Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch Book Three Time Upon a Once

I started reading Swamp Thing with the Len Wein/Bernie Wrightson run years ago, the Martin Pasko/Tom Yeates Saga series in the '80s, and the Alan Moore era that followed. All great comics to be sure. But following the departure of Alan Moore from the series, artist Rick Veitch took over writing the series doing the double duty of both creative roles. He would continue on in this capacity until issue #87... where, thanks to creative differences with DC editorial, he left the series in the midst of an extended time travel sequence for our supernatural hero. Rick's final four issues of the story arc were never published; alternate versions of issues #88-91 were published completing the story by new series writer, Doug Wheeler. It wasn't until 2026, when attitudes and outlooks had presumably changed enough for DC to publish Swamp Thing's meeting with Jesus Christ and other final stops on his journey through time. Swamp Thing 1989 #1-4 presented the missing chapters, allowing Veitch's vision from decades earlier to finally been seen by readers who were disappointed when they were originally denied the opportunity. Now we can all see the story ending as Veitch intended. Which is something that doesn't happen every day in this industry... ~Marty