Molten Man-Thing
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The Molten Man-Thing is a monster appearing in the Marvel Comics
universe. Created by Stan Lee
, Jack Kirby
(pencils), and Steve Ditko
(inker), he first appeared in Tales of Suspense #7 (1960).
In Marvel Universe #4, Frank Harper was retconned into Makkari
, one of the Eternals
. It was also suggested there that the Molten Man-Thing was one of the Deviant
mutates.
An enchanted paint duplicate of the creature later attacked New York.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe. Created by Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
(pencils), and Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Stephen J. "Steve" Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange....
(inker), he first appeared in Tales of Suspense #7 (1960).
Fictional character biography
The Molten Man-Thing escaped from an erupting volcano on a South Pacific Island. The creature stumbled into a nearby village were he encountered Frank Harper, a vacationing pilot. Harper blasted him with cool air in a wind tunnel at a nearby airport. The Molten Man-Thing fell back into the volcano.In Marvel Universe #4, Frank Harper was retconned into Makkari
Makkari (comics)
Makkari, formerly known as Hurricane and Mercury, is a member of the Eternals, a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe...
, one of the Eternals
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
. It was also suggested there that the Molten Man-Thing was one of the Deviant
Deviant (comics)
The Deviants are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics' universe. They are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth instigated by the alien Celestials, and wage war against their counterparts, the Eternals...
mutates.
An enchanted paint duplicate of the creature later attacked New York.