The Saga of Swamp Thing Annual 1 (1982)


He’s back… almost. The book is an adaptation of the film and stands alone from series one and two.

Alice Cable arrives on the scene via helicopter and then boards a small speed boat to her destination, 50 feet away.

The boat is a satellite/security risk; the helicopter is not.

“The whole operation will blow up!” … he said it.

This panel reminds me of a storyboard from Indiana Jones.

Linda and her brother Alec meet Alice Cable.

Black magic or a simple face mask?

The origin story is a little off but the artwork is terrific



Cable pulls the old ‘files in a tree’ trick.

HE’S BACK! A classic rendition of Swampy

He punches a minimum of 2 boats and crushes a minimum of 2 heads

…and of course he loses an arm.

Alice’s hair is blond in the left panel.

Stuffs it gently into the wound” must mean, touch Alice’s breast.

Uh oh! Swamp reached his boiling point.

This panel is one of my favorites.

And like so many Swampy exits, he trudges off into the swamp… alone.

“If tears could come–they would”