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SPOILER WARNING forFantastic Four # 35 !
TheFantastic Four’sBen Grimm , AKAthe Thing , is capable of taking some immense hit in a fight , but even his rocky exterior is n’t enough to protect him from one Z - listDC Comicshero . The Thing is no slouch , having achieved many unbelievable feat as a member of Marvel ’s First Family . Among his most impressive accomplishments is goingtoe - to - toe with the Incredible Hulkand come out the victor . As awful as the Thing ’s caterpillar tread record is , however , he may not fare so well against DC ’s Shining Knight .
Sir Justin ’s journeying to becoming the Shining Knight began in the 6th century when he total to the aid of Merlin , who in reappearance captivate his sword , his armor , and his horse . Eventually , he became a knight of King Arthur ’s Round Table , serving Camelot valiantly until he was immobilize during a struggle with an ogre . keep in suspend animation for 1,300 class , he woke in 1941 and struggle to adapt to the futuristic public in which he found himself . Guided by the values he ’d sworn to uphold as a Knight of the Round Table , he decide to become a vigilance man and began fighting for justiceas the Shining Knight . Sir Justin would go on to fight alongside several other heroes through the years , finally becoming a major musician in the Seven Soldiers of Victory , include the metaseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison . Though he never gained a substantial chase among DC fans and has since pass into obscurity , the Shining Knight has proven himself a skilled combatant anytime he take an appearance . With the legendary Excalibur in his self-control , he can fall down almost any opponent , include the Ever - Lovin’ Blue - Eyed Thing .
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Whilethe Thing ’s stony skintends to protect him from taking heavy damage , Dan Slott , John Romita Jr. , Marte Gracia , Erick Arciniega , and Joe Caramagna’sFantastic Four # 35reveals one weapon which he ’s practically naked against . The military issue follow multiple variants of Kang the Conqueror - a frequent foe of the Fantastic Four - who are competing to see which of them can shell the Fantastic Four in the luxurious fashion . As each Kang travels to a different fourth dimension period to face up off against their own loop of the team , one of the chance variable come along before the Future Foundation mere sidereal day afterJohnny Storm ’s return from the Negative Zone . In the result fight , Kang shoots the Human Torch with a molecular disrupter before Mister Fantastic uses the Baxter Building ’s defence to stop out future technical school . This does n’t stop Kang though , as he manifest Captain America ’s cuticle to block an attack from the affair . He then summon Excalibur and at once go the sword straight through the Thing ’s chest . Afterward , he goes on to whoop through Mister Fantastic and the inconspicuous Woman as well before returning to his other variants .
Of course , Ben Grimm defeating Shining Knight would require him to use some evasive strategy , and since Ben tends to clobber first and ask questions afterwards , the odds are n’t really in his favor . as luck would have it for him , Sir Justin exists in an totally different universe , so a confrontation is highly unlikely . The Thing ’s been through his fair shareof skirmishes , so he might still find a way to take down the shin Knight . If theFantastic Fourever does crossover into theDC Universethough , the Thingwill have to keep an eye out for the Shining Knight .
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