Roots of the Swamp Thing 1

"Dr. Alec Holland had all the answers... he was an intelligent man... but Alec Holland is dead... and in his place stands only a... SWAMP THING!"

- The Swamp Thing

Roots of the Swamp Thing reprints classic comic book stories from previous issues of titles published by DC Comics. Issue #1 reprints the stories from the first two issues of the first Swamp Thing ongoing comic book series. The stories included in this issue are "Dark Genesis" and "The Man Who Wanted Forever". The stories are written by Len Wein with artwork by Bernie Wrightson, who also provided embellishment work for this issue. The cover art features an original wrap-around cover penciled and inked by Wrightson. The second story was colored by Glynis Wein and it was lettered by Gaspar Saladino and edited by Joe Orlando. This issue shipped with a July, 1986 cover date and carried a cover price of $2.00 per copy (US).

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue includes an original wrap-around cover art illustration by Bernie Wrightson.


 * The stories from this volume are also reprinted in DC Special Series #2, the Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis trade paperback and the Secret of the Swamp Thing trade paperback collections.


 * This issue includes a one-page text article and mini-bio of writer Len Wein.