Vampirella #14, "The Wedding Gift": Happy Birthday, Mike Ploog!

 Happy birthday to artist Mike Ploog (born July 13, 1940)! From Vampirella #14, "The Wedding Gift"; story by Nicola Cuti, art by Mike Ploog.

Nightcap Portfolio: Happy Birthday, Mike Ploog!

 Happy birthday to artist Mike Ploog (born July 13, 1940 or 1942--different sources give different dates)! From his 1976 art portfolio "Nightcap," three out of the portfolio's six illustrations included nudity:

Heavy Metal Monday: August 1981, "The Making of Heavy Metal": Neal Adams & Mike Ploog

From Heavy Metal August 1981, the feature "The Making of Heavy Metal," an article including a number of behind-the-scenes images from the making of the Heavy Metal animated film. First, some character designs for the "So Beautiful and So Dangerous" segment, drawn by Neal Adams (who was a guest at this past weekend's C2E2 convention):

And some designs and preliminary drawings for the "Taarna" segment, drawn by Mike Ploog.

Twisted Tales #2, "Over His Head": Mike Ploog

Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Twisted Tales #2, "Over His Head." Story by Bruce Jones, art by Mike Ploog.

National Lampoon's Very Large Book of Comical Funnies: Happy Birthday, Mike Ploog!

Happy birthday to artist Mike Ploog (born July 13, 1940)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From National Lampoon's Very Large Book of Comical Funnies, "Getting Serviced." Script by Gerry Sussman, art by Mike Ploog.