Swamp Thing Issue 2

"The Man Who Wanted Forever"
General Information
Series:	Swamp Thing
Issue Number:	2
Cover Date:	January 1973
Previous Issue:	Swamp Thing #1
Next Issue:	Swamp Thing #3

Synopsis

"The Man Who Wanted Forever"

Swamp Thing is captured by misshapen "Un-Men" and taken to their creator, Dr. Anton Arcane. Arcane offers the Swamp Thing the chance to become Alec Holland, at the cost of turning Arcane into a Swamp Thing himself.

Appearances

"The Man Who Wanted Forever"

Individuals

• Swamp Thing
• Matthew Cable
• Anton Arcane
• Un-Men
• Cranius
• Mister E
• Maxwell Ferrett (Flashback Only)
• Bruno (Flashback Only)
• Louisiana Blue (Flashback Only)
• Patchwork Man (First Appearance)
• Linda Holland (Flashback Only)

Locations

• Eastern Europe
  • The Balkans

Behind the Scenes

• Coming Soon

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in Roots of the Swamp Thing #1, DC Special Series #2, Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis and the Secret of the Swamp Thing collection.
• Anton Arcane appears to die in this issue, but he is soon resurrected as one of the Un-Men in Swamp Thing #10.

Trivia

• Coming Soon

See Also

• Coming Soon

External links

• Swamp Thing Issue 2 on DC Wiki
• Swamp Thing Issue 2 on Comic Vine
• Swamp Thing Issue 2 on ZipComic.com