Len Wein came up with the idea for the character while riding a subway in Queens. He later recalled: "I didn't have a title for it, so I kept referring to it as 'that swamp thing I'm working on'. And that's how it got its name!" Ber… See more

Len Wein was the writer for the first 13 issues, before David Michelinie and Gerry Conway finished up the series. Burgeoning horror artist Bernie Wrightson drew the first 10 issues of the series, while Nestor Redondo drew … See more

The chronological original version of the Swamp Thing, the character would preceded Alec Holland within the DC Universe as Swamp Thing. Alexander "Alex" Olsen was a talented young scientist in Louisian… See more