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The Saga of Swamp Thing #1

DC · Series began 1982 · May 1982

first appearance of Karen Clancy

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Karen Clancy (DC, from Swamp Thing) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: May 1982
On sale: January 19, 1982
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893171505
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Creators

pencils: Tom Yeates, Dan Spiegleinks: Tom Yeates, Dan Spiegleletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, Phil Felixscript: Martin Pasko, Bruce Jonescolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy

Stories

What Peace There May Be in Silence · 17 pages
After reflecting on the circumstances that created the Swamp Thing, the creature encounters a young girl accused of being a witch and takes her under his protection. Meanwhile, a stranger in town is looking for Swamp Thing and reporting back to the people who sent him.
...In Shadowed Depths · 9 pages
A criminal pastor has duped one of his followers into acting as a drug courier until the Stranger intervenes.

Characters

Alec HollandSwamp ThingThe Phantom StrangerAbigail ArcaneMatthew CableLinda HollandMaxwell FerrettKaren ClancyHelmut Kripptmann

Reprinted in

Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2017), Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age (2018)