Swamp Thing Vol 2 83

Swamp Thing Vol 2 #83

February, 1989

Executive Editor

Dick Giordano

Cover Artists

Rick Veitch

Publisher

DC Comics

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Appearing in "Brothers in Arms (Part I)"

Featured Characters:

•  Swamp Thing 

Supporting Characters:

• Anaïs Arcane
• Hans von Hammer
• Abigail Holland
• Chester Williams

Villains:

• Adolph Hitler (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Anton Arcane

Other Characters:

• Gregori Arcane
• Aniela Arcane
• Josip Arcane (Behind the scenes)
•  Phantom Stranger 
• Black Wolf
• The Hangman (Count Andre de Sevigne)

Locations:

• Europe (World War I, 1914)

• Germany
• Romania

• Transylvania

• United States of America

• Louisiana

• Houma

Items:

• Claw of Aelkhünd
• Necronomicon

Vehicles:

• Fokker Dr.I
  
  

Synopsis for "Brothers in Arms (Part I)"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Earliest chronological appearances of Gregori Arcane. Gregori will one day father Abigail Arcane and ultimately become the creature known as the Patchwork Man.

• On the Western Front, Anton Arcane is seen stitching an injured man's face onto his stomach. This bizarre scientific experimentation will ultimately yield a race of creatures known as the Un-Men.

• Abigail has been receiving government checks on behalf of her late husband Matthew Cable since Swamp Thing Vol 2 68. Having no desire to benefit from her ex-husband's "blood money", she began signing them over to Chester Williams.
  

Trivia

• The Hangman was a French World War I era fighter pilot and the sworn enemy of Hans von Hammer.

• The Necronomicon is arguably the most famous, fictional tome of occult lore ever. It was conceived by gothic horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft and featured promimently in many of his short stories. The Necronomicon plays a pivotal role in the Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash limited series by WildStorm Productions.

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See Also

• Discuss Swamp Thing Vol 2 83 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Swamp Thing series

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Recommended Reading

• Swamp Thing (Volume 1)
• Swamp Thing (Volume 2)
• Swamp Thing (Volume 3)
• Swamp Thing (Volume 4)
• Swamp Thing (Volume 5)

Links and References

• Swamp Thing at Wikipedia
• Swamp Thing at Sequart
• Swamp Thing at Toonopedia
• Swamp Thing at DCU Guide
• Swamp Thing Annotations
• Swamp Thing Database at Roots of the Swamp Thing
• Swamp Thing at TV Tropes
• Swamp Thing movie entry at the Internet Movie Databse (IMDB)
• Swamp Thing live-action television series at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
• Swamp Thing animated series at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)