MAN-THING’S ORIGINS (Savage Tales #1 and Astonishing Tales #12 and 13) Swamp Things Ep. 2 – CBTM103

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Swamp Things: Comic Book Muck Men, Bog Beasts, and Mud Monsters #2

The second in a new sub-series exploring the deepest depths of the swamp and of humanity in Ben’s favorite sub-genre: swamp monsters in comics! From Swamp Thing to Man-Thing to the Heap to Sludge to the random short stories in horror anthologies, this podcast series is a loving tribute to muck encrusted mockeries of men…

For this episode, we explore the earliest Man-Thing stories:

SAVAGE TALES #1

“The Origin of the Man-Thing”

Scripted by Roy Thomas

Pencilled by Gray Morrow

ASTONISHING TALES #12

“Terror Stalks the Everglades”

Scripted by Roy Thomas & Len Wein

Art by John Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Neal Adams

ASTONISHING TALES #13

Scripted by Roy Thomas

Art by Rich F. Buckler and Dan Adkins

Plus, as a back up tale, Ben takes a look at “The Lure of the Swamp”, from Charlton’s HAUNTED #8.

Here’s a look at the cove from #40:

And for the Swamp Monsters on the Screen segment, Ben explores the Man-Thing’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Finally, we imagine what a Hostess Fruit Pie ad would be like with a swamp monster. And a duck.

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