Key Issue
October 10, 1972

Swamp Thing #1

Key Issue
First issue of titled series; Wrightson cover art begins; Origin of Swamp Thing
Artist
Bernie Wrightson
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
Joe Orlando
Script Writer
Len Wein
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1972
Cover Price
$0.20
Page Count
36 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Swamp Thing #1
D.C. Comics
10-11/72
Verify
All Grades
2,942
Population Share
Universal
2,711
92.1% of pop
Signature
160
5.4% of pop
Restored
37
1.3% of pop
Qualified
34
1.2% of pop
Conserved
0
0% of pop
9.8
37
top 1.4%
3
top 1.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.6
137
top 6.4%
6
top 5.6%
0
--
3
top 8.8%
0
--
9.4
233
top 15%
13
top 13.8%
1
top 2.7%
2
top 14.7%
0
--
9.2
301
top 26.1%
17
top 24.4%
7
top 21.6%
3
top 23.5%
0
--
9.0
342
top 38.7%
9
top 30%
4
top 32.4%
7
top 44.1%
0
--
8.5
365
top 52.2%
28
top 47.5%
2
top 37.8%
8
top 67.6%
0
--
8.0
286
top 62.7%
19
top 59.4%
4
top 48.6%
4
top 79.4%
0
--
7.5
230
top 71.2%
13
top 67.5%
3
top 56.8%
2
top 85.3%
0
--
7.0
220
top 79.3%
15
top 76.9%
2
top 62.2%
3
top 94.1%
0
--
6.5
156
top 85.1%
7
top 81.3%
5
top 75.7%
0
--
0
--
6.0
114
top 89.3%
7
top 85.6%
1
top 78.4%
1
top 97.1%
0
--
5.5
75
top 92.1%
4
top 88.1%
1
top 81.1%
1
top 100%
0
--
5.0
85
top 95.2%
6
top 91.9%
2
top 86.5%
0
--
0
--
4.5
45
top 96.9%
2
top 93.1%
3
top 94.6%
0
--
0
--
4.0
37
top 98.2%
7
top 97.5%
1
top 97.3%
0
--
0
--
3.5
27
top 99.2%
1
top 98.1%
0
--
0
--
0
--
3.0
12
top 99.7%
2
top 99.4%
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
2.5
4
top 99.8%
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
0
--
2.0
2
top 99.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1.8
1
top 99.9%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1.5
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0.5
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
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