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1May 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

The Saga of Swamp Thing #1

DC · May 1982 · on sale January 19, 1982

First appearance (cover): Karen ClancyFirst appearance: Helmut Kripptmann1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Saga of Swamp Thing (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1982
Key date
May 1982
On-sale date
January 19, 1982
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Karen Clancy - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Helmut Kripptmann - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tom Yeates; inks: Tom Yeates; letters: Gaspar SaladinoKaren Clancy First, Alec Holland, Swamp Thing
1What Peace There May Be in Silencecomic story17script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Tom Yeates; inks: Tom Yeates; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: CostanzaAbigail Arcane, Matthew Cable, Karen Clancy First, Maxwell Ferrett, Alec Holland, Alec Holland, Linda Holland, Helmut Kripptmann First, Swamp Thing
2...In Shadowed Depthscomic story9script: Bruce Jones; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Phil FelixThe Phantom Stranger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893171505

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7378-1		2017On eBay ›
Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age #3
ISBN 978-1-77950-716-7		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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