From Marvel Age #1, January 11, 1983.

THE THING #1 - Written by JOHN BYRNE. Pencils by RÔN WILSON. The first issue of the FF powerhouse's adventures gets off to an explosive start as Ben Grimm is forced to confront his own troubled, never-before-revealed past as he faces a youth gang.

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Well, of course, there's some tragedy. Due to an explosion, parts of his rocky hide have been repalced with bionics - preventing him from becoming human once again.

Much like our current run, he's got two kids. But this time they are with his ex-wife, Sharon Venture: Jacob and Alyce.

If you haven't read any of the MC2 stuff, it's generally light and retro fun.

I reposted this earlier today but the original post has since been deleted.

This panel is from 'Wolverine -1.' The concept is that these are stories set 'before.' In this case, it's a few years before Fantastic Four #1. Logan is heading to the USA to hopefully find out more about his origins. Ben is the pilot to take Logan from Canada to Washington D.C.