THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE!

We're all familiar with plant-based foods by now, but how about a plant-based monster? Well, of course we have! There's THE HEAP, MAN-THING, SWAMP THING and a few others that have had their moment in the sun getting their muddy, mucky bodies dried out in the meantime.

The comic shown here today is an adaptation of Theodore Sturgeon's short story, "It!", which was first published in the pulp magazine, UNKNOWN (August 1940). It is still highly-regarded among other stories about swamp monsters and muckmen.

SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS

Vol. 1 No. 1

December 1972

Magazine Management Co., Inc. (Marvel Comics)

Editor: Stan Lee

Cover: Jim Steranko

Script: Roy Thomas

Pencils: Marie Severin

Inks: Frank Giacoia

Lettering: Sam Rosen

Pages: 36

Cover price: 20 cents

SWAMP MONSTERS AND MUCKMEN (PART 2)

Last week, you saw here the origin story of swamp monsters in Ted Sturgeon's, "It" (UNKNOWN, August 1940) which the idea would later be subsumed by comic books to great effect. Despite inspiring numerous characters and storylines, it wouldn't be until Marvel's first issue of SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS (December, 1972) that Sturgeon's tale would be properly adapted. With a cover by Jim Steranko, the script is by Roy Thomas and pencils and inks by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia.