Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	August 1975
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Len Wein

Cover Details

Characters	Man-Thing
Genre	occult; satire
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Dan Adkins
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Notes	The final issue of the series.
Reprinted	in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1

2 page Man-Thing story "Fear Times Three!"

Characters	Theodore Sallis (before becoming Man-Thing); Ellen Sallis
Synopsis	Theodore Sallis and his wife visit a fortune teller at a fair and are told stories of the Man-Thing.
Genre	occult
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Ed Hannigan
Inks	Dan Adkins
Colors	Glynis Wein
Letters	Gaspar Saladino (as "G. L. Peter")
Notes	Frame story encompassing the following three features. This story takes place before Man-Thing's first appearance.

11 page Man-Thing story "There's a Party in 6G!"

Characters	Man-Thing
Synopsis	Man-Thing up against satanists.
Genre	occult
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Tom Sutton
Inks	Tom Sutton
Colors	Glynis Wein ?
Letters	Tom Sutton

10 page Man-Thing story "The Sins of the Fathers..."

Characters	Man-Thing
Synopsis	Two kids secretly meet out in the swamp because their fathers hate each other.
Genre	occult
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	John Buscema
Inks	Frank Springer
Colors	Glynis Wein ?
Letters	Joe Rosen

12 page Man-Thing story "Lifeline!"

Characters	Man-Thing
Synopsis	A mad multimillionaire sends his well-trained commandos to take revenge on Man-Thing.
Genre	occult
Script	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Ed Hannigan
Inks	Tom Sutton
Colors	Glynis Wein ?
Letters	Karen Mantlo

10 page Howard the Duck story "Hellcow!"

Characters	Dracula (flashback); Howard the Duck
Synopsis	Howard battles a vampire cow.
Genre	funny animals; horror
Script	Steve Gerber
Pencils	Frank Brunner
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Glynis Wein
Letters	Annette Kawecki
Reprinted	in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #12 (1976); in Silver Surfer Vs. Dracula (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 (February 1994); in Essential Howard the Duck (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002)

4 page story "A Sight for Sore Eyes"

Synopsis	A nearsighted burglar tries to find a cure for his eyes.
Pencils	Don Perlin?
Inks	Abe Simon?
Reprinted	from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #109 (October 1952)