Man-Thing #8 page 11 by Mike Ploog

Ploog, synonymous with Man-Thing and the perfect artist for those swampy contours!

I liked Man-Things before it was cool to like Man-Things.

Awesome panel page by a master storyteller, I especially love the 2nd panel and that final intense close-up!

The last time I showed off my Man-Thing, the police showed up.  Great page!

Fabulous Halloween treat!  Ploog's man thing is a thing of beauty!

most excellent

Baller.

What were they thinking naming,

though you should see my King size ;-)

Nice Man-Thing Marcus, I bet you wish it was Giant-Sized!

It's always a woman in a low-cut dress that can lead that Man-Thing ever deeper into that shadowy tunnel!  

Man, I always suspected you had a giant-size man-thing and now I finally know it to be true! You must be a very popular guy when you whip that baby out!

Tremendous.  Congrats on being the caretaker of this treasure!

I'm in my sixties.  No one wants to see my man-thing.

Seriously though, if a creature comes from (or is made of) the swamp, of course it should drip and ooze.  Ploog's first two panels make us all understand that.  The perfect artist for this "character."

WOW! My kingdom for a horse!

K... I'm gonna try for you, Marcus...

Everybody I’m a tree, tree

I walk through the swamp you start screaming

Come on, what are all of you afraid for?

I promise that I’m just a slimy weirdo

Everyone get to your feet and run around

If you’re crazy I might throw you to the ground 

I wanna take a bite of all your fears, fears

You’ll either get away or be in tears, tears

Man-thinger, make you run hard

Make you burn hard, make you wish I wasn’t here

I’m a Man-thinger, leave you much scarred

Make you much charred, I’ma eat up all your fear

Brilliant!  All that to find her dog!

Great page with an even better description!

A Man-Thing to behold!

I was surprised that looking at this I get a Wrightson vibe! Ploog does his usuall fantastic work here. THIS is the Man-Thing I remember and enjoyed! Nice Marcus!

Wonderful page!

Very nice page! 

Superb...page...

And great use of layout by a master.

Gotta' love those Man-Thing Ploog pages. Way cool.

Super fun and scary page. Perfect for October. Love all the detail!

Halloween is a great time to bring out your Man-Thing.  And this is a fantastic Man-Thing page!!

Pure...Ploog...Perfection.

Ploog does a great Man-Thing!  Congrats!!!

I think I'm about to see Man-Thing.

I'm watching Werewolf By Night special.

Beautifully illustrated by the great Mike Ploog! 

Man Thing really likes that lady - love the last panel!

Great!! really cool page!! Beauty and the Beast!! Happy Halloween, Marcus!!

That last panel makes Manthing look shrewd.

Isn't awfully nice to have a Man-Thing. But you took it out in public, now they'll put you in the dock, and you won't come back. Oh, how frightfully clever your description is. (For that brief but shining moment, Ploog was the go-to guy for Marvel horror comics, and he delivered some great art. On your page, you gotta love the weird, almost Doctor Caligari like imagery in the larger third panel, and the last panel has a killer closeup. So glad you exposed it.)

Man-Thing pages are always a treat but this one is such a vintage gem.  The close-up in the last panel is the huge cherry on top.  Great page, Marcus!

Beautiful Man-Thing on display, thank you for sharing so we can all see this glory.  

Beautiful Ploog art, Marcus! 

My Man-Thing cabinet is bare. Yours makes me desirous. Good show and tell.

Great page Marcus

Beautiful page, Marcus!  One of my favorite character designs, hands down, and to have such a splendid example by Mr. Ploog is quite the score.  Yours is a very, VERY special Man-Thing, Marcus, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!  I always imagined the long, stringy material hanging from M-T's forearms (along with some patches on his body) to actually be _hair_ rather than swamp grass ('cuz I thought it was just -creepier-) and I love how Mike draws that here!  Especially love that last panel - wow!  Great page, Marcus!  Congrats!

Glorious!

This gorgeus page ist really THE thing, man. Especially the beauty and the beast in panel two is hard to top of course.

Amazing page Marcus, a (Man)Thing of beauty!

Fabulous. Ploog-a-licious

This is something that I miss a lot in my collection! I love Ploog art! I hope one day I will have one! I hope as beautiful as yours! Big congrats Marcus!

Great page.  I loved his appearance on Werewolf by Night special.  Mike Ploog was at the top of his game during his Man-Thing run.

Keep your friends close but keep your Man-Thing closer. 

fantastic page!

A very cool classic page! Congrats!

Now this is just classic stuff. And judging by the glint in his eye in that final panal, ol' Man-Thing knows it as well. Amazing stuff here!

WoW! Amazing, classic Ploog...the inking is luscious. 

Love the bottom right panel. Really beautiful pooking page and perfect for the holidays.

That's an amazing page! It is so rare to get a page with Man-thing in so many panels, and it is rare to find that in a Ploog page. So this is a rare, rare thing, man. Superb.

Love the lines throughout, particularly on that top right panel!  It's like MT is forming behing the sublime lady headshot.  I need to get a Ploog myself soon.  Congrats!

Ploog is great and this is a great page. He was one of those Bronze Age artists that BURNED Bright for a limited time...then seemingly disappeared...like Gulacy.

He went on to do a lot of character design work for Hollywood in the 80's.  

Ahhh Thanks!

Gorgeous !

there is something so sad in the Man-Thing eyes! (just post mine! Enjoy!)

Awesome Man-Thing page- every panel is just great!

Always amazing to see original ploog art. 

What a beauty.......Ploog sequential at its best