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“Give Till It Hurts”
Billionaire playboy Benjamin J. Grimm is finally doing something positive with his moolah. He’s giving something back to his community. Nice, right? So why is his money no good on Yancy Street? And why are the Maggia hiring super-powered muscle to make sure the Thing’s charity doesn’t start at home?
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Stories from this comic have been reprinted in a collection, The Thing: Idol of Millions (Trade Paperback), which was released on Aug., 23, 2006 Find it at online retailers or at a comic shop near you:
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