Above image by Bob LarkinLike many of the popular films of the seventies, Planet of The Apes was adapted into a comic book, with somewhat typical results. Since Marvel was the biggest company by far then they were given the license, and soon made a tidy profit from it. But that is not why this post is here. The real reason is the original material based on Apes. More specifically, to see the almighty Mike Ploog drawing some fucking awesome pictures. Like almost everything* he has drawn Ploog excels with shading, realistic cartoony characters, and solid framing. Unfortunately he left the series for some reason, but I have included the remaining issues for story (not that it matters, Moench never truly finished the story). Enjoy!
Note: These issues from a fan site, which reprinted the Marvel Uk comics, which were themselves a reprint of the American Magazine. As a result of the change from big magazine to relatively smaller comic some fudging was done. Hence the reason there are some awkward transition titles with the same chapter. The guidelines I am following is the magazines, and adhere to the original order as much as possible. But, unfortunately, you may also note a panel that doesn't much the other drawings and is usually quite crappy. Ignore this, and continue to see Ploog's beautiful work.
Also, fuck Marvel UK, for spreading the stories across several disparate issues; it drove me insane to search through 100+ issues to find the good stuff. As a result the site still (as of this date) haven't posted all of the story chapters (everything Ploog is here though). Hopefully they will be later
* Particularly Man-thing, which was recently reprinted in the Essential Line and is an unbelievable collection (at a bargain too). Review/praise forthcoming (especially since the damn Apes organizing nightmare is over).
And now. . .
>>>>>>>>>Terror On the Planet of the Apes
The Lawgiver (Ch. 1)
Gerry Conway; Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
Fugitives On the Planet of the Apes (Ch. 2)
Gerry Conway, Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
The Forbidden Zone of Forgotten Horrors (Ch. 3)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
Lick the Sky Crimson (Ch. 4)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
Spawn of the Mutant Pits (Ch. 5)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
The Abomination Arena (Ch. 6)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
A Riverboat Named Simian (Ch. 7)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
Gunpowder Julius (Ch. 8)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk01
Maleguena In a Zone Forbidden (Ch. 9)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
The Planet Inheritors (Ch. 10)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
When the Lawgiver Returns (Ch. 11)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks), ? (Letters).
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk07
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
The Magick-Man's Last Gasp Purple Light Show The (Ch. 12)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk08
Up the Nose-Tube To Monkey-Trash Ch. 13)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Mike Ploog (Inks)
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
Demons of the Psychedrome (Ch. 14)
Doug Moench (Script), Mike Ploog (Pencils), Tom Sutton (Inks)
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
Society of the Psychedrome (Ch. 15)
Doug Moench (Script), Tom Sutton (Pencils), Tom Sutton (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/potauk09
Messiah of Monkey Demons (Ch. 16)
Doug Moench (Script), Tom Sutton (Pencils), Tom Sutton (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom235
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom235
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom236
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom236
Northlands (Ch. 16)
Doug Moench (Script), Herb Trimpe (Pencils), Virgil Redondo (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom239
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom239
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwo
Apes of Iron (Ch. 16)
Doug Moench (Script), Herb Trimpe (Pencils), Herb Trimpe (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom241
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom241
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom242
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom242
Revolt of Gorilloids
Doug Moench (Script), Herb Trimpe (Pencils), Virgil Redondo (Inks),
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom243
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwom243
http://pota.goatley.com/comics/tmwo
more to come. . . ?
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