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CATALOG RECORD

Swamp Thing #47

DC · Series began 1985 · April 1986

Dates

Cover date
April 1986
On sale
December 24, 1985
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #47 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 0709893171504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893171504 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Story arc: American Gothic

This is part 4 of 7. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. The Saga of Swamp Thing #37
  2. The Saga of Swamp Thing #38
  3. Swamp Thing #46
  4. Swamp Thing #47
  5. Swamp Thing #48
  6. Swamp Thing #49
  7. Swamp Thing #50

Creators

pencils: Stephen R. Bissette, Stan Wochinks: John Totleben, Ron Randallscript: Alan Moore, Karen Berger, Dick Giordanocolors: Tatjana Woodletters: John Costanza

Stories

  • The Parliament of Trees · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

Swamp Thing follows John Constantine to South America to see "The Parliament of Trees." 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.

Characters

Ted SallisMan-ThingJohn ConstantineAbigail ArcaneAlex OlsenSwamp Thing

Reprinted in

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

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