M L UNITED STATES
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The Saga of The Swamp Thing #16, pg. 25

Location: DC
Artists: Stephen Bissette (Penciller) ,  John Totleben (Inker) ,  John Costanza (Letterer)

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Location: DC
Title: The Saga of The Swamp Thing #16, pg. 25
Artist:  Stephen Bissette (Penciller) ,  John Totleben (Inker) ,  John Costanza (Letterer)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 423
Likes on CAF: 17
Comments: 13
Added to Site: 11/17/2022

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Here is the other vintage piece I 'stumbled' across when doing the art picks with Bill. I got a bit lucky with this one, as I was the second person to claim, but the initial customer was overseas and the Euro tanked so I got an opportunity.

What else can one say other than THE DREAM TEAM! Bissette and Totleben during their first collaboration, and Swampy rolling (literally) through the action. You've got your era-staple damsel in distress and a big, ugly monster.

Bissette's marvelous figures and Totleben's graceful inking allow a lot of communication through body language, and when Moore takes over writing 4 issues later, it's easy in hindsight to see how that partnership was the perfect one for Moore's humanization of the creature.

When I pulled the page out to write this post, I found a plethora of new facets to enjoy about it. That initial image of Mallory being thrown across the panel is brilliant.

Like the Brave and the Bold page, this is also from 1983. Do you believe in Fate, Jim?

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Rick W Member Since 2017
2    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Bissette + Totleben = Green Gold

James S Member Since 2017
2    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Very nice!  I will try to roll in "Begone women" in at least three conversations with the wife today!

John C Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

James S wrote:
"  Very nice!  I will try to roll in "Begone women" in at least three conversations with the wife today!
 "

You really need to say "Begone, Woman" to her or you will really have some explaining to do. 

Chris Snorek Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Superstar team! Great example from their run, congrats.

Fisch  Benz Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Beautiful motion blur!

Tony  B. Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Epic. It almost reads like a movie reel in those final 7 panels. So cool! 

Israel Collado Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Fantastic page! Congrats.

George H Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

Beautifully drawn chase sequence.

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

A wonderful looking page from what is arguably the greatest penciller/inker collab at DC of the 1980's and possibly even beyond.

Jeremiah Avery Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

This is awesome! Congratulations!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 11/17/2022

All the Swamp Things
John’s there, truth inks
Contact so swift
Stateside, best gift

Always, I know
You'll be on CAF show
Watching, chatting
Bissette high ratings

Paid in Euro
It is not sold
Turn his lights off
Carry her home

Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na

Big fight, come home
Swamp muck, I know
She wore these short shorts and her hair
Striations let me know Steve cares

Not in Euros
He will mark sold
Turn his lights off
Carry her home

Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na, na

K Gearon Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 11/22/2022

Love the sense of movement from panel to panel as well as in-panel.  Those lines within the figures showing said movement?  Sublime stuff.  Congrats, M!

Chris P. Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/29/2023

Very nice early ST page by the team supreme.  Congrats!

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