Comic Title: House of Secrets #92
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1971
On Sale Date: April 1, 1971 Copyright Date April 1, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Newsstand Date April 1, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #2

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "Swamp Thing"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Swamp Thing (of Earth-1)

Writer: Len Wein
Artist: Bernie Wrightson

Reprinted In:
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9 (1981)
Roots of the Swamp Thing #5 (1986)
Swamp Thing:Dark Genesis TPB (1992)
DC Silver Age Classics House of Secrets #92 (1992)
House of Secrets #92 [DC Silver Edition Exclusive] (1993)
Millennium Edition:House of Secrets 92 (#20) (2000)
Showcase Presents:The House of Secrets Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
Roots of the Swamp Thing HC (2009)
Roots of the Swamp Thing TPB (2012)
Swamp Thing:The Bronze Age Omnibus HC (2017)
House of Secrets:The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2018)
Swamp Thing:The Bronze Age Vol. 1 TPB (2018)
Swamp Thing Halloween Horror Giant #1 [Walmart Exclusive] (2018)
House of Secrets (Facsimile Edition) #92 (2019)
Absolute Swamp Thing by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Alex Olsen (no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• Linda Olsen Ridge (no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Damian Ridge (no further appearances)

Comments:
Alex Olsen is the original Swamp Thing. The second Swamp Thing, Alec Holland, first appears in Swamp Thing #1.

Synopsis:
Scientist Damian Ridge covets the wife of his partner Alex Olsen. He causes a laboratory explosion and fire which leads Linda to believe her husband dead. In reality, Alex survived the accident, but his severely wounded body was taken into the nearby swamp and buried by Ridge.

Months after Alex's murder, Damian succeeds in marrying Linda. However, he fears that she has begun to suspect his role in her first husband's death. Late one night, he plans to kill her. Before he can strike, a swamp monster crashes through the window and kills Ridge. The monster, which possesses Alex's mind, has been watching his former wife, and has acted to save her life. However, his new form as a giant muck monster leaves him incapable of communicating his intentions or identity to Linda. He shambles back into the swamp saddened by his loss.