Who is Man-Thing - the powers, enemies, and history of the Werewolf By Night Marvel monster
Man-Thing is coming to the MCU in the Werewolf By Night Halloween Special, streaming October 7 on Disney Plus.
An all-too-brief glimpse of the classic Marvel monster in the Werewolf By Night trailer seems to key in on Man-Thing's classic catchphrase, "Whoever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!"
But what does that mean, and for that matter, who or what actually is "Man-Thing?"
Though the part Man-Thing may play in the future of the MCU remains undefined, his place in Marvel Comics has been well established for 50 years, ever since Man-Thing first debuted in 1971 in the horror/fantasy anthology title Savage Tales #1 (opens in new tab) - beating DC's somewhat similar Swamp Thing to the page by 2 months.
With Man-Thing set to make his MCU debut (which will actually be his second live-action adaptation), we're unpacking the mysterious history of the cult favorite Marvel monster and his intrinsic connection to Marvel's Multiverse.
Man-Thing was created as part of the first wave of Marvel Horror characters, along with Werewolf By Night and Dracula, who were introduced into the Marvel Universe following the loosening of restrictions placed upon the depiction of horror creatures by the Comics Code Authority. After years of dancing around ideas like vampires, werewolves, and other monsters, Marvel jumped right into fully depicting them as soon as the CCA allowed it.
Somewhat like Werewolf By Night, Man-Thing was named and initially conceived by Stan Lee, who assigned then editor Roy Thomas to come up with a plot for the character's introduction, which he then handed off to writer Gerry Conway (who later also wrote DC's Swamp Thing) and artist Gray Morrow for Savage Tales #1.
In the story, Man-Thing is revealed as the
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