When Alan Moore left, Rick Veitch who was already working on the title (he co-wrote and pencilled) took over.Ĭollects Swamp Thing #77–81 and Annual #3. To know more about him, his appearances in the Saga of Swamp Thing and his own series “Hellblazer”, I redirect you to the John Constantine Reading Order.Ĭollects Saga Of The Swamp Thing #28-34 and Swamp Thing Annual #2. 1Ĭollects The House Of Secrets #92, Swamp Thing #1-24, The Saga Of The Swamp Thing #1-19 and The Saga Of The Swamp Thing Annual #1.ĭuring that era, Alan Moore created the character John Constantine.

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Kaluta and Luis Dominguez.Ĭollects Swamp Thing #14-24, Challengers of the Unknown #81-87, DC Comics Presents #8 and The Brave and the Bold #122 and #176.Ĭollects The Saga of the Swamp Thing #6-19 and Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #1. Since then, more writers worked on the titles and Swamp Thing even start fighting alongside other DC heroes.Ĭollects the original short story “Swamp Thing” from The House of Secrets #92 and Swamp Thing #1-13, featuring all of Wein and Wrightson’s original run on the series and including art by Nestor Redondo, Michael Wm. It was almost canceled when Alan Moore became the main writer and made it a real creative success, rewriting the mythology of the character and expanding his powers and reach. When he became the star of a Wes Craven movie in 1982, a second series was launched.

At first, this anthropomorphic mound of vegetable matter was fighting to protect his swamp home, but he eventually broadens his scope to protect the environment in general, and humanity from various supernatural or terrorist threats, becoming a DC Superhero in his own way.ĭuring the 1970s, Swamp Thing had his first ongoing series, but it didn’t last. The first one was created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson in House of Secrets #92 (July 1971) in a stand-alone horror story. There is more than one Swamp Thing, the swamp monster/Elemental of the DC Universe (not Marvel’s Man Thing).

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