"A Question of Survival!" is the title to the eighteenth issue of the Adventure Into Fear Marvel Comics . It was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Val Mayerik and inks by Sal Trapani . It was colored by Linda Lessman and lettered by Artie Simek . The story was edited by Roy Thomas . This issue shipped with a November , 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
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The character of Ted Sallis , aka the Man-Thing was created by writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow . He first appeared in the third story in Savage Tales #1May , 1971 . Most of the early Man-Thing stories following his inaugural appearance were written by Steve Gerber .
Fear 18 This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
According to Comic Reader #99, this issue shipped to retailers on August 14th , 1973 .
This story is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Man-Thing , Volume 1November , 2006 . It is also reprinted in full color in the Man-Thing Omnibus October , 2012 as well as the Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection , Volume 1October , 2015 and the Adventure Into Fear Omnibus July , 2020 .
Holden Crane compares the Man-Thing to a six-foot Hobbit. A Hobbit is a diminutive fantasy creature featured in the Lord of the Rings book and film series as first envisioned by author J.R.R. Tolkein. Crane's comparison is somewhat odd as the Man-Thing looks nothing like a Hobbit. Additionally, the Man-Thing is well over seven feet tall, not six feet.
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