"Oh, Lord... does it have to be this way? Won't you even let me die in peace? " ―Richard Rory
"Nowhere to Go But Down!" is the second issue of the Man-Thing Marvel Comics . The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Val Mayerik and inks by Sal Trapani . It was colored by Petra Goldberg and lettered by Jean Izzo . This issue shipped with a February , 1974 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
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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 #1May , 1971 . Most of the early Man-Thing stories following his inaugural appearance were written by Steve Gerber .
The tagline to this issue is "Hell Hath No Fury...!"
This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Man-Thing , Volume 1November , 2006 , and in full color in the Man-Thing Omnibus October , 2012 as well as the Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection , Volume 1October , 2015 .
There are slight cover art alterations on Snake's face that are rendered by Marie Severin .
This is the second appearance of F.A. Schist . He appeared last in Adventure Into Fear #16Man-Thing #3
Ernest Logan and Morton Small both appear next in Man-Thing #3Hank Paulsen appears next in Man-Thing #4In this issue, the letterer is credited as Jean Izzo . In Man-Thing #3Jean Simek .
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