Swamp Thing: Dark Genesis #[nn]
In this pivotal 1991 issue, the Swamp Thing’s fate hangs in the balance as a mystical ritual briefly restores Alec Holland’s humanity—only for the sorcerer Arcane to seize control of the Swamp Thing’s body. Written by Len Wein and illustrated with haunting detail by Bernie Wrightson, the story unfolds with a chilling sense of inevitability, the cover by Wrightson capturing the moment’s eerie tension.
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The Swamp Thing undergoes a mystical transferral where he regains his humanity while Arcane obtains the Swamp Thing's body. When Alec Holland finds out that his old body will be used for evil ends he interrupts the enchantment and things return as they were, with Arcane falling to his death.
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