An impressive group of original art by Bernie Wrightson is among the listings for Heritage’s upcoming Comics & Comic Art Auction. The original cover art for Swamp Thing #1 is among the lots that will be sold on August 4-6, 2016 in Dallas, TX.

“Wrightson’s facility with an inking brush never fails to astound,” said Barry Sandoval, Director of Comic Operations at Heritage Auctions, “and it’s even more stunning on the original art than in printed form.”

Wrightson’s cover art for Swamp Thing #1 is among the most iconic horror comic covers and marks the first appearance of the half-man-half-plant version of Alec Holland. The “First Startling Issue” was drawn in ink over graphite on Bristol board in a 10” x 15” area. He signed it in the lower left image area.

Among the examples of his work in the auction are a wraparound cover original art for DC Special Series #2 from 1977, original art for story page 3 of Swamp Thing #5, and the original cover art for Twisted Tales #2 which was published by Pacific Comics in 1983.

Heritage is also offering his Horror and Fantasy Series #9 original art, a dark painting of The Cask of Amontillado produced for The Edgar Allan Poe Portfolio, and Free Fall depicting a space battle between an astronaut and four-fisted centaur.