CATALOG RECORD

The Saga of Swamp Thing #38

DC · Series began 1982 · July 1985

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Dates

Cover date: July 1985
On sale: March 26, 1985
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #38 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893171507 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0709893171507 · shared with another edition
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Story arc: American Gothic

This is part 2 of 7. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Stephen R. Bissette, Stan Wochinks: John Totlebencolors: Tatjana Woodscript: Alan Moore, Karen Berger, Pat Cunninghamletters: John Costanza

Stories

Still Waters · 23 pages

Publisher’s description

Something wrinkled and ancient lurks beneath the waters of Rosewood, Illinois--and it's hungry. Plus, John Constantine encounters Swamp Thing for the first time!

Reprinted in

Swamp Thing (1987), Swamp Thing (1987), Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing (1996), Saga of the Swamp Thing (2009), Saga of the Swamp Thing (2012), Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore (2020)