"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The Thing has been replaced by a mad scientist who steals his identity.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.