Swamp Thing #20

Date: January 1976
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: 25¢
2012 Price Range: $38 – $3
Stats: 18 color pages plus ads and “Swamp Things” letters page.
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: Nestor Redondo
Notable Notes: Swamp Thing battles its doppelganger!

Whoops! Not That #20!

Ok, I’ll be honest: when I bought this issue I thought I was getting the one that was Alan Moore’s first issue… but I was sadly mistaken. Alan Moore’s first Swamp Thing script was in Saga of the Swamp Thing #20, not this one, which is just plain old Swamp Thing #20. Sheesh! Such a rookie mistake – I am totally embarrassed! Oh well, I bought and read this one so let’s see how it stacks up shall we?

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