Category: Mention (non-visual)

After posting a few comic books that referenced Swamp Thing, Billy Famine on Instagram messaged me to ask if I’d seen the one in Shade the Changing Man #66 from December of 1995. I hadn’t seen it and immediately found a copy at my local comic shop. It’s such a thrill to find more Swampy references and/or appearances. I know there are more out there and it’s so fun to get a tip from a fellow Swamp Thing fan.

Shade, the Changing Man #66, “The Alligator People” takes place in Louisiana. Shade visits the area to help a friend and winds up dealing with a killer Alligator wreaking havoc. Shade gets a little nervous when he gets too close to the perpetrator. As you can see below, Shade can only hope it’s friendly Swamp Thing.

Below is the full page Swamp Thing is referenced on. Continue reading “Shade the Changing Swamp Thing Reference” →

Spectre #10 “Infinite Possessions” January 1988

Based on the cool Swamp cover by, Jerry Bingham you’d assume that Swamp Thing makes an appearance within this book. Well, he doesn’t but he is referenced. The cover is how I stumbled upon this reference so it worked in my favor to judge the book by its cover.

Within the book, Jim Corrigan and Spectre are headed to Louisiana. Some guy died in Madame Xanadu’s parlor and Spectre senses that the answer is in the bayou.

A small diner in Louisiana begins to stir with excitement. Manhunters have been spotted in the swamps and locals are talking. The waitress alludes to the Suicide Squad and Belle Reve when she refers to it as, “first there’s that super-creep prison…”

she goes on to reference Swamp Thing, “…and, don’t tell me, more ’bout that so-called “swamp-man-thingie” ever’body’s been seein’ round here?”
I’d imagine most Swamp Thing collectors would pass on this book but it’s fun to know little mentions like this are out there. For completists, gotta get it. Continue reading “The Spectre Delivers an Honorable Mention” →

The New Teen Titans #22 (1986)
Interlude, Part Three: Friends & Foes

Swamp Thing doesn’t appear in this book, his name not even mentioned. But, John Constantine does have a cameo and he alludes to our “mossy friend”… atop George Washington’s head.

How does this all come to be?
Exposition time: Within Swamp Thing #49 “The Summoning” (1986), Constantine awakens/enables Steve Dayton’s (Mento from Doom Patrol) powers. Constantine convinces the frazzled/unstable Dayton to put on his Mento Helmet in an attempt to make contact with the spirit realm. The two panels below, from Swamp Thing #49, give you an idea of how things went with the helmet. The two panels also give context to Steve Dayton’s mental state going into The New Teen Titans #22.

losing your mind while witnessing what could be the beginning of the end of the world is  not an ideal headspace when exacting revenge.

Continue reading “A Mossy Friend Within The New Teen Titans” →

Superman 45 (2018)
“Boyzarro Re-Death”

Technically, a little bit of Swamp Thing makes its way into this book.

The Kents are moving out of Hamilton, with Patrick Gleason and Peter J Tomasi making the event special, filling the book with tender moments and life lessons. You’ll probably recall, Gleason and Tomasi crafted the amazing Superman Annual 1 that starred Swamp Thing, released at the tail end of 2016. Well, this issue (Supes 45) ties into the annual, and we find out what became of the gift Swamp Thing gave to Superman.

I should have mentioned that the Swamp Thing appearance in this book is small; about the size of a houseplant.

As the Kents finish their packing and prepare boxes for the moving company, Lois notices an item has been overlooked.


Continue reading “Superman 45 & a little bit of Swamp Thing” →

Man-Thing 16 (1975)
Decay Meets the Mad Viking

This is only the second Man-Thing book I’ve posted (1st), not because I dislike the character but because I’ve never taken the time to get into him. That and I’m not a big fan of the design and his name. I know, poor reasons to not read a character but I’ve herd worse. Speaking of which…

Swamp Thing makes his way into a Man-Thing book, yet again. This ST mention is a litte more abrasive. I give the folks working on Man-Thing a heap load of credit for being so open about their criticism.

Action Comics 600 (1988)

80 pages of golden anniversary goodness and all I care about is the cover of the Boston Reporter.

Action Comics 600 features some odd first date encounters and typical Darkseid mayhem.

…er… Continue reading “Action Comics 600” →

The collectibles page has been organized!
The task was on my to-do list for a while and I’m very proud of the results. Eventually, the collectibles will be linked to site posts, similar to the list. Speaking of the list page, I’ve been working on cleaning it up as well. I think organizing the books by type (appearances, parody, references, etc.), rather than everything together in chronological order, will be easier to search and reference. Since Swampy ads and articles are not as popular as appearances, reorganizing by book type should thin out the heard and distill the information.
And now… a Man-Thing book??

Man-Thing #2 (1980)
Himalayan Nightmare!

I have not lost my marbles. Thanks to J.R.G. and his comic confusion, Swamp Thing made his way onto the Man-Thing letters page.

Continue reading “Man-Thing #2” →