"The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!"
The Thing has finally quit the team as he leaves the Baxter Building and gets out of the city but his wounds from the battle with Doom are far worse than he let on as he falls into a deep sleep. He falls off the truck he is traveling on and lays on the road where he is found by the Frightful Four, who plan to use the Thing for their evil purposes. They brainwash the Thing to fight for them as the FF arrive to save him but don't realize what has happened to the Thing.