DC Special Series
#20 - Original Swamp Thing Saga
(January-February 1980)
DC,
1977 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- four times a year
- On-sale Date
- 1979-10-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893359402
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Issue Notes
The Original Swamp Thing Saga is featured in issues #2, 14, 17, and 20.
On sale date from the 1979 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Date given as October 11 in a house ad in Flash #280. Date given as October 9 in Comic Reader #173. Date given as October 25 in DC Coming Attractions #35.
On sale date from the 1979 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Date given as October 11 in a house ad in Flash #280. Date given as October 9 in Comic Reader #173. Date given as October 25 in DC Coming Attractions #35.
[no title indexed]
Swamp Thing / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-255
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]
- Reprints
-
from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #8 (January-February 1974)
-
[Swamp Thing #10]
Swamp Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson (signed)
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]
- Reprints
- from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #10 (May-June 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Lurker in Tunnel 13!
Swamp Thing / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- J-6365
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]; Ezekiel; Hector; Jason; Mayor Mutteridge; Lydia; Jody; M'Nagalah; Abraham (flashback)
- Synopsis
- In a small mining town the Swamp Thing discovers a monster lurking in tunnel 13.
- Reprints
- from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #8 (January-February 1974)
-
The Stalker from Beyond
Swamp Thing / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson; Michael Wm. Kaluta (uncredited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-6365
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]; Rufe; Elmo; Abigail Arcane; Matt Cable; Smithers; Captain Brad Samson; Private Optik; O'Reilly; Trumbo; Twitchett
- Synopsis
- Swamp Thing returns to the swamp only to find that an alien ship has crashed there and it's occupant is attempting to repair his ship. Matt Cable and a squad of men show up looking for the alien.
- Reprints
- from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #9 (March-April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Mike Kaluta ink credit from the index for the original printing.
The Man Who Would Not Die!
Swamp Thing / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Bernie Wrightson (plot); Len Wein (script)
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-6365
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]; "Hunk" Dorry; Auntie De Luvian; Samson Parminter; Elsbeth; Black Jubal; Un-Men; Anton Arcane; Cranius
- Synopsis
- Anton Arcane and his Un-Men attack the Swamp Thing, but he is saved by the resurrected corpse of Black Jubal.
- Reprints
- from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #10 (May-June 1974)
-
[Swamp Thing #9]
Swamp Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson (signed)
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]
- Reprints
- from Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #9 (March-April 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Swamp Thing -
1.
[Swamp Thing #10]
Swamp Thing -
2.
The Lurker in Tunnel 13!
Swamp Thing -
3.
The Stalker from Beyond
Swamp Thing -
4.
The Man Who Would Not Die!
Swamp Thing -
5.
[Swamp Thing #9]
Swamp Thing
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- CTGarry
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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