Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Tefé Holland - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing (DC, 2000 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 2000
Key date: 2000-11-00
On-sale date: 2000-09-07
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.95; 7.95 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 76194122450300111
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tefé Holland - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Phil Hale; inks: Phil Hale; colors: Phil Hale	Alec Holland, Tefé Holland First, Swamp Thing
1	Bitter Fruit	comic story	16	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Cliff Chiang; inks: Rodney Ramos; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: John Costanza	Tefé Holland; Agent Romero
2	The DDI Secret Files	text article	2	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Christopher Jordan; inks: Christopher Jordan; colors: Digital Chameleon
3	The DDI Secret Files: Tefé	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Roger Petersen; inks: Roger Petersen; colors: Digital Chameleon
4	The DDI Secret Files: Daphne	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Paul Pope; inks: Paul Pope; colors: Digital Chameleon
5	The DDI Secret Files: Pilate	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Roger Petersen; inks: Roger Petersen; colors: Digital Chameleon
6	The DDI Secret Files: Barnabas	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Roger Petersen; inks: Roger Petersen; colors: Digital Chameleon
7	The DDI Secret Files: Agent Orage and Agent Kilroy	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: John Lucas; inks: John Lucas; colors: Digital Chameleon
8	The DDI Secret Files: Kudzu	text article	1	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Tony Matsumura; inks: Tony Matsumura; colors: Digital Chameleon
9	The Secret Life of a Plant Elemental	text article	4	script: Douglas Wolk
10	Look Away	comic story	8	script: Jon Lewis; pencils: Michael Zulli; inks: Michael Zulli; colors: Tatjana Wood, Digital Chameleon; letters: John Costanza	Swamp Thing
11	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: Swamp Thing	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: Steve Lieber; inks: Steve Lieber; colors: Matt Hollingsworth
12	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: Abby Holland	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: John Totleben; inks: John Totleben; colors: Digital Chameleon
13	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: Matthew Cable	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: Jill Thompson; inks: Jill Thompson; colors: Digital Chameleon
14	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: John Constantine	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: Cliff Chiang; inks: Cliff Chiang; colors: Digital Chameleon
15	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: Arcane	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: Toby Cypress; inks: Toby Cypress; colors: Digital Chameleon
16	Who's Who in the World of Swamp Thing: Jason Woodrue	text article	1	script: Michael Bonner; pencils: Zander Cannon; inks: Zander Cannon; colors: Digital Chameleon
17	Lady Arcane	comic story	10	script: Alisa Kwitney; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Digital Chameleon; letters: Comicraft	Abby Holland; Swamp Thing
18	The Swamp Thing Timeline	text article	3	script: Michael Bonner

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Swamp Thing by Brian K. Vaughan #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-4304-3	2014	On eBay ›
Swamp Thing by Brian K. Vaughan #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-4598-6	2014	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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