Fantastic Four: 10 Times The Thing Redefined The Word “Fantastic”

10. Defeating The Hulk

Ben would be the first to tell you that in the question of who is strongest - the Thing or the Hulk - it’s the Hulk. Hands down.

Any time that Ben had ever defeated the Hulk in their many battles, it was because the Hulk let him win or there were extenuating circumstances. So, when an enraged Hulk showed up on the island Ben and Alicia were planning to honeymoon at, threatening to kill him and there were civilians everywhere, Ben was understandably concerned. Especially since there were only a few minutes until the serum that turns him fully human for one week a year kicked in.

While they fought and verbally sparred, Ben noticed something wrong. This didn’t sound like any version of the Hulk he knew or even Bruce Banner. And when Ben mentioned Alicia and the Hulk referred to her as “my Alicia”, Ben knew that it was the villainous Puppet Master, Alicia’s step-father, controlling the Hulk with his radioactive clay.

Ben also knew he had to end this quickly. With only seconds to spare, Ben delivered a blow that shattered the rock covering off of his entire arm and knocked the Hulk out. He awoke a week later in the team’s new Yancy Street headquarters in a vibranium cast, having been in a coma the whole week of his human transformation.