History
Boy-Thing was a creature grown by the Shadow Colonel from a stolen trimming from the being known as Man-Thing during a trip to the Everglades in Florida.[1]
The Shadow Colonel kept Boy-Thing chained as a pet attached to his shoulder,[2] and used him to create wooden stakes on the spot with which to kill other vampires.[1] During the Avengers' final battle against the Shadow Colonel and his Legion of the Unliving, Avengers recruit Blade liberated Boy-Thing from Shadow Colonel and it attached itself to Blade, willingly staying by his side following the Legion's defeat.[3]
When the Celestial housing the Avengers threatened to crush them, Boy-Thing held it back, saving the team.[4]
On a mission in space, Boy-Thing attached itself to Blade like an armor in order to help the Avengers in a fight against Silver Surfer. As Blade stabbed the Surfer through the chest, it became clear that even a former herald of Galactus knew fear as he burned at the touch of Boy-Thing. The unlikely duo also stabbed Gladiator in a fight for the woman birthing the new Starbrand.[5]Attributes
Powers
Presumably the same as the Man-Thing.
- Malleability: Boy-Thing can change his shape in various ways, for instance spreading himself over a Celestial[4] or forming an armor and sword around Blade.[5]
See Also
- 17 appearance(s) of Boy-Thing (Earth-616)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Boy-Thing (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) of Boy-Thing (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Boy-Thing (Earth-616)
- 22 image(s) of Boy-Thing (Earth-616)