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53October 1986
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Swamp Thing #53

DC · October 1986 · on sale 1986-06-24

First appearance: Chester WilliamsFirst appearance: Dwight Wicker2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Swamp Thing (DC, 1985 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
October 1986
Key date
1986-10-00
On-sale date
1986-06-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chester Williams - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dwight Wicker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Stephen R. Bissette; inks: Stephen R. Bissette; colors: Tatjana WoodBatman, Alec Holland, Swamp Thing, Bruce Wayne
1The Garden of Earthly Delightscomic story38script: Alan Moore; pencils: John Totleben; inks: John Totleben; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John CostanzaBatman, Harvey Bullock, Abigail Arcane, Commissioner James Gordon, Alec Holland, Lex Luthor, Swamp Thing, Bruce Wayne, Chester Williams First, Dwight Wicker First
2-letters page2letters: typeset
3You Only Think You Know Him...in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893171510
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893171510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Earth to Earth
ISBN 1-56389-804-7		2002On eBay ›
Saga of the Swamp Thing #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-3095-1		2011On eBay ›
Saga of the Swamp Thing #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-3096-8		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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