10 Most Disastrous Comic Book Misprints

10. Swamp Thing #15: X-Rated Tentacles

Sometimes a misprint can be right in front of everyone’s eyes and it only takes the wrong colour to bring it out. In this case, that wrong colour was a very fleshy pink on the tentacles of a character called Arcane. Had the tentacles been green or purple, this wouldn’t be an issue, but when coloured in pink the very erect tentacle bears an unfortunate resemblance to a very large penis.

The writer of Swamp Thing #15, Scott Snyder, was quick to put the blame for this one on himself, as he sent it off to the artists and demanded that the page be filled with tentacles. Filled with tentacles it was, including a very large one that – thanks to perspective – happened to be emerging from a monster’s nether-regions and flying in the face of a damsel in distress.

The fleshy tentacle led to Snyder getting a call from his editor telling him that the issue would be pulped; thousands of copies would be destroyed. Synder originally protested, but once he saw the infamous panel he understood right away. Presumably he’ll never ask for “more tentacles” again.