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Planet of the Apes #94 Man-Thing Splash Page 1 (UK)

Artists: Marshall Rogers (Penciller) , Mike Esposito (Inker)

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Planet of the Apes #94 Man-Thing Splash Page 1 (UK) Comic Art

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Title:	Planet of the Apes #94 Man-Thing Splash Page 1 (UK)
Artist:	Marshall Rogers (Penciller)
Artist:	Mike Esposito (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Title Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	354
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	5/14/2022
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My first exposure to comic books was Marvel in the UK in the 70's. They were reprints of the US comics with mix and match stories that were serialized. So, for example, Planet of the Apes was cover titled with Dracula Lives. The comic would then contain a PoA story, Ka-Zar, Man-Thing, and a Dracula story ... or maybe a reprint of a pre-hero monster story. All for 9p! The best thing is that they were about 1/3rd larger than US comic books and in B&W, so the pen and ink was a lot sharper.

This is from a Man-Thing series from the incomparable Mike Ploog that I loved! Now, there is a wrinkle. Since the British broke up the stories differently that they were published in the US, pages were added to help the continuity of the story (I just found this out in the last year!). This title page, although titled as Ploog and Chiaramonte is actually attributed to a young Marshall Rogers and Mike Esposito ... not a shabby combination either!!! I am excited to have it!

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/15/2022

Very cool that you got big name artists doing this intro splash! While they normally gave these to production staff artists who copied the style in the story, Rogers and Esposito had their art shine through on this splash by design and storytelling.

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 5/15/2022

Striking title page!

ilia georgiev
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 5/26/2022

Awesome find. Never knew about the British and American break ups. Definitely see the Rogers' in the hands. Esposito is a complementing inker to Rogers at at this early stage in his career. Marshall's line work and figure style changed later on, even Austin couldn't capture the old magic

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