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| Title: | "Prelude to Holocaust" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| number: | 9 |
| Cover date: | January, 1983 |
| Cover price: | .60 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Executive editor: | Joe Orlando |
| Writers: | Martin Pasko |
| Pencilers: | Jan Duursema |
| Inkers: | Tom Mandrake |
| Cover artists: | Tom Yeates |
| Cover inker: | Tom Yeates |
| Cover colorist: | Tom Yeates |
| Colorists: | Tatjana Wood |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
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"Prelude to Holocaust" is the title to the ninth issue of the second Swamp Thing ongoing comic book series by DC Comics. It is the first of two stories presented in this issue. It was written by Martin Pasko with artwork by Jan Duursema and Tom Mandrake. It was colored by Tatjana Wood and lettered by John Costanza. The second vignette is a six-page story featuring the Phantom Stranger titled "Sanctuary of Shadow", and is written by Joey Cavalieri with artwork by Fred Carrillo, colors by Adrienne Roy and lettering by John Costanza. Both stories were edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with a January, 1983 cover date and carries a cover price of 60 cents per copy (US).
Synopsis[]
Swamp Thing, Liz Tremayne and Dennis Barclay arrive in New Jersey, where their helicopter (created by Reef in the previous issue) disintegrates. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., Harry Kay takes Paul Feldner to a Sunderland facility to be treated by the Receptor method. We then see a flashback of the moment when Feldner is set ablaze by Karen Clancy. Communicating through Milton Grossman, she explains that she has discovered that Feldner was not the true catalyst ("The host whose powers I may drain and take unto myself") and that one of Kay's henchmen, David Marx, is. If there was any doubt of her malevolence before, it is now shown clearly. She develops into a fully grown woman over Feldner's burning body and offers to spare him in exchange for Marx. Marx goes willingly to save Feldner's life.
We then discover that Harry Kay is actually a nazi war criminal called Dr. Helmut Kripptman and he is operating his own mission, separate from the Sunderland Corporation. We also discover that Grasp somehow survived his death and is spying on Kay for General Sunderland. Grasp also has orders to destroy Swamp Thing.
Swamp Thing seems to have understood Karen's true nature now and is overcome with melancholy because he believed that she was the only person who truly understood and needed him.
Dennis, Liz and Swamp Thing are confronted by Kay at the Barclay clinic where he explains that he is trying to obtain "information of vital importance to the future of the world" and asks for their cooperation. They decline and Milton, on Kripptman's order attacks them with psychic powers.
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The Phantom Stranger and a builder investigate a murder and strange phenomena inside a church scheduled for demolition.
- Joey Cavalieri - Writer
- Fred Carrillo - Penciler; Inker
- Adrienne Roy - Colorist
- John Costanza - Letterer
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