Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	1990
Cover Price	17.95 USD
Pages	212
Editing	KC Carlson (collection); Karen Berger (original series)
Notes	ISBN 0-940289-54-4.

Cover Details

Genre	horror
Pencils	John Totleben (painting)
Inks	John Totleben (painting)
Colors	John Totleben (painting)

2 page Introduction foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Script	Jamie Delano
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Saga of the Swamp Thing (DC, 2009 series) #2

3 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Love and Death: Overture"

Script	Neil Gaiman
Letters	typeset
Notes	Cobbled together from introductions to British editions. Several paragraphs out of order or missing.
Reprinted	in Saga of the Swamp Thing (DC, 2009 series) #2 [as "Love and Death - An Overture"]

23 page Swamp Thing story "The Burial"

Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Shawn McManus
Inks	Shawn McManus
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #28 (September 1984)

24 page Swamp Thing story "Love and Death"

Characters	Arcane
Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Stephen R. Bissette
Inks	John Totleben
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #29 (October 1984)

22 page Swamp Thing story "A Halo of Flies"

Characters	Arcane
Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Stephen R. Bissette
Inks	Alfredo Alcala
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	The reprint was edited to removie the Crisis tie-in page.
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #30 (November 1984)

22 page Swamp Thing story "The Brimstone Ballet"

Characters	Arcane
Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Rick Veitch
Inks	John Totleben
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	The reprint was edited to remove the Crisis tie-in page.
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #31 (December 1984)

40 page Swamp Thing story "Down Amongst the Dead Men"

Characters	Deadman; Phantom Stranger; Spectre; Etrigan; Arcane
Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Stephen R. Bissette
Inks	John Totleben
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Swamp Thing Annual (DC, 1985 series) #2 (1985)

23 page Swamp Thing story "Pog"

Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Shawn McManus
Inks	Shawn McManus
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	Pogo tribute.
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #32 (January 1985)

12 page Swamp Thing story "Abandoned Houses"

Characters	Cain; Abel
Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Ron Randall
Inks	Ron Randall
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	Framing sequence for reprint of Swamp Thing prototype.
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #33 (February 1985)

8 page Swamp Thing story "Swamp Thing"

Genre	horror
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Bernie Wrightson
Inks	Bernie Wrightson
Colors	Tatjana Wood ?
Notes	Between pages 6 and 7 of previous story.
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

23 page Swamp Thing story "Rite of Spring"

Genre	horror
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Stephen R. Bissette
Inks	John Totleben
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Saga of Swamp Thing, The (DC, 1982 series) #34 (March 1985)

1 page biography (nonfictional) "About the Creators"

Script	Tom Peyer
Letters	typeset
Notes	Short bios of all the creators.