The Oral History of the Scrapped ‘Swamp Thing’ Story 40 Years in the Making by Zach Rabiroff from Gizmodo on 2026-04-17 17:00 (#750YT) 40 years ago, Swamp Thing was meant to meet Jesus. Then DC backed out. This is Rick Veitch's story of how it happened-and why it's finally being resurrected this month.