(September 1989)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989-08-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Karen Berger (editor); Art Young (associate editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Swamp Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Totleben (painting)
Inks
John Totleben (painting)
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]
Universe
DC : mainstream
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Survival of the Fittest (Table of Contents: 1)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Wheeler
Pencils
Tom Yeates
Inks
Tom Yeates
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
King Arthur (flashback); Abigail Cable; John Constantine; Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer] (flashback); Merlin (flashback); Moon Fawn (flashback); The Shining Knight [Sir Justin] (flashback); Swamp Thing [Alec Holland]; Tomahawk [Tom Haukins] (flashback); Wise Owl (flashback); Gene LaBostrie / Labo; Rheelai (shaman); Tianne; Yahc-Kow (flashback, death); Paul (police officer)
Universe
DC : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Originally a story titled "Morning of the Magician" by Rick Veitch and Michael Zulli was to appear in this issue, but Jenette Kahn decided not to publish that story though the cover was completed and 19 of 24 story pages were fully pencilled. The story was to have Swamp Thing, Etrigan the Demon, and the Golden Gladiator interacting with Jesus Christ and the cover was to depict Swamp Thing as the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. Veitch, who planned to end his tenure on the strip with the birth of Swamp Thing's baby in #92 and turn the series over to Neil Gaiman and Jamie Delano, resigned in response to the story's rejection. (See Amazing Heroes #164 and 171 for more information.)

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

Swamp Things / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Karen Berger
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-3744

Indexer Notes

Berger obliquely discusses the departure of Rick Veitch, praising his run on the series and wishing him well.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Swamp Thing
  2. 1. Survival of the Fittest
    Swamp Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Swamp Things
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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