The character first appeared in Swamp Thing #2 (January 1973), and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson.
[2] Living in the mountains of Europe with his niece Abigail, Arcane is introduced after he discovers and lures Swamp Thing to his castle home.
Swamp Thing exorcises Cable's body, but he is rendered comatose, eventually dies, and becomes a ghostly raven.
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Anton Arcane is the avatar of the Rot, a cosmic force associated with death and decay.
[6] Anton Arcane possesses the knowledge of creating synthetic organs and skin, from those he made his Un-Men with.