Ben Grimm

The Thing

Information
Real name:	Benjamin Jacob Grimm
Species:	Human
Homeworld:	Earth
Sex:	Male
Hair:	Bald
Eyes:	Blue
Height:	6'0
Weight:	500 lbs
Occupation:	Superhero
Base:	New York City
Affiliations:	Fantastic Four

Ben Grimm was in reality the superhero known as The Thing.

He was a member of the superhero team known as the Fantastic Four, based in New York.

Batman and Thing — Batman teaming up with **Ben Grimm**.^[1]

Ben Grimm was once involved in a team-up adventure with several other superheroes. These heroes were Birdman, Shazzan, Frankenstein Junior, Human Torch, Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, Young Samson, Goliath, Space Ghost, Superman, Mighty Mightor, Wonder Woman, Batman, Zok, Tundro, Zandor, Gloop and Gleep.^[2]

Earth-616[]

No data available.

Earth-SGC2C[]

Tooncast All Stars — A bunch of people teaming up with **Ben Grimm**.^[3]

Ben Grimm was on hand along with Reed Richards and a number of other superheroes and talking animals for a team-up adventure sometime around 2016.^[4]

Powers and Abilities[]

Super Powers[]

Rock-Like Skin: His body had rock-like skin. Giving him incredible strength, but also a somewhat scary appearance.

- Superhuman Strength: He had enough strength that he could smash through brick walls, and he could even punch the Hulk hard enough to hurt him. Although not by much...as his strength was still quite a bit less than Hulk's.

- Superhuman Durability: Bullets were often seen bouncing off of him when fired at him.

- Superhuman Stamina: He had stamina at a superhuman level.

- Eternal Lifespan: He didn't age like a normal Human.

- Super Breath: He could hold his breath underwater for far longer than other Humans; up to nine minutes according to certain accounts. This was due to his superhuman lungs.

Abilities[]

Aviation: He was an expert pilot, demonstrating this ability with a variety of different aircraft.

Experienced Astronaut: Ben had also trained as an astronaut and was piloting Reed Richard's spacecraft during the Fantastic Four's fateful bombardment with cosmic rays.

Master Combatant: Despite being physically weaker than the Hulk, he was able to hold his own against him and other stronger opponents, thanks to being skilled in wrestling and other combat methods.

Peak Human Speed and Agility: Despite his size and weight, Ben Grimm was every bit as fast and agile as any athlete could be.

Indomitable Will: He was known for his incredible willpower.

Music: He was able to play the saxophone.

Weakness[]

Handicap: Ben was limited in his capacity to use normal, everyday tools and appliances due to his sheer size, weight and strength or interact with normal objects. His powers were also implied to have robbed him of his sense of touch.

Paraphernalia[]

Unknown.

Appearances[]

Super Friends videos

All On Teletoon Retro (2009)

Super Friends toys

Super Powers Collection
- Sense of Right Alliance

- SuperMan Big Alliance

Notes[]

Ben Grimm was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the Fantastic Four # 1 (August 1961).^[5]

References[]

↑ As seen in a promotional image for Hanna-Barbera that was painted by Bob Singer in 1973.
↑ As seen in a promotional image for Hanna-Barbera that was painted by Bob Singer in 1973.
↑ As seen in this video (2016).
↑ As seen in this video (2016).
↑ For more information about that Marvel comic book, click here.

External Links[]

[1] As seen in a promotional image for Hanna-Barbera that was painted by Bob Singer in 1973.

[2] As seen in a promotional image for Hanna-Barbera that was painted by Bob Singer in 1973.

[3] As seen in this video (2016).

[4] As seen in this video (2016).

[5] For more information about that Marvel comic book, click here.

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