Saga of the Swamp Thing (1982) #1
by DC COMICS
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"What Peace There May Be in Silence" – (17-page story) – Previously, Doctor Alec and Linda Holland had been working in a small laboratory in the bayous of Houma, Louisiana trying to perfect a bio-restorative formula for plant life. But an unsavory group of individuals sought to muscle the formula from Holland. When Alec refused, they killed Linda and set the lab to explode. Alec was caught in the blast of the explosion and fled into the swamps. When his consciousness re-emerged, he found that the bio-restorative formula (that had exploded onto him) had transformed him into a monster.
Now in the present, the Swamp Thing has traveled to Limbo, N.C. He fights off a bear that had been preparing to strike down three hunters. But the hunters are equally startled by the Swamp Thing's appearance as much as the bear, and they turn their weapons on him. The weapons are meaningless to Swamp Thing, and he easily disarms the men.
Back in town, a man named Harry Kay rents a motel room and telephones his superior, Mister Grasp of the Sunderland Corporation. He tells him that Alec Holland has been sighted outside the town. ...
"...In Shadowed Depths" – (9-page story) – Reverend David Foster is a Baptist preacher in a small town. He urges his congregation to donate as much money as he can to a proposed children's center project. The Reverend is not what he seems however. He is merely playing the roll of a preacher in order to use the church as a front for his heroin distribution ring. The Phantom Stranger approaches Foster and warns him of the path he is on. ...
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NOTE: Includes flashbacks to the origin of the Swamp Thing as first chronicled in Swamp Thing (vol. 1) #1. Maxwell Ferrett and Bruno were the thugs responsible for the deaths of Alec and Linda Holland.
NOTE: One of the residents of Limbo owns a copy of the book "Swamp-Man: Fact or Myth?" written by Lizabeth Tremayne. Tremayne is introduced in issue #3 and becomes a regular supporting character for the series.
NOTE: Phantom Stranger back-up features begin with this issue.
Now in the present, the Swamp Thing has traveled to Limbo, N.C. He fights off a bear that had been preparing to strike down three hunters. But the hunters are equally startled by the Swamp Thing's appearance as much as the bear, and they turn their weapons on him. The weapons are meaningless to Swamp Thing, and he easily disarms the men.
Back in town, a man named Harry Kay rents a motel room and telephones his superior, Mister Grasp of the Sunderland Corporation. He tells him that Alec Holland has been sighted outside the town. ...
"...In Shadowed Depths" – (9-page story) – Reverend David Foster is a Baptist preacher in a small town. He urges his congregation to donate as much money as he can to a proposed children's center project. The Reverend is not what he seems however. He is merely playing the roll of a preacher in order to use the church as a front for his heroin distribution ring. The Phantom Stranger approaches Foster and warns him of the path he is on. ...
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NOTE: Includes flashbacks to the origin of the Swamp Thing as first chronicled in Swamp Thing (vol. 1) #1. Maxwell Ferrett and Bruno were the thugs responsible for the deaths of Alec and Linda Holland.
NOTE: One of the residents of Limbo owns a copy of the book "Swamp-Man: Fact or Myth?" written by Lizabeth Tremayne. Tremayne is introduced in issue #3 and becomes a regular supporting character for the series.
NOTE: Phantom Stranger back-up features begin with this issue.
Creators: Martin Pasko, Tom Yeates, Len Wein
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