Story: "Desert Hearts" (24 Pages)

Credits:

Grant Morrison and Mark Miller (plot, script)
Phillip Hester (pencils)
Kim DeMulder (inks)
Richard Starkins/-Comicraft (letters)
Tatjana Wood (colors)
Stuart Moore (edits)

Feature Characters:

Swamp Thing
Alec Holland (merge once again)

Supporting Characters:

Abby Cable
Don Roberto
El Señor Blake
the Traveller
Lawrence Weinberg
Ann Palmer
Michael (revealed as creations Blake's)

Villains:

Parliament of Trees (behind the scenes)
Parliament of Stones (first appearance)
Sargon the Sorcerer (last in Books of Magic Vol. 1 #1; takes control of the body of Mr. Koestler; next in issue #148)

Synopsis:

Alec Holland and Abigail Arcane confront the insanely murderous Swamp Thing in a struggle that will determine the fate of the Earth Elemental - and ultimately their own. Elsewhere, the Parliament of Stones and it's mysterious allies prepare for the next stage of the earth elemental's evolution.