5:3 ST visited the blue planet in issue SWAMP THING #56, helped Rann in #57 - 58, was molested by the living/machine entity in #60 and visited the plant beings in #61.On this page we see Adam and Alanna Strange and the alien Green Lantern, Medphyl.

4:8 Other books by Alan Moore's also deal with the question of what a practically omnipotent person would do with their power. (See WATCHMEN and MIRACLEMAN as examples.)

9:1 This page reminds me of the cover of issue #32.

Home sweet home

10:3 Trigger was the horse of 1950's cowboy/celebrity Roy Rogers.

12:1 Abby first experienced the effect of swampy's tubers in issue #34 .

13:4 Is it getting hot in here?

14:2 That must be a flashback since Swampy gave Holland's body a proper burial in issue #28.

15:1 See my comments for issue #47 to learn about the Tefé.

18:7 Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most famous authors of fairy tales.

20:3 Chester came to Gotham City to see Swampy in #53.

21:4 Wallace Monroe ran into Chester last issue. Monroe first appeared in #35 with his late wife, Treasure.
The "woman from New Orleans" might be Alice or the actress Angela Lamb, both from issue #41.

Character Labo ...author Moore

23:4 Labo (Gene Labostrie) bears a resemblance to writer Alan Moore here. He gets another financial offer in issue SWAMP THING #67.

24:7 "Laissezz Les Bon Temps Roulez" is French for "Let the good times roll."

COMMENT: This issue's letter column contains a graceful farewell speech from writer Alan Moore. Although it is not mentioned, part of Moore's reason for leaving the book is that the publisher imposed a "suggested for mature readers" label on the covers. (Frank Miller stopped writing for DC at the same time.) Nevertheless, Moore brings his run on SWAMP THING to a beautiful closure here. Unfortunately, the otherwise excellent run of his successor, Rick Veitch, will not have such a pretty ending.