Been a while, just been crazy busy at work and Summer activities. When you live in Minnesota you have to take advantage of time outdoors in the Summer. The good news is, I have finished up the rest of the Pasko run and ready to start Moore, can't wait. But first I am going to finish up the rest of the reviews of Pasko's run.
Also picked up my own Swamp Thing!
Now on to the review of issues #14 and #15. Both issues are written by Dan Mishkin and the Art by
Sorry for the delay.
Swamp Thing #13
Cover Impressions:
Another good Yeats cover. Swamp Thing is hailing Hydra? Is Swamp Thing also a secret member of Hydra?
Swamp Thing #13 (May, 1983)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: Lambs to The Slaughter
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yates (Cover: Yates)
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Issue
Still rolling along...
Swamp Thing #11
Cover Impressions:
Swamp Thing vs The Golem, nuff said!
Swamp Thing #11 (March, 1983)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: Heart of Stone, Feat of Clay
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yates (Cover: Yates)
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Back to the original crew.
Issue Recap:
This issue begins with a couple page recap of the ser
Half way to Moore!
Swamp Thing #10
Cover Impressions:
Swamp Thing is entangling Liz and Dennis....as seen at the end of last issue. Kind of a blah cover.
Swamp Thing #10 (February, 1983)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: Number of the Beast
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yates/John Totleben (Cover: Yates)
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Totleben joining Swamp Thing for the first
Even though I have been focusing on collecting Moore's run, I did find a few Wein/Wrightson issues at a local Half-Price Books. No number 1 or 2 unfortunately, but I did pick up #9. What a great cover. I'm kind of kicking myself for not picking up the other issues now.
Wow I've really been slacking on my Swamp Thing journey. The good news is I'm still reading ol' Swampy, just started the Moore run this week and let me just say it has been fabulous. Not that I had any doubt in Moore to deliver. I'll be back over the next couple of days to give a round up of the issues I've read. Meanwhile a pic of my stack of stuff to read over the next couple of months.
Swamp Thing #7
Cover Impressions:
Ahoy mates! We got a pirate cover...well a one eyed mutant pirate cosplay cover. As an added bonus, Liz is cosplaying Princess Leia as Jabba's slave or maybe one of Conan's babes...by Crom indeed. You really can't go wrong with either.
Swamp Thing #7 (November, 1982)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: I Have Seen The Splintered Timbers Of A Hundred Shattered Hulls (This may be the longest title ever for a comic
Swamp Thing #12
Cover Impressions:
Looks like Swampy is ready to toss Liz off the bridge.
Swamp Thing #12 (April, 1983)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: And Yet It Lives
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yates (Cover: Yates)
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Issue Recap:
This is issue picks up right after the end of last issue with Swamp Thing and the Golem battling. Swam
Swamp Thing #3
Issue #3
Cover Impressions:
Decent cover, looks like Swamp Thing is fighting vampire hobos on a train?
Swamp Thing #3 (July, 1982)
Title: A Town Has Turned To Blood
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Still the same crew as last issue.
Plot:
Swamp Thing and Casey are on a westbound train in Illinois, when they
Swamp Thing #4
Cover Impressions:
Looks like Swampy is having a throw-down with a demon of some sort surrounded by pictures of children. Nice cover.
Swamp Thing #4 (August, 1982)
Title: In The White Room
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Still the same crew as last issue.
Plot:
This issue opens with Liz, her associate producer Paul
Back to the reviews after a busy weekend.
Swamp Thing #6
Cover Impressions:
Swamp Thing fighting/entangled by tentacle creature on a ship. Swampy looks a bit concerned.
Swamp Thing #6 (October, 1982)
Cover Price: $.60 (All the issues up to this point have been .60 cents)
Title: Sins on the Water
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Same
Issue #2
Cover Impressions:
Ugh...my eyes are burning. Seriously this has to be one of the worst comic book covers of all time.
Swamp Thing #2 (June, 1982)
Title: Something to Live For
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Same crew as last issue.
Plot:
This issue continues from the last issue with Swamp Thing fighting the town mob protecting Casey. Meanwhile Doctor Kay and
Okay back to the Swamp Thing read- a-thon!
Swamp Thing #8
Cover Impressions:
Swampy and Liz are on a walk, in the background is skull shaped mountain...creepy.
Swamp Thing #8 (December, 1982)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: Here's Looking At You, Kid
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Same creative team as the previous issues.
Swamp Thing #9
Cover Impressions:
Looks like Dr. Kay is going to cap Swampy. Kathy is a pillar of flame and Feldner looks like a mummy after getting set on fire by Kathy in the previous issue.
Swamp Thing #9 (January, 1983)
Cover Price: $.60
Title: Prelude to Holocaust
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Jan Duursema/Tom Mandrake (Cover: Yates)
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
First a
Okay here we go, Issue #1.
Cover Impressions:
Striking blue background. Swamp Thing (and a little girl) surrounded by a literal torch bearing mob...looks promising. And as a bonus it is a Collector's Issue, how could one go wrong buying this off the rack.
Swamp Thing #1 (May, 1982)
Title: What Peace There May Be In Silence
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Never read much of Pasko's work other than a few issues of his late 70s Superman books, which he has several to
Quarter of the way to the Moore run.
Swamp Thing #5
Cover Impressions:
Swamp Thing, Liz and guy in a blue suit running and fighting a pack of pinkish looking humanoids. A creepy looking house in the background. Another solid cover.
Swamp Thing #5 (September, 1982)
Title: The Screams of Hungry Flesh
Credits:
Writer-Martin Pasko
Art-Tom Yeates
Editor-Len Wein
Colorist-Tatjana Wood
Letterer-John Costanza
Same creat
Hey all, I've enjoyed many fellow boardie's journals and I thought I would share my experience reading Swamp Thing (1982) for the first time. I plan to start at #1 and read up to at least #87. Basically the Pasko, Moore and Veitch runs. I've heard nothing but praise (obviously) for Moore's Swamp Thing, but I figured I would start with Pasko, because it is the beginning of the series. Oddly I have found very little reviews of the Pasko issues, so not sure how it will be. I could have started wi
Stumbled upon an issue I have been looking for...oddly no other Swamp Thing comics with it. Unfortunately it has a couple of small flaws to keep it out of the 9.6/9.8 range so won't be able to add it to my Moore Swamp Thing CGC run.