Just as Neil Gaiman's Sandman was not initially a Vertigo comic, this version of the Demon never became a Vertigo comic, but retained much of the early framework of Hell depicted in earlier issues of Sandman.
This version of the Demon never became a Vertigo comic. This version of the Demon retained much of the early framework of Hell. This Hell was depicted in earlier issues of Sandman. Neil Gaiman's Sandman was not initially a Vertigo comic.