The character of Swamp Thing was created in the 1970s at DC Comics, and is about a scientist working on a bio-restorative formula whose lab gets blown up by a mob, and he runs (on fire) into the Louisiana swamp, covered with the formula. It changes his body to that of a living plant with his consciousness. The stories range from battling human and non-human monsters, including some sci-fi alien, time travel and teams ups with Superman and Batman. I love the Swamp Thing character, and have enjoyed the movies (there were 2), the 2 TV series (latest on CW network in 2020).
There was also a BIG BONUS to me in this collection. I read the comics in the 70s and 80s and the run ended with #24, as a cliffhanger (DC canceled the book). In this collection, DC Comics printed issue #25 (it's unfinished) for the first time ever!! - It was the continuation of issue #24, which I had in my collection, and always hoped for the resolution. Now, 45 Years Later, I got to read the rest of the story! To read about the book, read on:
ABOUT THE BOOK: DEEP IN THE BAYOUS OF LOUISIANA, FAR FROM CIVILIATION'S GRASP, A SHADOWED CREATURE SEEN ONLY IN FLEETING GLIMPSES ROILS THE BLACK WATERS...A TWISTED, VEGETATIVE MOCKERY OF A MAN...A SWAMP THING!
Created by legendary writer LEN WEIN and artist BERNIE WRIGHTSON, this shambling, muck-encrusted figure swiftly became one of DC's most iconic characters during the Bronze Age of comics, and his shocking stories have become classics in the gothic horror genre. Now, for the first time, his early adventures are presented in a collection of three comprehensive trade paperback volumes. Witness as Swamp Thing fights with a being made of his very own flesh, teams up with Batman, shifts uncontrollably between his human and monster forms and even joins the ranks of the Challengers of the Unknown alongside the likes of Deadman and Rip Hunter.
SWAMP THING: THE BRONZE AGE VOL. 2 presents the complete adventures of Swamp Thing from 1975 through 1981 featuring writers like DAVID MICHELINIE and GERRY CONWAY and artists like NESTOR REDONDO and KEITH GIFFEN. Collecting Swamp Thing #14-24, Challengers of the Unknown #81-87, DC Comics Presents #8 and The Brave and the Bold #122 and #176.
Including many NEVER-BEFORE-COLLECTED ISSUES and the surviving scripts, pencils and inks from the NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED Swamp Thing #25!
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