SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (1982-85) #37
CGC NM/M: 9.8
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Stephen Bissette cover; Rich Veitch/John Totleben art; 1st full app of John Constantine (Hellblazer) by Alan Moore.
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Stephen Bissette cover; Rich Veitch/John Totleben art; 1st full app of John Constantine (Hellblazer) by Alan Moore.
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Stephen Bissette cover; Rich Veitch/John Totleben art; 1st full app of John Constantine (Hellblazer) by Alan Moore.Beginning life as a one-off Gothic horror feature in House of Secrets #92, Bernie Wrightson’s Swamp Thing would go on to the furthest reaches of the cosmos and beyond, thanks to the inspired imagination of one of the greatest minds to come out of comics, Alan Moore. The vegetation creation would remain an esoteric and cult title for many years and several relaunches, reboots and the usual comic book retrofitting and retconning in order to create a loose continuity within the elaborate and heady ideas put forth by Moore, viewing the Swamp Thing as a godlike being with the ability to travel through space and time. One of the many popular creations and inclusions into Moore’s run on the title was John Constantine, Hellblazer, a streetwise magician and occultist who would make his appearance in this very issue, and would go on to star in his own title which would run for an impressive 300 issues, mostly on DC’s Vertigo imprint, which was created for the publisher’s more tonally dark and adult themed output. Constantine would become a popular entity in the DC Universe, appearing in mainstream superhero books while heading up his critically acclaimed title, and making guest appearances in the wanderings of the Swamp Thing, Constantine has been portrayed in film by Keanu Reeves and on TV in a short series as well as in DC’s Arrowverse, rumors continue to swirl around a return to the silver screen in the DCEU, making this issue an important collectible with great upside potential.
Artists Information
Stephen R. Bissette is an American comic book artist best known for his work with Alan Moore on their groundbreaking run on DC's Swamp Thing. A graduate of the first class at the Joe Kubert School of cartooning Bissette worked on a number of horror comics before landing Swamp Thing. In the years that followed he was an early champion for creators' rights and launched his own Spiderbaby Graphix which published the horror comics anthology Taboo and his own series Tyrant, a comic book biography of a Tyrannosaurus Rex which lasted only four issues. Bissette retired from comics to focus on teaching in 1999.
After a childhood in Erie, Pennsylvania spent consuming a steady diet of comics, monster magazines, and monster movies, John Totleben went to the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art where he met Stephen Bissette. Together they worked on Bizarre Adventures followed by Swamp Thing, which they drew for almost three years. Totleben is best known for his illustrative work on Alan Moore's Miracleman. His other credits include 1963, Vermillion, and The Dreaming.
Stephen Bissette cover; Rich Veitch/John Totleben art; 1st full app of John Constantine (Hellblazer) by Alan Moore.Beginning life as a one-off Gothic horror feature in House of Secrets #92, Bernie Wrightson’s Swamp Thing would go on to the furthest reaches of the cosmos and beyond, thanks to the inspired imagination of one of the greatest minds to come out of comics, Alan Moore. The vegetation creation would remain an esoteric and cult title for many years and several relaunches, reboots and the usual comic book retrofitting and retconning in order to create a loose continuity within the elaborate and heady ideas put forth by Moore, viewing the Swamp Thing as a godlike being with the ability to travel through space and time. One of the many popular creations and inclusions into Moore’s run on the title was John Constantine, Hellblazer, a streetwise magician and occultist who would make his appearance in this very issue, and would go on to star in his own title which would run for an impressive 300 issues, mostly on DC’s Vertigo imprint, which was created for the publisher’s more tonally dark and adult themed output. Constantine would become a popular entity in the DC Universe, appearing in mainstream superhero books while heading up his critically acclaimed title, and making guest appearances in the wanderings of the Swamp Thing, Constantine has been portrayed in film by Keanu Reeves and on TV in a short series as well as in DC’s Arrowverse, rumors continue to swirl around a return to the silver screen in the DCEU, making this issue an important collectible with great upside potential.
Artists Information
Stephen R. Bissette is an American comic book artist best known for his work with Alan Moore on their groundbreaking run on DC's Swamp Thing. A graduate of the first class at the Joe Kubert School of cartooning Bissette worked on a number of horror comics before landing Swamp Thing. In the years that followed he was an early champion for creators' rights and launched his own Spiderbaby Graphix which published the horror comics anthology Taboo and his own series Tyrant, a comic book biography of a Tyrannosaurus Rex which lasted only four issues. Bissette retired from comics to focus on teaching in 1999.
After a childhood in Erie, Pennsylvania spent consuming a steady diet of comics, monster magazines, and monster movies, John Totleben went to the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art where he met Stephen Bissette. Together they worked on Bizarre Adventures followed by Swamp Thing, which they drew for almost three years. Totleben is best known for his illustrative work on Alan Moore's Miracleman. His other credits include 1963, Vermillion, and The Dreaming.