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SWAMP THING

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #1 May 1982 [60¢] Cover Credit: Tom Yeates (pencils, inks; signed)

First Story: "What Peace There May Be In Silence" (17 Pages)

Credits: Martin Pasko (plot, script); Tom Yeates (pencils, inks); John Costanza (letters); Tatjana Wood (colors); Len Wein (edits)

Feature Character: Swamp Thing (also in flashback preceding main story)

Supporting Characters: Karen "Casey" Clancy (first appearance; a young girl)

Villains: Mr. Grasp (Walter Ellenback; first appearance), Harry Kay (Dr. Helmut Kripptmann; first appearance; last in flashback in #5); Patrick Clancy (Karen Clancey's father; dies); the Sunderland Corporation (behind the scenes)

Other Characters: Hank Henderson, Jr. (dies), Gully, Clete (first appearance of all three; also in flashback preceding main story); Mr. Heever (first appearance; the owner of Heever's General Store), Mrs. Clancy (first appearance; Karen Clancey's mother; deceased)

Second Story: "...In Shadowed Depths" (9 Pages)

Credits: Bruce Jones (plot, script); Dan Spiegle (pencils, inks); Philip Felix (letters); Adrienne Roy (colors); Len Wein (edits)

Feature Character: Phantom Stranger (last in Justice League of America #200)

Villains: Reverend David Foster (first appearance; a preacher and drug dealer; dies), Thompson (first appearance; Rev. James' chauffeur); Joe, Charlie (first appearance of both; two thugs)

Other Characters: Mama Balloo, Pele (only appearance for both)