{"product_id":"swamp-thing-annual-1-2012-vf-nm","title":"Swamp Thing Annual # 1 2012 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwamp Thing Annual # 1,\u003c\/strong\u003e published on October 31, 2012, is a pivotal issue in the \"New 52\" relaunch that serves as a prologue to the massive \"Rotworld\" crossover event. It reveals the previously wiped memory of the first encounter between Alec Holland and Anton Arcane. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory Synopsis: \"Rotworld: Secrets of the Dead - The Hidden\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story is framed as a long-lost memory revealed to Swamp Thing by the Parliament of Trees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Invitation: Years before becoming Swamp Thing, a young Alec Holland is invited to the Carpathian Mountains by the enigmatic Anton Arcane to study a mysterious lack of plant life in a local village.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Meeting with Abby: While at Arcane's castle, Alec meets Anton's niece, Abigail Arcane. The two immediately bond and fall in love, sharing a playful and innocent connection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Rot Revealed: Alec discovers a strange plant that rejects chlorophyll and is actually made of necrotic tissue—the physical manifestation of The Rot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Betrayal and Escape: Arcane, who has been using a human skin mask to hide his rot-disfigured face, reveals his nefarious plot. He attempts to kill Alec, but a temporary avatar of the Green rescues him and hands him off to Jason Woodrue to be returned safely to the swamp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMemory Wipe: The Parliament of Trees explains they wiped this memory to protect Alec; had he remembered Abby, he would have returned for her and been caught by Arcane again. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWriters: Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eArtists: Becky Cloonan, Marco Rudy, and Andrew Belanger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCover Artist: Yanick Paquette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePublication Date: October 31, 2012 (Cover date: December 2012).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558470762596,"sku":"BD120","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2025_12_21_13_41_26_314.jpg?v=1766346253","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/swamp-thing-annual-1-2012-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}