Swamp Thing #[1] - Saga of the Swamp Thing [First Printing]

([November] 1987)

DC, 1987 Series

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Price: 10.95 USD; 14.50 CAD
Pages: 180
On-sale Date: 1987-07-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Brand: DC [bullet]
ISBN: 0-930289-22-6

Editing: Barry Marx (credited) (editor - collected edition); Len Wein (credited) (editor - original series); Karen Berger (credited) (editor - original series)

Issue Notes

Despite how we have it listed here, the title is simply Saga of the Swamp Thing.

Collects The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #21-27.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Pencils: John Totleben (credited) (painting)
Inks: John Totleben (credited) (painting)
Colors: John Totleben (credited) (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre: horror-suspense

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in Swamp Thing (Panini Deutschland, 2003 series) #1 - Die Saga von Swamp Thing ([Oktober] 2003)
in Saga of the Swamp Thing (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

in Swamp Thing (Panini France, 2010 series) #1 - La créature du marais (février 2010)
in Alan Moore présente Swamp Thing (Urban Comics, 2019 series) #1 (Juillet 2019)

in Saga of the Swamp Thing (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([June] 2012)

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Script: Alan Moore (credited)
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Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette); Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

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horror-suspense

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from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #21 (February 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: Todd Klein (credited)

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horror-suspense

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from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #22 (March 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

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from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #23 (April 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

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from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #24 (May 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited); Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette) (co-plot); John Totleben (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #25 (June 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited); Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette) (co-plot); John Totleben (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette); Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #26 (July 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Moore (credited); Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette) (co-plot); John Totleben (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils: Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Stephen Bissette); Rick Veitch (credited)
Inks: John Totleben (credited)
Colors: Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

from The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series) #27 (August 1984)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #68 - Swamp Thing - Teil 1 ([Mai 2016])

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Letters: typeset

Genre: biography

Indexer Notes

Short biographies of Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben.

Swamp Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
Swamp Thing
1. Saga of the Swamp Thing
2. Foreword
3. Introduction
4. Acknowledgments
5. Book One: The Anatomy Lesson
Swamp Thing
6. Book Two: Swamped
Swamp Thing
7. Book Three: Another Green World
Swamp Thing
8. Book Four: Roots
Swamp Thing
9. Book Five: The Sleep of Reason...
Swamp Thing
10. Book Six: ...A Time of Running...
Swamp Thing
11. Book Seven: ...By Demons Driven!
Swamp Thing
12. [no title indexed]
13. This Is the Place.
Swamp Thing

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Ray Bottorff Jr
Dan Creel
Gregory Fischer
Ralf Haring
Mike Nielsen
Mark Q
Tony R. Rose
Per Sandell
Andrew S. Troth
Jim Van Dore

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Swamp Thing #[1] - Saga of the Swamp Thing [First Printing]

([November] 1987)

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Swamp Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Saga of the Swamp Thing (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 7 pages (report information)

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Book One: The Anatomy Lesson (Table of Contents: 5)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Two: Swamped (Table of Contents: 6)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Three: Another Green World (Table of Contents: 7)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Four: Roots (Table of Contents: 8)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Five: The Sleep of Reason... (Table of Contents: 9)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Six: ...A Time of Running... (Table of Contents: 10)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Seven: ...By Demons Driven! (Table of Contents: 11)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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This Is the Place. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Swamp Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Swamp Thing #[1] - Saga of the Swamp Thing [First Printing] ([November] 1987)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Swamp Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Saga of the Swamp Thing (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 7 pages (report information)

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Book One: The Anatomy Lesson (Table of Contents: 5)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Two: Swamped (Table of Contents: 6)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Three: Another Green World (Table of Contents: 7)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Four: Roots (Table of Contents: 8)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Five: The Sleep of Reason... (Table of Contents: 9)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Six: ...A Time of Running... (Table of Contents: 10)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Book Seven: ...By Demons Driven! (Table of Contents: 11)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

This Is the Place. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Swamp Thing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Swamp Thing #[1] - Saga of the Swamp Thing [First Printing]

([November] 1987)