Swamp Thing #9

In "The Stalker from Beyond!", Swamp Thing returns to his marshy domain to find an alien spacecraft wreckage—and a mysterious being trying to fix it. With Matt Cable and a military squad closing in, the line between protector and intruder blurs in the eerie stillness of the swamp. Written by Len Wein and illustrated with haunting detail by Bernie Wrightson—whose inks and colors define the issue’s oppressive atmosphere—this classic 1974 tale blends sci-fi unease with the swamp’s ancient mystery. The cover, also by Wrightson, captures the alien’s unsettling presence with chilling precision.