CATALOG RECORD
The Saga of Swamp Thing #37
first John Constantine
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
first John Constantine
- John Constantine (DC, supernatural) — full introduction
- Emma (from Hellblazer) — introduction
- Benjamin Cox (from Swamp Thing) — introduction
- Sister Anne-Marie — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1985
- On sale
- March 21, 1985
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #37 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.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893171506 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0709893171506 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Saga of the Swamp Thing 37 (Facsimile Edition) (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Publisher’s description
What does it take to grow a Swamp Thing? Find out in "Growth Patterns," as the being regrows himself one day--and leaf--at a time! John Constantine makes his comic book debut as an evil peers into the DC Universe.
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), John Constantine, Hellblazer: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2019), Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore (2020), Saga of the Swamp Thing 37 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)