History ComicBook / MarvelTwoInOne

After a brief test run in the last two issues of ''Marvel Feature'', ''Two-in-One'' officially replaced the former in January 1974. Capitalizing on Thing's popularity with younger readers, ''Two-in-One'' was generally used to introduce new characters, or reintroduce obscure ones. His gruff, abrasive personality also led to many entertaining matchups, providing further fodder for the series as it ran.

* NoSell: ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} tries to steal the Fantasticar without asking the F4's permission because he was in a hurry. He is then caught by the Thing and tries to make the latter release him by kicking him in the solar plexus. However, this does nothing to Ben, forcing Daredevil to explain why he needed the Fantasticar before Ben agrees to help him.

Compare with ''Marvel Team-Up'', which involved ComicBook/SpiderMan pairing up with another hero (and yes, Ben and Spidey occasionally joined up in each other's books, even having a crossover that debuted in ''MTIO'' #17 and ended in ''MTU'' #47).

** ''Marvel Feature'' #11 has him being forced to fight the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk because of a contest between Kurrgo (an obscure FF villain) and the Leader.

* {{Crossover}}: Beyond its nature as a TeamUpSeries featuring many Marvel characters, it also featured appearances from Franchise/DocSavage and ComicBook/{{Rom|SpaceKnight}}, who appeared in comics published by Marvel at the time.

* BlahBlahBlah: In issue #12, Mister Fantastic is explaining something to the Thing, but all the latter hears is:

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Spider-Man had this briefly in the second Annual issue (which wraps up the 1st storyline). Spider-Man teams up with the Thing to fly a craft to Thanos' warship to rescue ComicBook/TheAvengers. During the battle, Spidey realized he was vastly outclassed by Thanos (the fact that he had seen him trash the Thing didn't help). However, as he flees through the ship, he realized if he doesn't stop Thanos, Earth will be the next target and escaping won't matter. He returns and rescued the Avengers by bravely throwing his body into the machine that held them in stasis. The impact destroyed the machine, freeing them (he's knocked unconscious, but recovers).

* GhostTown: Lawless, Arizona in issue #14. This one had a literal ghost, a hanged {{outlaw}} that the Thing and ComicBook/DaimonHellstrom AKA the Son of Satan battled.

''Marvel Two-in-One'' is a Creator/MarvelComics title that usually features ComicBook/FantasticFour member Ben Grimm --ComicBook/TheThing himself-- [[TeamUpSeries teaming up]] with various characters of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.

After a brief test run in two issues of ''Marvel Feature'', ''Two-in-One'' officially replaced the former in January 1974. Capitalizing on Thing's popularity with younger readers, ''Two-in-One'' was generally used to introduce new characters, or reintroduce obscure ones. His gruff, abrasive personality also led to many entertaining matchups, providing further fodder for the series as it ran.

!! 1974 Series

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Spider-Man had this briefly in the second Annual issue (which wraps up the 1st ComicBook/{{Thanos}} storyline). Spider-Man teams up with the Thing to fly a craft to Thanos’ warship to rescue ComicBook/TheAvengers. During the battle, Spidey realized he was vastly outclassed by Thanos (the fact that he had seen him trash the Thing didn’t help). However, as he flees through the ship, he realized if he doesn’t stop Thanos, Earth will be the next target and escaping won’t matter. He returns and rescued the Avengers by bravely throwing his body into the machine that held them in stasis. The impact destroyed the machine, freeing them (he’s knocked unconscious, but recovers).
* ShoutOut: The [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/8/8c/Marvel_Two-In-One_Vol_1_91.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20051116184955 cover of issue #91]] features the silhouette of what appears to be Franchise/{{Batman}}, giving the impression that it's a crossover with the [[Creator/DCComics Distinguished Competition]]'s iconic vigilante. [[spoiler:Of course, that's not the case and the silhouette actually belongs to the antagonist of the issue, the Sphinx (a ComicBook/{{Nova}} villain).]]

* WowingCthulhu: In Annual #7, an alien calling himself the Champion of the Universe challenges every superhero on Earth to a series of one-on-one [[TheBoxingEpisode Boxing matches]], with the fate of Earth at stake. He defeats every one (some by disqualification, such as the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk tearing his gloves off and starting a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on the Champion). Finally, it is up to the Thing, who impresses the Champion because he just won't quit. Even after being knocked out, he gets back up for more. Eventually, when the Thing is a battered bloody mess and the Champion isn't even winded, the Champion suddenly throws in the towel saying that the Thing won: while the Champion could ''beat'' the Thing, he could never ''defeat'' him. And thus the Earth is saved.

* {{Crossover}}: Beyond its nature as a TeamUpSeries featuring many Marvel characters, it also featured appearances from Franchise/DocSavage and ComicBook/ROMSpaceKnight, who appeared in comics published by Marvel at the time.

In 2017, it was announced that a revival of ''Two-in-One'' would be written by Creator/ChipZdarsky, as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative. The main thrust of this new series pairs Thing with the ComicBook/HumanTorch (and later, ComicBook/DoctorDoom's ComicBook/IronMan) as they search for the rest of their missing F4 family through the vast multiverse. Despite its initial premise, ''Two-in-One'' continued even after the Fantastic Four's return in August 2018, but officially ended in January 2019.

* MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the earliest issues of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', The Thing was lumpy and scaly, entirely humorless, and spoke in a slightly elevated tone reminiscent of Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'s monster. In the fiftieth issue of ''Marvel Two-in-One'', the rocky, [[BigApplesauce Noo Yawky]], DeadpanSnarker we all know and love traveled back in time to meet his earlier self. [[spoiler:He also undid the earlier Thing's transformation, but this turned out to be a separate timeline so he was unaffected in the present. [[ForWantOfANail The consequences of Ben doing this]], especially regarding the outcome of ''ComicBook/TheComingOfGalactus'', were explored in the hundredth issue.]]

In 2017, it was announced that a revival of ''Two-in-One'' would be written by Creator/ChipZdarsky, as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative. The main thrust of this new series pairs Thing with the ComicBook/HumanTorch (and later, ComicBook/DoctorDoom's ComicBook/IronMan) as they search for the rest of their missing F4 family through the vast multiverse. Despite its initial premise, ''Two-in-One'' continued even after the Fantastic Four's return in August 2018, but officially ended in December 2018.

!! ''Two-in-One'' contains examples of:

* TheBadGuyWins: Annual #7 featured the alien Champion of the Universe defeating all of the heroes that trained to fight him, but he ended up sparing the Earth because he found The Thing to be a WorthyOpponent.

* TeamUpSeries: Almost always involving The Thing and another character. The 2017 revival usually partners him up with Human Torch, though certain issues have swapped the latter out with ComicBook/DoctorDoom (as ComicBook/IronMan) and ComicBook/MisterFantastic.

* WowingCthulhu: In Annual #7 an alien calling himself the Champion of the Universe challenges every super on Earth to a series of one-on-one [[TheBoxingEpisode Boxing matches]], with the fate of Earth at stake. He defeats every one (some by disqualification, such as the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk tearing his gloves off and starting a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on the Champion). Finally, it is up to the Thing, who impresses the Champion because he just won't quit. Even after being knocked out, he gets back up for more. Eventually, when the Thing is a battered bloody mess and the Champion isn't even winded, the Champion suddenly throws in the towel saying that the Thing won: while the Champion could ''beat'' the Thing, he could never ''defeat'' him. And thus the Earth is saved.

''Marvel Two-in-One'' is a Creator/MarvelComics title that usually features ComicBook/FantasticFour member Ben Grimm --ComicBook/TheThing himself-- [[TeamUpSeries teaming up]] with various characters of the MarvelUniverse.

Compare with ''Marvel Team-Up'', which involved ComicBook/SpiderMan pairing up with another hero (and yes, Ben and Spidey occasionally joined up in each other's books).

* TeamUpSeries: Almost always involving The Thing and another character. The 2017 revival usually partners him up with Human Torch, though certain issues have swapped the latter out with ComicBook/DoctorDoom (as ComicBook/IronMan) and Mr. Fantastic.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Team-ups with Franchise/DocSavage and ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight haven't been reprinted since their initial release, since the licensing rights of those characters are no longer held by Marvel.

''Marvel Two-in-One'' is a Creator/MarvelComics title that usually features ComicBook/FantasticFour member Ben Grimm --The Thing himself-- [[TeamUpSeries teaming up]] with various characters of the MarvelUniverse.

In 2017, it was announced that a revival of ''Two-in-One'' would be written by Creator/ChipZdarsky, as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative. The main thrust of this new series pairs Thing with the ComicBook/HumanTorch (and later, ComicBook/DoctorDoom's ComicBook/IronMan) as they search for the rest of their missing F4 family through the vast multiverse. Despite its initial premise, ''Two-in-One'' continued even after the Fantastic Four's return in August 2018, with the book then refocusing itself as featuring any configuration of two F4 members in each individual story.

In 2017, it was announced that a revival of ''Two-in-One'' would be written by Creator/ChipZdarsky, as part of the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy initiative. The main thrust of this new series pairs Thing with the ComicBook/HumanTorch (and later, ComicBook/DoctorDoom's ComicBook/IronMan) as they search for the rest of their missing F4 family through the vast multiverse. Despite its initial premise, ''Two-in-One'' continued even after the Fantastic Four's return in August 2018, retaining Thing as the central figure.

Because of its {{anthology}} nature, ''Marvel Two-in-One'' has been written and drawn by many creators over the years, including (but not limited to) the likes of Creator/JackKirby, Creator/ChrisClaremont, Creator/SteveGerber, Creator/BillMantlo, Creator/JohnByrne, Creator/FrankMiller, and Creator/GeorgePerez.

''Marvel Two-in-One'' is a Creator/MarvelComics title that usually features Ben Grimm --The Thing himself-- [[TeamUpSeries teaming up]] with various characters of the MarvelUniverse.