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From: gdavis@noscvax.UUCP (Gary L. Davis)
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Subject: Re: Swamp Thing
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 11:28:03 EDT
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Regarding "Swamp Thing" and a possible Lovecraft tie-in, note that
Lovecraft's pivotal Cthulhu Mythos story (although by no means his
best), "The Call of Cthulhu" was written in 1926, preceding by exactly
60 years the forthcoming culmination of the "American Gothic" storyline
in "Swamp Thing".  Lovecraft wrote his Cthulhu tales roughly between the
period of 1919 and 1936 (one year before his death).  I guess that means
that the last of his Mythos stories will be 50 years old when Swamp Thing
meets whatever it is that's coming.  

Although I'd like to see Moore handling one of Lovecraft's creations in
"Swamp Thing", I kind of doubt that he will.  Moore already mentioned
both Lovecraft and Cthulhu in a recent issue (#37, I think) and I doubt
if he would have tipped his hat so early if he intended to actually use
Cthulhu in his tale.  Lovecraft's influence is there, nonetheless.

On the other hand, Lovecraft died in *19*37* and Moore's *19th* issue
of "Swamp Thing", (counting the annual), number *37*, started this
business in the first place.  Hmmm. . .