- "I hate you -- for giving me hope -- hate you more than I hate everyone else --! I hate you -- even more than I hate -- myself!"
- ―Scavenger
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| The Man-Thing | |
| Title: | "The Nightmare Box" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 20 |
| Cover price: | .25 |
| Cover date: | August, 1975 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Len Wein |
| Writers: | Steve Gerber |
| Pencilers: | Jim Mooney |
| Inkers: | Jim Mooney |
| Cover artists: | Ed Hannigan [1] |
| Cover inker: | John Romita, Sr. [1] |
| Cover letterer: | Danny Crespi [1] |
| Colorists: | Petra Goldberg [2] |
| Letterers: | June Braverman |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
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"The Nightmare Box" is the twentieth issue of the first Man-Thing ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork & inks by Jim Mooney. It was colored by Petra Goldberg and lettered by June Braverman. The story was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with an August, 1975 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.
"The Nightmare Box"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Carol Selby
- Dani Nicolle (1st appearance)
- Paul Jennings
- Richard Rory
Villains
- Carol Selby (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Daredevil, Matt Murdock (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Jennifer Kale (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Korrek (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Richard Rory (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Scavenger, Robert Nicolle
- Shang-Chi (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Actually a demon in disguise)
- Thing, Ben Grimm (Actually a demon in disguise)
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Handguns
- Nightmare box
- Sword (As a demonic manifestation)
- Web-shooters (As a demonic manifestation)
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
Ya never know when there might be a Man-Thing in the back seat of your car.
- 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 tagline to this issue is "We dare you to look inside... The Nightmare Box!"
- This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Man-Thing, Volume 2 trade paperback collection in August, 2008, and in full color in the Man-Thing Omnibus hardcover collection, published in October, 2012.
- This issue was published the same month as Giant-Size Man-Thing #5.
- The splash page of this issue gives the ages of the main characters. The Man-Thing is four, Carol Selby is seventeen, Richard Rory is twenty-five, and Wilbur Unger is fifty-one. Given the rules governing the passage of time in comic books, none of these ages can be construed as canonical.
- As the story finally reveals, Daredevil, Shang-Chi, Spider-Man, and The Thing, who appear on the cover to this issue, do not actually appear in the story itself. They are demons using magic to pose as the super-heroes.
- This is the second appearance of Robert Nicolle as the Scavenger. He appeared last in Man-Thing #19. He appears next in Man-Thing #21.
Meanwhile...[]
Check out what else is going on in the Mighty Monster Universe!
- Morbius the Living Vampire has to fight up against a giant green goliath known as Helleyes in Adventure Into Fear #29 in "Through a Helleyes Darkly!"
- Daphne von Wilkinson blackmails Dracula in taking revenge upon four men who stole her family's fashion designs over Tomb of Dracula #35.
- The Scarecrow involves himself in the intrigue of the Cult of Kalumai in Dead of Night #11.
- The Man-Thing raids a party in apartment 6G and mucks it up with a demon known as Ehrthold in Giant-Size Man-Thing #5.
- Daimon Hellstrom tangles with Father Darklyte and the Legion of Nihilists in Marvel Spotlight #23.
- Spider-Man teams up with the Frankenstein Monster to fight the Monster-Maker in Marvel Team-Up #36.
- Ya thought the full moon was dangerous enough for werewolf Jack Russell, but now he has to survive a battle against the Moon Knight in Werewolf by Night #32.
Recommended Reading[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Man-Thing, Volume 1 #20 at MDP
- Man-Thing, Volume 1 #20 at Comics.org
- Man-Thing, Volume 1 #20 at Comic Vine
- Man-Thing, Volume 1 #20 at Amazon.com
This Month in Comics[]
Check out all of the other comic book titles released in August, 1975.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GCD; The Grand Comics Database. Man-Thing #20 (Regular). Credits indicated on website's profile page for this issue, but is not indicated in the issue itself.
- ↑ Colorist Petra Scotese is credited as Petra Goldberg in this issue.