Swamp Thing #1 (DC, 1972) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $6,000.00
Sold: Nov 21, 2021
Swamp Thing #1 Values
Publisher: DC, 1972
About Swamp Thing #1
Bernie Wrightson cover and art. First appearances of Lt. Matt Cable, and Alec and Linda Holland. Contains a revised origin story.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks: Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Colors: Bernie Wrightson
Letters: Gaspar Saladino (logo design)
Notes: Colorist credit from the letter page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #4. Saladino logo per Todd Klein's blog.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Swamp Thing [Alec Holland] (intro, origin); Linda Holland; Matt Cable; Ferrett; Bruno; Anton Arcane (cameo, unnamed, hand only); The Conclave
Synopsis: When Ferrett and Bruno blow up Alec Holland's lab they create the Swamp Thing. When they return to dispose of Alec's wife Linda, the Swamp Thing is there to stop them.
Pages: 24.000
Script: Len Wein
Pencils: Bernie Wrightson
Inks: Bernie Wrightson
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #2 ([September] 1977)
Notes: Colors credit from the letters page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #4; letters credit from the letters page of Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 series) #5. Origin of Swamp Thing.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 56 | 120 | 120 | 162 | 218 | 277 | 312 | 378 | 440 | 415 | 357 | 281 | 158 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3459 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 69 | 61 | 129 | 131 | 173 | 233 | 300 | 334 | 409 | 482 | 439 | 385 | 302 | 168 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3731 |
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