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Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing Vol. 2 HC

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Marvel Masterworks Vol. 385: Man-Thing HC– Variant Edition dustjacket cover

Marvel Masterworks: Man-Thing Vol. 2 HC

Reprints: Man-Thing (1974) #2-14, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2, material from Monsters Unleashed #5, 8-9

(Vol. 385 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: September 24, 2025

REGULAR ISBN: 978-1-302-96251-7 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT ISBN: 978-1-302-96252-4 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: TBA

Printed by TBA

380 pages

Written by Steve Gerber with Mike Ploog & Tony Isabella

Penciled by Mike Ploog with Val Mayerik, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Vicente Alcazar & Pat Broderick

Cover by Mike Ploog

Introduction by J.M. DeMatteis

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: TBA

BONUS CONTENT:
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ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
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DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• MAN-THING MASTERWORKS VOL. 2 DISCUSSION

PREVIEW IMAGES

Man-Thing (1974) #2, pg. 3; pencils, Val Mayerik; inks, Sal Trapani; first appearance Richard Rory

Man-Thing (1974) #3, pg. 8; pencils, Val Mayerik; inks, Jack Abel, first appearance, Foolkiller, Ross Everbest

Man-Thing (1974) #4, pg. 18; pencils, Val Mayerik; inks, Jack Abel, Foolkiller, Richard Rory

Man-Thing (1974) #5, pg. 1; pencils, Mike Ploog; inks, Frank Chiaramonte; Night of the Laughing Dead, Steve Gerber, splash page, Stan Lee Presents

Man-Thing (1974) #6, pg. 5; pencils, Mike Ploog; inks, Frank Chiaramonte; Darrel the clown, Garvey,Tragg

Man-Thing (1974) #7, pg. 14; pencils and inks, Mike Ploog; Rainbow fountain

Man-Thing (1974) #8, pg. 9; pencils and inks, Mike Ploog; Lorena, F. A. Schist, Hargood William Todd WIckham

Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) #1, pg. 1; pencils, Mike Ploog. Inks, Frank Chiaramonte; How will we keep warm when the last flame dies, Steve Gerber, Stan Lee Presents, splash page, swamp

Man-Thing (1974) #9, pg. 17; pencils, Mike Ploog; inks, Frank Chiaramonte; Ezekiel Tork, Maybelle Tork

Man-Thing (1974) #10, pg. 13; pencils, Mike Ploog; inks, Frank Chiaramonte; Ezekial Tork

Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) #2, pg. 6; pencils, John Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson; Carolyn Schist, Dane Gavin

Man-Thing (1974) #11, pg. 3; pencils, Mike Ploog; inks, Frank Chiaramonte; Foolkiller, Richard Rory, Ruth Hart

Man-Thing (1974) #12, pg. 6; layouts, John Buscema; pencils and inks, Klaus Janson

Monsters Unleashed (1973) #5. Man-Thing in “All the Faces of Fear!”, pg. 6. Pencils and inks, Vicente Alcázar; Ellen Brandt, Leonard

Monsters Unleashed (1973) #8. Man-Thing in “Several Meaningless Deaths”, pgs. 1-2; pencils, Pat Broderick; inks, Al Milgrom, double page splash; Ted Sallis, a terror-fraught adventure; Christopher Dale, death of Elaine Parrish, Samuel Parrish

Monsters Unleashed (1973) #9. Man-Thing in “Several Meaningless Deaths”, pg. 2; pencils, Pat Broderick; inks, Al Milgrom; Steve Gerber

MIKE PLOOG JOINS STEVE GERBER IN A GIANT-SIZE MASTERWORKS OF MARVEL SWAMP ACTION!

A rotten swamp monster never looked so good! Artist Mike Ploog joins writer Steve Gerber and they’ll have you turning pages to shuffle through the muck and loving every second of it. Gerber’s stories continue to expand the strange world surrounding the Man-Thing and the people, both helpful (Richard Rory) and hateful (F.A. Schist), who have been drawn into the monster’s orbit. Of course, there’s also top-notch, good ol’ fashioned fighting. Who wouldn’t want to see the Man-Thing and the Glob swinging fists? Do they even have fists? It doesn’t matter, it’s comic book perfection. Meanwhile, the Foolkiller debuts and Man-Thing is hauled to New York City where Reed Richards is left to wonder is there still a man inside the mire?

ISSUES REPRINTED
Man-Thing (1974) 2-14, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2, material from Monsters Unleashed #5 & 8-9