There is a red and angry world. Red things happen there. The world eats your wife. Eats your friends. Eats all of the things that make you human. And you become a monster. Bonus: HOUSE OF SECRETS #92 Originally published in July 1971. Murdered by his best friend and romantic rival, Alex Olsen is buried in a swamp while his murderer marries his widow. But when his love is endangered, Alex is resurrected as Swamp Thing in order to protect her.