Description
Key Significance:
Major Bronze Age/DC horror key featuring the first full appearance of John Constantine, one of the most important occult characters in comic book history.
Description:
This is a highly collectible key issue of Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 from June 1985, professionally graded CGC 4.5 with Off-White to White Pages. The CGC label notes the bookβs major significance as the first full appearance of John Constantine, who would later become the star of Hellblazer and one of DCβs most iconic supernatural characters.
Written by legendary creator Alan Moore, this issue comes from the groundbreaking Saga of the Swamp Thing run that transformed comic storytelling during the 1980s and helped pave the way for DCβs darker mature-reader titles and the eventual Vertigo imprint.
The haunting cover artwork by Stephen Bissette is one of the defining visual pieces from the series, while interior art by Rick Veitch and John Totleben perfectly complements Mooreβs atmospheric horror storytelling.
John Constantine remains one of DCβs most enduring cult characters thanks to his appearances across comics, television, animation, film, and the broader DC supernatural universe. Because of that, Swamp Thing #37 continues to be one of the most desirable DC horror keys of the Bronze Age.
Despite the mid-grade CGC 4.5 designation, this copy presents well in the slab and remains a strong collector piece for fans of Alan Moore, horror comics, Vertigo history, and key first appearances.
