Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #9
In "It's Storytellin' Time," the Thing takes a break from superheroics to visit a classroom, where he tries to impress a group of skeptical schoolkids with his battle against the Rhino—only to be dismissed, even ranked below Spider-Man in strength. When he later saves the day by taking down the Abomination, the kids finally take him seriously, though he still only climbs to #3 on their list. Written by Paul Tobin and illustrated by David Hahn, with colors by Guillem Mari and letters by Nate Piekos, the issue features a cover by Dennis Calero.
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Ben is telling a class of schoolchildren about a fight he had with the Rhino, but they don't believe him, and still rank the Thing below even Spider-Man in strength. Later, after he knocks out the Abomination, their opinion changes and he moves up the list (though only to #3).
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