DC's manky monster Swamp Thing has always fascinated me. The toys too. Kenner made a range of plastic figures like this [pic on an auction]:
Checking his Kenner action figures online old Swampy has a basic facial likeness to our old Harryhausen chum Ymir from the 20 Million miles to Earth.
Palmer plastics and Diener Rubbers were producing decent toy monster figures way back. Diener's Ymir would go well with Swamp Thing.
In fact their Tree Trunk Monster eraser really could be Swamp Thing!
Where did Wrightson-Wein get their inspiration for Swamp Thing from?
Anyone know?
I think The Heap probably inspired them, whether consciously or not. Same goes for Marvel's Man-Thing.
ReplyDeleteI remember the Heap. Was he a Skywald creation Kid?
DeleteThat tree-trunk monster is based on the aliens from "I Married A Monster From Outer Space" (1958). The movie is far better than it's title.
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