Comic Title: Saga of Swamp Thing #4
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: August 1982
On Sale Date: May 13, 1982 Newsstand Date May 13, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #201

Newsstand Date May 13, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #72

Newsstand Date May 13, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #11

Copyright Date April 20, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 32
Editor: Len Wein

Title: "In the White Room"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Martin Pasko
Artist: Thomas Yeates
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted In:
Best of DC #35 (1983)
Swamp Thing:The Bronze Age Omnibus HC (2017)
Swamp Thing:The Bronze Age Vol. 3 TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Swamp Thing (last appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #3; next appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Liz Tremayne (last appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #3; next appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #5)
• Casey Clancy (last appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #3; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Barnard Stryker (the host of a children's program; no further appearances)
• A demon (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Rosita Hernandez (the sister of a murdered boy; no further appearances)
• Sheriff Bingham (first appearance; next appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #5)
• Paul Feldner (name revealed; last appearance in Saga of Swamp Thing #3; no further appearances)
• Timmy Chung (a murder victim; no further appearances)
• Mr. Fields (Stryker's producer; no further appearances)
• Aunt Polly (Barney's replacement; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Swamp Thing is drawn to the town of Pineboro by his psychic link to Casey. Liz Tremayne is in town covering the capture of a child killer Barney Stryker. Barney is possessed by a demon with which he struck a deal. Barney, the host of a children's program gained confidence and success, while the demon killed children. With Barney's capture, the demon leaves his body, then possesses Liz's producer Paul. The demon then captures Casey, just as Swamp Thing arrives on the scene. Swamp Thing saves Casey by convincing the demon to possess his body. Then before the demon can strike, Swamp Thing places himself into a freezer. The demon is destroyed, but Swamp Thing is immobilized. Liz Tremayne sends him to her employer, the Sunderland Corporation, for study.