Swamp Thing - Plant-like creature (part human & part vegetable) that lived in the swamps of Huma, Georgia and starred on the sci-fi series SWAMP THING/USA/1990-93. Swamp Thing was created when an explosion in a laboratory forced a research scientist, Dr. Alec Holland to jump into a nearby swamp to extinguish the flames that were consuming his body. The combination of chemicals and natural living materials in the swamp transformed him into a superhuman creature known as Swamp Thing (Dick Durock). His body, now mostly composed of vegetable matter, could absorb bullet fire; and could easily grow back a limb when torn off (with the help of sunlight and photosynthesis). Swamp Thing's nemesis was the evil Dr. Arcane. The series was based on the DC comic book creature Swamp Thing and billed as being "too intelligent to be captured, too powerful to be destroyed." The motion picture Swamp Thing (1982) directed by Wes Craven starred Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth and Louis Jourdan. The sequel The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) starred Heather Locklear, Dick Durock, and Louis Jourdan. In the 1990s SWAMP THING was made into a syndicated animated cartoon series. It's theme song was an adaptation of the 1960s song "Wild Thing" by the Troggs.

Promotional Poster for the USA Series

"The Swamp is my world
It is who I am... It is what I am
I was once a man,
I know the evil men do
Do not bring your evil here, I warn you...
Beware the wrath of... Swamp Thing!"
Opening Narration