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92June-July 1971
$0.15

House of Secrets #92

DC · June-July 1971 · on sale 1971-04-01

First appearance: Swamp ThingFirst appearance: Alex Olsen
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Identification plate

Series
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#92
Publication date
June-July 1971
Key date
1971-06-00
On-sale date
1971-04-01
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file The first Swamp Thing, mid 1971, in a standalone horror short by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The Alec Holland version debuts in Swamp Thing #1 the following year, but this is the concept's first appearance and the key collectors chase.

First appearance of Swamp Thing - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alex Olsen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Jack AdlerAlex Olsen First, Swamp Thing First
2-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Ben OdaAbel; Cain
3Swamp Thingcomic story8script: Len Wein; pencils: Berni Wrightson; inks: Berni Wrightson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Ben OdaSwamp Thing [Alex Olsen] (introduction); Linda Olsen; Damian Ridge
5After I Die!comic story7script: Jack Kirby, Mark Evanier; pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Bill Draut; letters: Ben OdaAbel (host)
8-letters page1script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: George Roussos
11It's Better to Give...comic story6script: Virgil North; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: DeZuniga; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Costanza
13Trick or Treatcomic story2script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Dillin; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Costanza

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #91981On eBay ›
The Saga of Swamp Thing #331985On eBay ›
Roots of the Swamp Thing #51986On eBay ›
Love and Death
ISBN 0-940289-54-4		1990On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: House of Secrets #92 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
DC Silver Age Classics House of Secrets 92 #[nn]1992On eBay ›
Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-044-5		1991On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1818-8		2008On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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