Story: "A Tree Falls In the Forest" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Brian K. Vaughn (plot, script)
Roger Petersen (pencils)
Joe Rubinstein (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Alex Sinclair (colors)
Joan Hilty (edits)

Feature Character:

Tefé Holland (also in flashback in between Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #171 and flashback in #9; next in Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1, then in flashback in #4)

Guest Star:

John Constantine (in flashback; next in flashback in #9)

Supporting Characters:

Abby Holland (also in flashback in between Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1/3 and issue Swamp Thing Vol. 3 #1)
Swamp Thing (in flashback in between Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1/3 and issue #1)
Jenny Conway
Donald Conway (both next in #15)
Daphne (next in #8)

Other Characters:

Knoll (first appearance; the North American chapter of the Spirit of the Grass; next in Swamp Thing Vol. 4 #2)
Parliament of Trees (last in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #167; deceased)