Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Alan Moore's Classic: Swamp Thing #50

Leave it to writer Alan Moore to take readers on a very ‘British’ tour of Hell and the afterlife.

In July of 1986 Swamp Thing joined in the ultimate battle between good and evil (light and shade).

Accompanying him were John Constantine, Zatanna, The Phantom Stranger, The Demon, a host of recognizable supernatural figures, Mento and more.

Look for Cain and Abel, The Spectre, Doctor Fate, Sargon and Deadman.

Artist Bissette, Veitch and Totleben provided the incredible art for one the strangest, scariest, unusual and unexpected journeys ever attempted in comic books.

It’s a stunning and disturbing tale made all the more intriguing by the art.  

The classic story typifies the incredible talent of Alan Moore’s ability to write stories unlike anything seen in comic books before.

DC Comics celebrated the anniversary of the 50th issue of the ground-breaking Swamp Thing comic book.  It was Swamp Thing by Moore and artists that ushered in the Vertigo line of comic books from DC.

Near mint raw copies go for around $20 and slabbed for $60.


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