Cover inker: | Klaus Janson |
| Colorists: | Tom Palmer |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
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"Decay Meets the Mad Viking!" is the sixteenth issue of the first Man-Thing ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by John Buscema and inks by Tom Palmer. It was colored by Tom Palmer and lettered by Artie Simek. The story was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with an April, 1975 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.
"Decay Meets the Mad Viking!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Eugene "Star" Spangler (Only appearance; dies)
Villains
Minor characters
- Astrid Josefsen
- Roger (In flashback only)
- Morty
Organizations
- Nazis (As a false flashback)
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Battle-axe
- Guitar
- Rifle (As a false flashback)
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Falling from a great height (In flashback only)
- Flashback
- Psychopath
- Swamps
- Viking
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Ted Sallis, aka the Man-Thing was created by writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow. He first appeared in the third story in Savage Tales #1 in May, 1971. Most of the early Man-Thing stories following his inaugural appearance were written by Steve Gerber.
- The name of Eugene Spangler's song is "1999: A Space Parable", which is a play on the 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.