Moonshine McJugs

Moonshine McJugs is a humorous, adult-oriented comics character created by artist Frank Thorne, debuting in Playboy in 1980. A bawdy, irreverent figure, she showcases Thorne's bold linework in comedic, risqué adventures published in Playboy and The Erotic Worlds of Frank Thorne.

Frank Thorne — the legendary artist who brought Red Sonja to life — turned his pen to a very different kind of adventure when he introduced Moonshine McJugs in Playboy #4 in 1980, and the Bronze Age comics scene was never quite the same. A creation that lived squarely in the pages of Playboy and The Erotic Worlds of Frank Thorne, McJugs is a cheeky, irreverent figure born from one of comics' most distinctive artistic voices, carrying Thorne's signature flair for bold, expressive linework into decidedly adult territory. With 19 catalog appearances across roughly a decade, she's a genuine artifact of a particular moment when comics were pushing into new and boundary-testing spaces. For collectors with an eye for the offbeat corners of Bronze Age history and the full range of a master cartoonist's career, Moonshine McJugs is a fascinating and hard-to-miss footnote.