In this post: very minor Swamp Thing-related spoilers for the Project Superman mini-series, and a curious use of the word “subtle.”
I received an email a month or so ago from Lowell Francis, the cowriter of the Flashpoint tie-in mini-series Project Superman, cluing me in to a secret Swamp Thing reference plugged into the series.
He tells me that the plan was to use Medusa from the Creature Commandos as the lady scientist in this story, but she was already appearing in the Frankenstein Flashpoint book. So, instead, it’s Dr. Linda Ridge (“Ridge” being the maiden name of Linda Holland, the ill-fated wife of Alec “Swamp Thing” Holland).
When Dr. Ridge finally pops off her helmet in Project Superman #2, artist Gene Ha presents her with a Medusa-esque planthead:
…and she also has little Swampy-esque minions:
BONUS SWAMP THING REFERENCE: a certain General Sunderland, a person of interest known to Swampy fans, is mentioned in dialogue in #2.
Thanks to Mr. Francis for pointing this, one of the more subtle Swamp Thing crossovers, out to me.
