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1July 1986
$2.00; 2.85 CAD

Roots of the Swamp Thing #1

DC · July 1986 · on sale 1986-03-11

Origin: Alec HollandDeath of Linda Holland
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Identification plate

Series
Roots of the Swamp Thing (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July 1986
Key date
1986-07-00
On-sale date
1986-03-11
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.00; 2.85 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Alec Holland, Swamp Thing.

Death on record for: Linda Holland, Maxwell Ferrett.

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
0Re-Presenting the Origin of the Creature Part 1 of 5cover2pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Bernie WrightsonAlec Holland, Swamp Thing
1Contentstable of contents1letters: typeset
2Dark Genesis!comic story24script: Len Wein; pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Joe OrlandoAnton Arcane, Alec Holland Origin, Swamp Thing Origin, Mister E., Nathan Ellery, Maxwell Ferrett Death, Linda Holland Death
3The Man Who Wanted Forevercomic story24script: Len Wein; pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Joe OrlandoAnton Arcane, Gregori Arcane, Matthew Cable, Alec Holland, The Patchwork Man, Swamp Thing, Cranius, Mister E., Nathan Ellery, Maxwell Ferrett Death, Linda Holland, Ophidian
4Len Weintext article1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typesetLen Wein

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