Slaughter Swamp

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aldarbolia The dank, miasmal birthplace of Solomon Grundy, and the setting in which we first see Spyder meet with the Seven Unknown Men.

It's a wetland located on the outskirts of Gotham City (so who knows what kind of industrial pollutants have been seeping into those waters).

We are told that Slaughter Swamp is one of those in-between places, where things grow soft and change. It is certainly a place of transformation for Cyrus Gold and Thomas Ludlow Dalt. This 'in-between' nature may also make it an attractive entry point into our universe for the Sheeda invasion. It is one of the first places we see Sheeda insect riders appear. 

advancedplastics -- In Swamp Thing #70, during the Rick
Veitch run, Constantine is running around trying to find out
what's going on with the new earth elemental. He meets up
with his friend Freddy, a geomancer. Here's some pieces of
their conversation:

F: "Dig it, J.C.; To most people it is a mere lump of clay...
To me it is the ultimate information medium."
...
C: "You expect the scientific community to buy your idea that
dirt is intelligent?"
F: "Not Dirt, J.C.! Clay! Clay that is formed by piling billions
and billions of tiny silicon plates, one atop another."
...
F: "Naturally each one of these microscopic silicon plates is
already a computer chip! A perfect medium through which to
transmit information."
...
C: "I'm looking for an area, somewhere between Metropolis and
Gotham, that some Geomancer, schooled in the arcane arts, might
call a Power Spot."
F: "Well J.C., the ancient wisdom can be vague at best. But as a
university trained geologist I can tell you that one of the purest
deposits of clay silicates in the world lies right... here."
C: "That's Slaughter Swamp, ennit?"
...

Thus, see also the golem in Guardian 1 (http://www.barbelith.com/faq/index.php/Guardian_1#Page_12-14), made of intelligent clay.

It may be adjacent to....

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