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Swamp Thing S1E20 — Touch of Death
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Swamp Thing•Season 1•Episode 20

Touch of Death

6.4/10 · 37 votesMar 15, 199130 min

Ranked #13 of 22 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Arcane experiments on an innocent man by murdering him and trying to revive him with a serum, stolen from Alec Holland years ago. The man comes back to life again with severe side effects for anyone who touches him, even the Swamp Thing.

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Dick Durock

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Swamp Thing

Mark Lindsay Chapman

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Episode Summary

"Touch of Death" is episode 20 of Swamp Thing season 1. It scored 6.4/10 from 37 votes, ranking #13 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.4). It aired on March 15, 1991.

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