| Release: | Feb 1984 |
| Cover: | Feb 1984 |
The Anatomy Lesson
| Release: | Feb 1984 |
| Cover: | Feb 1984 |
Cover art by Tom Yeates. The Anatomy Lesson, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben; General Sunderland hires Jason Woodrue to examine Swamp Thing and determine how Alec Holland became the monster, but Woodrue discovers that Swamp Thing only thinks that he was Alec Holland; When Sunderland fires Woodrue, the scientist allows Swamp Thing to take revenge on Sunderland for the both of them; new origin for Swamp Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
| Writer | Alan Moore |
| Artist | Stephen R. Bissette |
| Cover Artist | Thomas Yeates |
| Cover Penciller | Thomas Yeates |
| Penciller | Stephen R. Bissette |
| Inker | John Totleben |
| Colorist | Tatjana Wood |
| Letterer | John Costanza |
| Editor | Len Wein |
| Swamp Thing | Alec Holland |
| Floronic Man | Jason Woodrue |
| General Sunderland |
| Age | Modern Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Comic |
| Series Group | Swamp Thing |
| Genre | Action | Adventure | Horror | Super-Heroes |
| No. of Pages | 32 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| My Rating |
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| Storage Box | CGC/CBCS Box #14 |
| Read | |
| Index | 20078 |
| Added Date | Feb 03, 2021 13:18:29 |
| Modified Date | May 05, 2025 22:07:56 |
| Cover Price | $ 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Grade and value | 9.0 Very Fine/Near Mint |
| Grade status | Slabbed and graded by CGC 9.0 |
| Slab Certification Number | CGC 9.0 - 3731325011 |
| Grader Notes | CGC 9.0 - 3731325011 |
| Key | Major: New Origin of Swamp Thing. Mark Jewelers" insert |
| Key Categories | Origin |
| Purchased | Jan 29, 2021 for $ 103.00 |
GA OF THE SWAMP THING #21, CGC 9.0 VFNM, MARK JEWELERS INSERT - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED
1984, New Origin Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. Bissette and Totleben art.
Current Bid: $103
Number Of Bids: 13
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Page Quality: Off-White to White Pages
Type of Holder: Modern
Degree Of Restoration: Unrestored
End Date: 1/29/2021 8:59:42 PM
ComicLink Comments:
A new Origin of Swamp Thing is told in this 1984 issue, as Alan Moore and the art team of Stephen Bissette and John Totleben started to get rolling on their classic run in Saga of the Swamp Thing. The offered example has been graded at the CGC 9.0 tier. Adding to its desirability, it has retained near newsstand-fresh Off-White to White Pages.