The Man-Thing cometh…
Mike Ploog — born July 13, 1940 (or ’42, depending on your source) — was one of the biggest breakthrough horror artists of the ’70s, best known for his work on Marvel’s Man-Thing, Ghost Rider, The Monster of Frankenstein and Werewolf by Night.
This year, for our 13 COVERS birthday salute, we’re spotlighting Man-Thing — because why not? Problem is, Ploog didn’t do 13 Man-Thing covers. Solution? Make it 13 COVERS AND SPLASH PAGES.
And here we go…
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Man-Thing #5
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Giant-Size Man-Thing #1
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Man-Thing’s face altered by John Romita
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Man-Thing #8
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Man-Thing #7
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Man-Thing #6
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Romita-alts-580x887.png)
Alterations by Romita
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Man-Thing #10
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Man-Thing #9
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MORE
— The TOP 13 HORROR COMICS Series of the 1970s – RANKED. Click here.
— ‘BLACK’ FRIDAY: The 13 Greatest Horror Artists Ever. Click here.
July 13, 2021
Happy birthday to Mr. Ploog.