Horror artist Berni Wrightson drew the first 10 issues of the series, while Nestor Redondo drew a further 13 issues, the last issue being drawn by Fred Carrillo. Len Wein was the writer for the first 13 issues before David Michelinie and Gerry Conway finished up the series. The first Swamp Thing series ran for 24 issues, from 1972 to 1976. However, over the years, the Swamp Thing comics have suffered from low sales, which have resulted in numerous series cancellations and revivals. These eras were met with high critical praise and numerous awards. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the mid-late 1980s under Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. The fictional character the Swamp Thing has appeared in five American comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other DC Comics titles.

( June 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. These are some wild, trippy ideas that were initially only found in 'The Saga of the Swamp Thing' comic, but with the success of Moore's run came Swamp Thing's further inclusion in the rest of the DC Universe.This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. As an Elemental, Swamp Thing is a protector of the universal force that connects all plant life known as The Green, answering to a spiritual council of past Elementals called the Parliament of Trees.

This origin story allowed Moore to explore existential questions about humanity while also turning Swamp Thing into an Elemental, a concept that would forever connect the character to the mystical side of DC and bring him into contact with characters like John Constantine, Zatanna (who deserves a DC movie of her own), and the Spectre. In other words, Swamp Thing isn't actually a man, but a sentient plant who believes he's a man.

Instead of Holland himself, the Swamp Thing was a manifestation of bayou plant biology with the imbued consciousness of Holland. He started out as the mutated form of scientist Alec Holland, but Moore's reinvention of the character crucially changed that more traditional superhero origin story. Swamp Thing was created by the writer/artist team of Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.

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