He later recalled: 'I didn't have a title for it, so I kept referring to it as 'that swamp thing I'm working on'. Len Wein came up with the idea for the character while riding a subway in Queens. IGN ranked him 28th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list. Another live-action film adaptation, titled Swamp Thing, is in development as an installment of the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. The Swamp Thing was played by Derek Mears with Andy Bean playing Alec Holland in the television series Swamp Thing (2019). Durock reprised the role again in the television series Swamp Thing (1990). Durock played both Swamp Thing and Holland in the sequel film The Return of Swamp Thing (1989).

The character made its live-action debut in the film Swamp Thing (1982), with Dick Durock playing the Swamp Thing, while Ray Wise played Alec Holland. The character has been adapted from the comics into several forms of media, including feature films, television series, and video games. Swamp Thing would also go on to become one of the staples of the Justice League Dark team of magical superheroes. The character found perhaps its greatest popularity during the original 1970s Wein/Wrightson run and in the mid-late 1980s during a highly acclaimed run under Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. The character is a swamp monster that resembles an anthropomorphic mound of vegetable matter, and fights to protect his swamp home, the environment in general, and humanity from various supernatural or terrorist threats. The character then returned in a solo series, set in the contemporary world and in the general DC continuity. The character first appeared in House of Secrets #92 (July 1971) in a stand-alone horror story set in the early 20th century. A humanoid/ plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in various different storylines. The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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