Swamp Thing (2000) #5

WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY ROGER PETERSEN AND MARK LIPKA; PAINTED COVER BY RICK BERRY.

A major supporting player is introduced in Part 2 of the 3-part “Killing Time.” As Tefe continues to explore her powers and her purpose, she has to make an agonizing decision, bringing her face to face with both sides of her heritage. She must choose whether to save a human family or an elder from the Green as a forest fire rages out of control. Also, meet Barnabas, a horribly scarred Inuit with a mysterious past.

FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50. (Note: reference picture, not an actual scan)