"This Man... This Monster!"
The Thing has been replaced by a mad scientist who steals his identity. The real Thing reverts back to Ben Grimm. Reed Richards is not convinced when the imposter Thing and Ben Grimm come face-to-face.
But Ben decides not to push it as he walks away, leaving the imposter to remain. Reed has invented a machine to enter sub-space and he is ready to test it as he leaves the Thing to hold a guide cable to pull Reed back when he enters sub space.
The imposter does not respond to Reed's call for help as the cable breaks, but the imposter has second thoughts about letting Reed die and goes in after him. In a last ditch effort at reform, the imposter throws Reed out of harm's way and saves Reed at the expense of his own life.
At that moment, on his way to see his girlfriend, Alicia, Ben Grimm turns back into the Thing. At college, Johnny has a dust up with the school's star quarterback and Johnny's friend, Wyatt comes to his rescue
This printing was 1 of 20 reprints of Marvel comics that was available from the 1993 JC Penney Christmas Catalog. The set was sold for $14.99. This edition was almost identical to the original, except that the advertisements were replaced with modern products. Unlike the 1992 and 1994 Marvel Vintage Packs, "Second Printing" was not added to the indicia. It is easily identifiable by the X-Men videos ad on the back cover.
The complete set consisted of:
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #330B
Avengers (1963) #4D
Captain America (1968) #241C and 371B
Excalibur (1988) #27B
Fantastic Four (1961) #51C
Ghost Rider (1990) #10B
Incredible Hulk (1968) #333B
Marvel Milestone Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #1B
Marvel Milestone Edition: Tales of Suspense #39B
Marvel Milestone Edition: X-Men #1B
Namor, the Sub-Mariner #8B
New Warriors (1990) #3B
Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #26B and 27C
Thor (1966) #312C
Uncanny X-Men #245B
What If...? #4B
X-Men (1963) #60C and 61C