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MIKE PLOOG

b. 1940Active: 1972–2025

2

AS WRITER

67

AS ARTIST

8

KEY ISSUES

25

SERIES

Michael G. Ploog is an American storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for films.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Marvel Spotlight #5 cover

Marvel Spotlight

#5

First appearance of Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze). Earliest catalogued appearances of Zarathos, Roxanne Simpson Blaze, and Crash Simpson.

Marvel Spotlight #2 cover

Marvel Spotlight

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Werewolf by Night, Lissa Russell, and Philip Russell.

Crazy Magazine #1 cover

Crazy Magazine

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Nebbish.

Werewolf by Night #13 cover

Werewolf by Night

#13

Earliest catalogued appearance of Topaz.

Marvel Spotlight #4 cover

Marvel Spotlight

#4

Earliest catalogued appearance of Buck Cowan.

Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 cover

Giant-Size Man-Thing

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of Jude the Entropic Man.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Gary Friedrich 20 issues togetherFrank Chiaramonte 19 issues togetherSteve Gerber 13 issues togetherGerry Conway 10 issues togetherRoy Thomas 7 issues togetherSteve Englehart 7 issues togetherLen Wein 6 issues togetherMarv Wolfman 6 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Werewolf by NightMan-ThingFrankenstein (Marvel)Lissa RussellCrash SimpsonGhost Rider (Blaze)Roxanne Simpson BlazeMephistoPhilip RussellZarathos

Credits

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8 ISSUES

Crazy Magazine #1 cover
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Crazy Magazine

#1

Crazy Magazine #4 cover
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Crazy Magazine

#4

Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 cover
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Giant-Size Man-Thing

#1

Marvel Spotlight #2 cover
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Marvel Spotlight

#2

Marvel Spotlight #4 cover
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Marvel Spotlight

#4

Marvel Spotlight #5 cover
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Marvel Spotlight

#5

Marvel Spotlight #8 cover
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Marvel Spotlight

#8

Werewolf by Night #13 cover
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Werewolf by Night

#13