The 10 Most Famous Swamp Monsters of Nerd-Dom

You wouldn’t think the concept of a sentient conglomeration of plant matter and mud would be the sort of thing that creator after creator would rush to duplicate (i.e., rip-off). And yet, you can probably think of Swamp-Thing or, if you’re a Marvel fan, Man-Thing right off the top of your head, and you’re well aware of the other company’s similar swamp monster.

While it’s often been debated whether Swamp Thing or Man-Thing was created first, the truth is both of them had a number of predecessors that came oozing out of their respective swamps first, as far back as 1942. There are plenty of true swamp beasts to go around, as it turns out. Here are 10 of nerd-dom’s most famous.

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