(May 2000)

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2000-03-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224152 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (assistant editor - collected edition); Joe Orlando (credited) (editor - original series); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

The Swamp Thing Makes His Dramatic Debut (Table of Contents)

Swamp Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (credited as Berni Wrightson)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (credited as Berni Wrightson)
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Swamp Thing; Linda Olsen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors formerly credited to "Tatjana Wood ?" but Todd Klein posted the signed color guide in his blog (http://kleinletters.com/Blog/?p=2035).

House of Secrets #92 The Swamp Thing Debuts (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence on inside of front and back covers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
Tatjana Wood ?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
D-Did you ever consider going hunting in a cemetery?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Cain
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introductory strip. Script credit per reprint in House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1.

Swamp Thing (Table of Contents: 3)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (credited as Berni Wrightson)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (credited as Berni Wrightson)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Swamp Thing
Reprints

After I Die! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby; Mark Evanier (credited)
Pencils
Bill Draut (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mark Evanier discusses the origin of this story in The Jack Kirby Collector #40.

It's Better to Give... (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mary Skrenes (credited as Virgil North)
Pencils
Alan Weiss (credited)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mary Skrenes is credited for the script in this reprint, writing under the pseudonym Virgil North.

Trick or Treat (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Dick Dillin (credited)
Inks
Dick Dillin (credited)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit per reprint in House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1. This reprint's credit of Dick Dillin for the script is in error.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Swamp Thing Makes His Dramatic Debut
    Swamp Thing
  2. 1. House of Secrets #92 The Swamp Thing Debuts
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. ["D-Did you ever consider going hunting in a cemetery?"]
    Abel
  4. 3. Swamp Thing
    Swamp Thing
  5. 4. After I Die!
  6. 5. It's Better to Give...
  7. 6. Trick or Treat
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore