10 Insane Alternate Versions Of The Thing You Won't Believe Exist
9. Iceberg And The Fantastix
Imagine you had just spent the last few years travelling the cosmos, rebuilding entire universes, and defending the multiverse from evil cosmic entities. You finally return to your home planet, expecting a hero's welcome, only to find... you've been replaced.
That's the welcome the Fantastic Four got when they finally made their grand return to Marvel Comics after a three year absence. Although it's no secret that this hiatus was the result of a business decision rather than a creative one (Disney did not want Marvel to publish Fantastic Four comics until they reacquired the movie rights from Fox), the reunification of Marvel's longest-running super team did generate a lot of hype. So imagine their surprise when they saw that New York had already fallen in love with a new, very familiar-looking team: the Fantastix.
Made up of Ms. Fantastix, 2-D, Hope, and the Iceberg, the Fantastix were the Fantastic Four with better public relations and social media management. Jack "The Iceberg" Pierce was the team's muscle. He was essentially the Thing made of ice instead of rocks, with a trendy pair of shades thrown in for cool points.
Of course the reign of the Fantastix did not last, and it wasn't long before Thing once again replaced Iceberg as NYC's lumpiest elemental strongman.