Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1

(December 2020)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Perkins

Inks

Mike Perkins

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Swamp Thing

Indexer Notes

Table of contents on inside front cover with illustration from the cover.

At the Heart of Trees (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Ram V (credited)

Pencils

Mike Perkins (credited)

Inks

Mike Perkins (credited)

Colors

Andy Troy (credited)

Letters

Aditya Bidikar (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (associate editor); Alex R. Carr (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Travis, you take the dogs south and follow the bank from there.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Swamp Thing; Old Willow; Travis; Carrie; Bill; Jim (sheriff); David Rock (missing boy)

Synopsis

Swamp Thing helps find a boy who has gone missing in the swamp who has been protected by the spirit of an old willow tree.

Indexer Notes

At the end of the story, Old Willow asks Swamp Thing to tell her stories of his other lives, which leads into the other stories in this issue.

Ring of Stones (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Phillip Kennedy Johnson (credited)

Pencils

Dominike Stanton (credited as Dominike "Domo" Stanton)

Inks

Dominike Stanton (credited as Dominike "Domo" Stanton)

Colors

Jeremiah Skipper (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Alex R. Carr (credited) (group editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The war across the British Sea is won.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Julius Caesar; Commius (a Roman, becomes an agent of the Green); the Atrebates

Synopsis

A Roman who is sent to rule a colony on behalf of Caesar joins with the Green and uses the powers of the Green to free the people from Caesar's rule.

Sleeping Giant (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Vita Ayala (credited)

Pencils

Emma Ríos (credited)

Inks

Emma Ríos (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Ariana Maher (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The island formerly known as Borikén, 1948.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Esperanza; Esperanza's sister; Cristobal; Yucahu (plant god)

Synopsis

A young woman calls upon an ancient plant god to help free her sister from an evil man.

No Sign of the Enemy (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Julian Lytle (credited)

Pencils

John Timms (credited)

Inks

John Timms (credited)

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Alex R. Carr (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The South Pacific. 1945.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Joji; Oniisan (a plant, also a Swamp Thing)

Synopsis

A Japanese soldier on an island in the Pacific lives in isolation for years unaware of the end of World War II and prepares for the arrival of the enemy. His only companion is a small plant who urges him to reach out to the outside world.

Age of Discovery (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

James Tynion IV (credited)

Pencils

Christian Ward (credited)

Inks

Christian Ward (credited)

Colors

Christian Ward (credited)

Letters

Travis Lanham (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Alex R. Carr (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I believe that this will be the last thing I ever write.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Diego Garcia Jimenez; the Great Explorer; Thiago; a Swamp Thing

Synopsis

In 1494, a young boy is among a group of explorers who discover a mysterious island of plants in the middle of the ocean.

At the Heart of Man (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Ram V (credited)

Pencils

Mike Perkins (credited)

Inks

Mike Perkins (credited)

Colors

Andy Troy (credited)

Letters

Aditya Bidikar (credited)

Editing

Marquis Draper (credited) (assistant editor); Andrea Shea (credited) (associate editor); Alex R. Carr (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Swamp Thing; David Rock; Clara; David's son; Lia; David's grandchildren

Synopsis

Years after he was rescued from the swamp by the Swamp Thing, David Rock, now a grandfather returns to the swamp and encounters Swamp Thing again, this time questioning if he was worthy of being saved as a boy.

Indexer Notes

Story takes place many years after the first story in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Perkins (credited)

Inks

Mike Perkins (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Swamp Thing

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover with indicia and publisher information with illustration from the cover.

Back Cover (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Back cover with the DC logo hovering over a swamp, with a hand reaching out from murky waters towards the logo and the cover price, bar code, and age guidelines at the bottom of the page.