Actions
 Unofficial Saga of the Swamp Thing Index

Saga of the Swamp Thing 1

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #1

Cover Date: May 1982
Cover Price: $0.60

TITLE INDEX
NEXT >

Cover Credits:
Art: Tom Yeates (signed)


Story: "What Peace There May Be In Silence" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMartin Pasko
ArtTom Yeates
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsTatjana Wood
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Swamp Thing (last in Brave and the Bold #176; also in flashback preceding main story)

Supporting Character(s):

Karen "Casey" Clancy (first appearance; a young girl)

Villain(s):

Mr. Grasp (Walter Ellenbeck; first appearance)
Harry Kay (Dr. Helmut Kripptmann; first appearance; last in flashback in issue #5)
Patrick Clancy (Karen Clancy's father; dies)
Sunderland Corporation (behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

Hank Henderson, Jr. (first appearance; also in flashback preceding main story; dies)
Gully (first appearance; also in flashback preceding main story)
Clete (first appearance; also in flashback preceding main story)
Mr. Heever (first appearance; the owner of Heever's General Store)
Mrs. Clancy (first appearance; Karen Clancy's mother; next in issue #6)

Solicitation:

Retelling the origin of the Swamp Thing! Meanwhile, in the present, Swamp Thing saves three hunters from a bear--but the hunters quickly turn their guns on the new perceived threat!


2

Second Story: "...In Shadowed Depths" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBruce Jones
ArtDan Spiegle
LetteringPhil Felix
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger (last in Justice League of America #200)

Villain(s):

Reverend David Foster (first appearance; a preacher and drug dealer; dies)
Thompson (first appearance; Rev. James' chauffeur)
Joe (first appearance; a thug)
Charlie (first appearance; a thug)

Other Character(s):

Mama Balloo (first appearance)
Pele (first appearance)


3