Friday, January 18, 2019

The Swamp Thing Librarian by Berni Wrightson

Okay, I think I got this right....first, The Swamp Thing lumbers into our lives in a short lead for House of Secrets #92 in the summer of 71, then we see him in the summer of 72 as a librarian in this splash for House of Mystery #206, followed very quickly by his own mag
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  1. Alec StevensJanuary 25, 2019 at 3:35 AM

    Yes, that's Swampy. Take a look at this 1970 prototype of the Swamp Thing by Berni Wrightson which was published as the back cover (in blue) of the Amazing World of DC Comics #6:

    http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/146/

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    1. Cap'n's ComicsJanuary 25, 2019 at 10:28 PM

      Thanks for the reminder, coupla great back covers out there, and I'll be giving you a shout out on a post of such soon

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  2. Alec StevensJanuary 26, 2019 at 5:02 AM

    Not to mention the advertisement for the series which has a unique drawing, never used in any of Wrightson's ten issues:
    http://capnscomics.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-swamp-thing-ad-by-berni-wrightson.html?m=1

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  3. Cap'n's ComicsJanuary 26, 2019 at 8:10 AM

    True dat, an incredible piece of art that woulda made a great (oh, I dunnae) trade cover of the complete Wrightson Swamp Thing

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