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Issue: Swamp Thing #2
Publication Date: December 1972
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Issues: #2 of 24 Issues (25 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [circle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/12/1972
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #89. Cover date: January.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Anton Arcane; Swamp Thing; the Un-Men
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSwamp Thing: Dark Genesis #[nn] [First Printing] published March 1991
as 2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: Roots of the Swamp Thing #[nn] published July 2009
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1783
Disclose Notes: Colorist credits from the letters page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #4.
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On Safari, a Boy Learns to Act Like a Man

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B Gun teaches the same lessons.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B Gun. Color and sepia tone ad on inside front cover.
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The Man Who Wanted Forever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Anton Arcane; the Conclave; Dr. Linda Holland (flashback); Ferrett; Matt Cable; the Patchwork Man [Gregori Arcane]; Swamp Thing [also as Dr. Alec Holland]; the Un-Men [including Cranius; Ophidian]
First Line: Rain, 'tis said, can wash away the past--cover over memories with a bittersweet, glistening haze...
Synopsis: The Swamp Thing undergoes a mystical transferal where he regains his humanity while Arcane obtains the Swamp Thing's body. When Alec Holland finds out that his old body will be used for evil ends he interrupts the enchantment and things return as they were, with Arcane falling to his death.
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In Content Item: FlagMundo de Aventuras Especial #17 published June 1977
as O Homem que Queria a Eternidade [Story on Interior Page(s)]Black & White
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Series #2 published September 1977
as The Man Who Wanted Forever [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #2/1983 published January 1983
as Mannen som byttet til seg evig liv [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRoots of the Swamp Thing #1 published July 1986
as The Man Who Wanted Forever [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSwamp Thing: Dark Genesis #[nn] [First Printing] published March 1991
as The Man Who Wanted Forever [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: Roots of the Swamp Thing #[nn] published July 2009
as The Man Who Wanted Forever [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Job Number: J-1796
Disclose Notes: Colors credits from the letters page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #4; letters credit from the letters page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #5.
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What Does This Champion Have in Common…With You?

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Character(s): Dave Draper (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 6-7 of story.
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!

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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): North America School of Drafting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Between pages 8-9 of story.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Below previous Drafting Kits ad.
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The Adventures of Corgi Boy

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Corgi; Reeves International, Inc.
Character(s): Corgi Boy
Synopsis: In Africa in search of a lost city, Corgi Boy, while driving his Surtees TS9 Formula I racer, defeats a three-headed monster.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various automobile replicas such as Mercedes Benz C111 and Porsche Targa 911s.
Between pages 12-13 of story.
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Wind-Tunnel Tested!

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): SSP Racers
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic strip ad for SSP (Super Sonic Power) Racers from Kenner.
Between pages 19-20 of story.
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7 Foot Monster

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items.
Between pages 21-22 of story.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: As this issue is put to bed (a term indicating all editorial contents have been completed and it is now due for printing), we have yet to receive letters on our first issue.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: J-1943
Disclose Notes: Comments from fans Art Stampler, Wallace Foote and Michele Kreps who were visiting the DC offices and who were snared to read the first issue, as regular letters still hadn't arrived. Includes an editorial discussing how the Swamp Thing comic is produced.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kids The Magazine by Kids for Kids
First Line: Look what you're missing by not reading Kids Magazine.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wayne School
First Line: Never finished high school?
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Pages: 1
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The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Charles Atlas; Dynamic Tension
Character(s): Mac; Charles Atlas (photo)
First Line: Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Comic strip and ad for Charles Atlas' "How Dynamic-Tension Makes You A New Man" book.
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4 Ways to Get the A/FX Racing Set You Want for Christmas.

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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