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5July-August 1973
$0.20

Swamp Thing #5

DC · July-August 1973 · on sale 1973-04-05

First appearance: Timothy Ravenwind
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Identification plate

Series
Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
July-August 1973
Key date
1973-07-00
On-sale date
1973-04-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Timothy Ravenwind - 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: Bernie WrightsonAlec Holland, Swamp Thing
1The Last of the Ravenwind Witches!comic story22.67script: Len Wein; pencils: Berni Wrightson; inks: Berni Wrightson; colors: Bernie Wrightson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAlec Holland, Linda Holland, Timothy Ravenwind First, Swamp Thing
3-letters page1script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie Wrightson

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Original Swamp Thing Saga1979On eBay ›
Roots of the Swamp Thing #31986On eBay ›
Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-044-5		1991On eBay ›
Secret of the Swamp Thing #[nn]
ISBN 1401207987		2005On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: Roots of the Swamp Thing #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2236-9		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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