History
The Thing was one of the many heroes who helped take control of America after Doctor Doom took control of the Eastern Bloc. They grew increasingly paranoid about spies from the Eastern Alliance and made anyone that looked funny disappear completely. This effectively turned America into a fascist state. After Alpha Flight of the Prime Universe arrived several heroes captured and interrogated the group with plans of making them disappear too. Alpha Flight managed to escaped and Thing joined with several other heroes in capturing them. They fought until they discovered they were in Dreamqueen's Liveworld and that Alpha Flight could shape the world to their will.[2]