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Thing (comics)

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Cosplayer as Ben Grimm.

The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961. Like the other founding members of the Fantastic Four, Ben received his powers after being exposed to a cosmic storm. His primary power is that he is made out of rocks.

In other media

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He has been adapted into toys, television series, motion pictures and video games. In live-action, he is played by Michael Chiklis, Jamie Bell, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.