Roots Of The Swamp Thing: Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, The Un-Men And More—In the Swamplight: Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #13

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In the Swamplight
Swamp Thing Series 1 #13

Story Title	Pub. Date
"The Leviathan Conspiracy"	Nov.-Dec. 1974

Writer	Artist
Len Wein	Nestor Redondo

Cover	Editor
Nestor Redondo	Joe Orlando


Chronological Breakdown
• June 1974: Matt Cable, Abby Arcane and Jefferson Bolt return to Louisiana in a swamp-boat. Swamp Thing encounters mutated beasts similar to those from days earlier, notices their mossy exteriors are similar to his own and realizes whatever caused their mutation might lead him to a cure. Before he can pursue this theory, Matt subdues him with foam-guns and transports him to Fenwick Military Academy, just outside Washington D.C. There, Commander John Zero and Professor Coolidge DeGréz of Project Leviathan take custody of Swamp Thing and put him through a barrage of tests in a hydroponic tank. Swamp Thing breaks free, and DeGréz is killed in the cross-fire as guards foam him into submission. Matt visits him in his cell, and Swamp Thing finally reveals his true identity. Matt is stunned but quickly recovers and forms a plan of escape. That night, he and Abby gas the guards and bust Swamp Thing free, but Bolt halts them, rifle drawn. Matt decks him and forces him to listen to Alec Holland's tale. Stunned, Bolt agrees to help. Burning the lab to the ground, they bury Alec in DeGréz's casket the next day. He later claws his way to the surface, but while waiting for the others to pick him up, he finds the graves of Alec and Linda Holland and decides not pass his curse onto anyone else. Sadly, he wanders back into the swamp, alone.

Trivia
• This issue marks the departure of series co-creator Len Wein as writer.


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