Trouble began april 17 when warners trimmed swamp thing s order from to 10. However, this is the second overall appearance of the swamp thing creature. Find the value of the dc comic swamp thing volume 1. Read swamp thing 1972 comic online free and high quality. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Brian k vaughans run was a change of pace, and felt more like a companion book to hellblazer than swamp thing. Bernie wrightsons amazingly creepy artwork, along with the fact that this has the 1st appearance of anton arcane major villain makes it a buy in my mind. Sissy being gone is bad enough, but now that she is, who will protect him from. The unmen capture swamp thing who is said to be 7 3 in height and 547 pounds in this story and take him to their creator, dr.
Swamp thing follows john constantine to south america to see the parliament of trees. The monstrous swamp thing can control every iota of plant life on this planet, from the fungus on stale bread to forests of towering oaks. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Get the best deals on swamp thing dc comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. The power of comic book storytelling though it feels like weve only just begun to fall in love with the southern gothic magic of dc universes swamp thing, the seasonand serieshas ended and left a whole. Another superman teamup, and a much weirder one to boot.
How much are your spiderman, batman, and superman comics worth. Learning that he is not a unique being after all, swamp thing attempts to make sense of their wisdom, while a sleazy photographer hopes to make a fast buck with some sleazy pictures of abigail arcane with swamp thing. Nm february dc comics swamp thing vol 1 8 bronze age comic book. Andy diggles opening 6 part story to volume 4 is also worth reading. The newest entry into the ongoing ouvre of swamp thing, its original run isnt even complete yet but i cant help but mention it. Scott snyder and yanick paquette have really found a way to balance moores stamp on the book with t heir own take of swamp thing in the modern world.
Vintage marvel comic book lot spiderman and swamp thing. Get the best deals on swamp thing comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. The saga of the swamp thing september 1982 by comic book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Today i want to give you few free resources to help find the true value of your comic books. I came up with a list and began to try and track down the comics i needed. Roots of the swamp thing comic books for sale online.
The saga of the swamp thing was the first mainstream comic book series to completely abandon the comics code authority cca. Fantastic four comic book price guide learn the value of the superteam from 1961. I was blown away by the creative storylines, breathtaking art, and sheer boldness of the whole thing. A murder of crows, script by alan moore, art by john totleben. However, he is unaware that an alien has landed there to repair its spaceship. This is the second volume of the swamp thing annuals. Swamp thing volume 2 was an ongoing series starring swamp thing. It was a comic that was somehow sophisticated and cool to be reading, different from the usual superhero fare. Swamp thing dc comic book collections for sale ebay. Justice league dark, dc comics art, superhero comic. What swamp keys can you count on and which should you sell. Swamp thing created by len wein and berni wrightson.
Mar 23, 2020 due to the recent surge of superhero movies, ive recently found the joy of comic book collecting again with about a twentyyear absence from the hobby. Swamp thing 1972 comic read swamp thing 1972 comic. Dont let the questionable reputation of this book fool you, bkvs swamp thing more than earns. Find the value of the dc comic swamp thing volume 2. Script by len wein, pencils by berni wrightson, inks by wrightson and mike kaluta. Jun 11, 2019 trouble began april 17 when warners trimmed swamp thing s order from to 10.
In the aftermath of the previous book, swamp thing finds himself light years away from home. Perhaps this comic book series did not inflate in value from the new tv series. Collector vintage dc, comics swamp thing comic book no. Have your comics appraised free if you wish to sell. Jaden toussaint, the greatest is a series of chapter books that kids and parents love. Script by len wein, art and cover by berni wrightson. He left dc in 1974 to work at warren publishing, for whose blackandwhite horror comics magazines he produced a series of original work as well as adaptations of stories by h.
Fantastic and the human torch are worth good money. This time our hero must survive all alone with only his mother, father, and all his friends to keep him company when his sister goes to sleepaway camp. Has no ties to the series, comic adaptation of the film released the same year this series was launched. I still had some of my original collection and began to go through them looking for what key issues i was missing. Before watchmen, alan moore made his debut in the u. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history. This page contains information about swamp thing volume 2. Because rising in his place is the swamp thing, a creature made of vegetation thats absorbed alec hollands memories, personalityand grief. Theres an intriguing dissonance between the simplicity of swamp things creation big ol fun bronze age horror monster created by len wein. Saga of the swamp thing, volume 1 by alan moore, various. Swamp thing buries alec holland forever, goes up against an old enemy, takes a trip to hell, and consummates his relationship with abbie cable. See more ideas about comic art, justice league dark and comic books art.
Collected as swamp thing by brian k vaughan vols 1 and 2. Swamp thing comic books 1982 series also called saga of the swamp thing save 30% from the prices below get code for comics in stock over 60 days, whose prices are green. Read swamp thing 1982 comic online free and high quality. Book two contains saga of the swamp thing 2834 and annual 2.
Number of printed issues, where it can be verified, any facts that. He was then reworked as a character suitable for series appearances in swamp thing vol. He travels from rann to apokalips and all points in between, looking for a way to get back home to earth and to abbie cable. In a span of seven issues, this storyarc redefined the swamp thing character away from being a plantbased hero and instead being a. This hasnt been collected, but the first four issues are on comixology. Random thoughts about swamp thing s abilities asides, here we will examine the market for the two most important key comic books of swamp thing. He is a mass of vegetable matter that absorbed the memories and personality of alec holland, a botanist who died in a swamp shortly after creating a hormonal biorestorative formula for plants. Swamp thing sneaks aboard a train to the louisiana swamp where he was born. Book 1 of 3 in the swamp thing volume the new 52 series. Jan 01, 2012 berni wrightsons artwork is incomparable. Completely forgot that the new 52 run is great too. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps.
Raise them bones total value for all issues of this title listed. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Swamp thing is a comic book character created in 1972 by len wein and famed horror artist bernie wrightson. Swamp thing is a great character who works splendidly on a visual level but never seems to get the treatment that he deserves. John constantines assembled cohort of mystics lead swamp thing to a cave where a group called the brujeria are concocting a scheme to infect the world with evilbut when swamp thing tries to save constantine from their clutches, he allows one of the mystics, now transformed into a. The first few issues of this title were really hot and in high demand in the uk when it first came out. The bronze age omnibus dc, 2017 series 2017 in swamp thing. All across the globe there are tales of a mysterious. Perhaps the title needs a value readjustment and a reexamining of the content by fans and collectors. Today these comics seem to be overlooked and sometimes offered at discounted prices to shift them. Inhumans marvel comic book price guide find out the value of key first appearances of major inhumans members and villains in our hot comic price guide.
Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. The comic book price guide for great britain swamp thing. Get the best deals on swamp thing comic book collections when you shop the largest. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up.
Book 1 of saga of the swamp thing definitely lived up to the hype, and then some. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book. Read more iron man comic book price guide another of the marvel age of comic book characters, iron man played in the superhero movies by robert downey jr. Best swamp thing run to read other than alan moores. In the previous comic book value post i talked about using the overstreet comic book price guide as a source. It was the last bernie wrightson swamp thing series. Everyone remembers moores second issue, anatomy lesson, but moore actually started on the book one issue earlier, tying up the loose plotlines of previous. The first swamp thing began publication in 1972, not long after the characters first. An enthralling blend of body horror, southern gothic, and comic book weirdness, swamp thing is the. Anton arcane, who wants to become a swamp thing himself.
What can you expect from the trend return on this comic book. In 1983, a revolutionary english writer joined a trio of trailblazing american. Which comics featuring the thing, the invisible girl, mr. Swamp thing 1982 2nd series comic books mycomicshop.
Although len wein and bernie wrightson created swamp thing, its alan moore, steve bissette and jon totleben who defined what he is today and this is where it all started. In 1971, with writer len wein, wrightson cocreated swamp thing for dc. Zapkapow comics is your onestop shop for comic book collection management and price guides. Swamp thing himself first appeared in house of secrets 92. Book 1 is not an origin story of the titular character, but rather it completely reshapes and retools his origin story in a very daring, almost shocking way. Jan 14, 2020 well here is an excerpt from the article comics code rejects saga of swamp thing tale. Saga of the swamp thing book 6 collects issues 5764 of swamp thing, alan moores last. Moores classic, critically acclaimed swamp thing stories are now collected with brandnew coloring in absolute swamp thing by alan moore vol. This time len wein and bernie wrightson had control of this comic book. Alan moores redefinition of swamp thing and comics in general continues in this volume.
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