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Alec Holland

Swamp Thing's assumed identity

585 appearancesSince 1972

Alec Holland first appeared in Swamp Thing #1 (1972-10), published by DC. 585 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

The Swamp Thing believed for a long time that he was Alec Holland, transformed into a monster. He eventually discovered that he was merely plant matter that had absorbed Alec Holland's consciousness, and that Alec had actually died when he was first created.

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

Swamp Thing#1Cape Archive1972
Swamp Thing
#1
first appearance · origin
1972-10-00
DC Special Series
#2
origin retold
1977-09-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Swamp Thing
2011–2015
32 issues →
Justice League Dark
2018–2021
27 issues →
STCape Archive 1985

Roots of the Swamp Thing#1Cape Archive1986

Roots of the Swamp Thing

#1

origin retold

1986-07-00

Batman: Hidden Treasures #1 cover

Batman: Hidden Treasures

#1

2010-12-00

Swamp Thing #0 cover

Swamp Thing

#0

2012-11-00

Dollar Comics: Swamp Thing 1#1Cape Archive2019

Dollar Comics: Swamp Thing 1

#1

2019-12-00

Swamp Thing

1985–1996

25 issues →

STCape Archive 1972

Swamp Thing

1972–1976

16 issues →

Justice League Dark cover

Justice League Dark

2011–2015

16 issues →

STCape Archive 2004

Swamp Thing

2004–2006

14 issues →

The Saga of Swamp Thing cover

The Saga of Swamp Thing

1982–1985

10 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2022

8 issues →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

1987–1989

7 issues →

Swamp Thing Giant cover

Swamp Thing Giant

2019–2019

7 issues →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

2012–2016

6 issues →

DCeased: Dead Planet cover

DCeased: Dead Planet

2020–2021

6 issues →

DC vs. Vampires: World War V cover

DC vs. Vampires: World War V

2024–2025

6 issues →

Justice League Dark cover

Justice League Dark

2012–2015

5 issues →

Trinity of Sin: Pandora cover

Trinity of Sin: Pandora

2013–2014

5 issues →

TOSCape Archive 2013

Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger

2013–2014

5 issues →

Batman / Superman cover

Batman / Superman

2019–2021

5 issues →

The Swamp Thing cover

The Swamp Thing

2021–2022

5 issues →

DC Special Series cover

DC Special Series

1977–1981

4 issues →

Saga of the Swamp Thing cover

Saga of the Swamp Thing

2009–2011

4 issues →

Animal Man cover

Animal Man

2011–2014

4 issues →

Constantine cover

Constantine

2013–2015

4 issues →

STCape Archive 2016

Swamp Thing

2016–2016

4 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2021

4 issues →

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Justice League Dark
2019–2021
4 issues →
Swamp Thing Giant
2019–2020
4 issues →
JCHCape Archive 2024
John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America
2024–2025
4 issues →
COTCape Archive 1958
Challengers of the Unknown
1958–1978
3 issues →
ROTCape Archive 1986
Roots of the Swamp Thing
1986–1986
3 issues →
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing
2011–2011
3 issues →
Swamp Thing Annual
2012–2014
3 issues →
Animal Man
2012–2014
3 issues →
CTHCape Archive 2015
Constantine: The Hellblazer
2015–2016
3 issues →
Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age
2018–2021
3 issues →
Superman
2018–2021
3 issues →
Justice League by Scott Snyder The Deluxe Edition
2019–2022
3 issues →
Dark Nights: Death Metal
2020–2021
3 issues →
The Swamp Thing
2021–2023
3 issues →
STGCape Archive 2022
Swamp Thing: Green Hell
2022–2023
3 issues →
City Boy
2023–2024
3 issues →
ST1Cape Archive 2026
Swamp Thing 1989
2026–
3 issues →
The Best of DC
1979–1986
2 issues →
Infinity, Inc.
1984–1988
2 issues →
Swamp Thing
1987–2006
2 issues →
HCape Archive 1988
Hellblazer
1988–2013
2 issues →
Guy Gardner: Warrior
1994–1996
2 issues →
STCape Archive 2004
Swamp Thing
2004–2006
2 issues →
Brightest Day
2010–2011
2 issues →
JLDCape Archive 2012
Justice League Dark Annual
2012–2014
2 issues →
Saga of the Swamp Thing
2012–2014
2 issues →
Wonder Woman
2016–2023
2 issues →
The Flash
2016–2023
2 issues →
HCape Archive 2017
Hellblazer
2017–2019
2 issues →
Superman Giant
2018–2019
2 issues →
Superman
2019–2021
2 issues →
Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
2020–2022
2 issues →
B/SCape Archive 2020
Batman / Superman
2020–2021
2 issues →
B/SCape Archive 2020
Batman / Superman
2020–2021
2 issues →
Poison Ivy
2022–
2 issues →
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
2022–
2 issues →