10 Best Comics Cancelled Before Their Time
4. The Thing
The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing is one of the most beloved superheroes in Marvel Comics' publishing library. The character first debuted alongside his famous teammates in Fantastic Four #1, and since that time, he has appeared in thousands of comic book issues across the Marvel Universe.
While he works exceptionally well as a member of a team, it seems he doesn't do as well in his own title. Writer Dan Slott and illustrator Andrea DeVito got together to bring him into his own title back in 2005. The book was based off a plotline from J. Michael Straczynski's run on Fantastic Four that set Ben Grimm up as an independently wealthy man.
The idea was that Grimm had earned a considerable amount of money thanks to his time in the FF, and the series took a look at the crazy ways he could spend that cash. The series was fun and entertaining - going so far as to end with the Thing throwing a massive superhero poker tournament based on his longtime hobby of hosting smaller superhero games.
While it was a funny book with exceptional artwork, the series came to an end after only eight issues. Like the other titles on this list, it failed to find its audience when it was published, which resulted in the book's cancellation due to low sales figures.