Originally Posted By: WB
But there were other possible choices.
Jim Aparo had done some very nice work on the character in the BRAVE AND THE BOLD issues that guest-featured Swamp Thing (the first being B & B 122, Oct 1975, well after Wrightson's departure).

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 Originally Posted By: WB
But I think [Kaluta as a SWAMP THING series replacement artist] was an impossibility given that Kaluta had just been fired from THE SHADOW series, due to his being super late turning in every issue he did. As I recall, it was Dennis O'Neil who pushed to have him fired.
But you can see a sample of Kaluta's interpretation of Swamp Thing, on his cover for BRAVE & THE BOLD 176, in 1980. [The second B & B Swamp Thing story by Aparo.]



So of my choices, Aparo is the only one of these artists who actually did two full-issue Swamp Thing stories, just not in the regular SWAMP THING series.

Aparo was my choice for replacement artist on many other series, particularly after Kirby's departure on NEW GODS, MISTER MIRACLE, THE DEMON, and KAMANDI. That was the great thing about Aparo's BRAVE AND THE BOLD run, is that you got to see Aparo's vision of many other characters and series, but within the regular B & B series. I don't think any other artist on series like WORLD'S FINEST or DC COMICS PRESENTS ever did it as well, or on so many characters.

So Aparo is the best realized replacement artist for SWAMP THING, having actually done 2 full issues.