Swamp Thing (1972—1976) DC Database Fandom

Trivia []. In the comics, Swamp Thing is a mutated humanoid plant creature who tasks himself with protecting The Green, an elemental force which connects all plant life on planet Earth.He absorbed the memories and personality of Alec Holland, a botanist who died in a swamp shortly after creating a hormonal Bio-Restorative Formula for plants. Behind the Scenes []. Swamp Thing is an elemental creature resembling a mass of vegetable matter who shares a connection to all plant life on the planet Earth through a network called the Green, often acting as it's chosen avatar. Throughout history, many people have served as an avatar under the name Swamp Thing. In the early 20th century, scientist Alex Olsen became Swamp Thing after being killed by his assistant.

The origin of the Swamp Thing as seen in the first two episodes of the DC Universe series is both a return to form and a revamp of sorts. The backgrounds for Dr. Alec Holland, Abby Arcane and Matthew Cable are completely different, but Swamp Thing himself is depicted as he was in the original Len Wein stories - a mute monster who no one has any clue is Alec Holland at first.. DC's Swamp Thing and Marvel's equally boggy Man-Thing coincidentally appeared within months of each other. Comic book swamp monsters date back at least as far as the World War II era, with a.