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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)