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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published January 1989
Cover Price 2
Pages 52
Editing Karen Berger; Art Young (assistant)

Cover Details - "Master of Dreams"

Genre fantasy
Pencils Dave McKean (painting / signed)
Inks Dave McKean (painting / signed)
Colors Dave McKean (painting)
Reprinted in Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (DC, 1996 series) #1; in Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers (DC, 1997 series) #nn; in Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers (DC, 1998 series) #nn; in Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers (Titan Books, 1997 series) #[nn]; in Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers (Watson-Guptill Publications, 1998 series) #nn; in Inferno (Epix; Atlantic Förlags AB, 1991 series) #2/1992

1 page DC With Johnny DC promo (ad from the publisher)

Script Johnny DC

40 page Sandman story "Sleep of the Just [Master of Dreams Part 1]"

Characters John Hathaway; Roderick Burgess; Ellie Marsten; Daniel Bustamonte; Stefan Wasserman; Unity Kinkaid; Alex Burgess; Morpheus; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
Synopsis Roderick Burgess, seeking to trap Death, snares her brother Dream instead. After many years of captivity, Morpheus is released and takes his revenge.
Genre fantasy
Script Neil Gaiman
Pencils Sam Kieth
Inks Mike Dringenberg
Colors Robbie Busch
Letters Todd Klein
Reprinted in Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, The (DC, 1991 series) #nn; in Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, The (Titan Books, 1991 series) #nn; in Inferno (Epix; Atlantic Förlags AB, 1991 series) #1/1991; in Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, The (DC, 1995 series) #nn; in Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (DC, 1996 series) #1; in Colección Vertigo (NORMA Editorial, 1997 series) #93; in Absolute Sandman Special Edition (DC, 2006 series) #1

1 page Catwoman promo (ad from the publisher)

Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Bair (signed)
Inks Michael Bair (signed)
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1 page Legion +89 promo (ad from the publisher)

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1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Invasion- Aftermath!"

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1 page Mister Miracle promo (ad from the publisher)

Genre superhero
Pencils Ian Gibson ?
Inks Ian Gibson ?
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1 page New Gods promo (ad from the publisher)

Genre superhero
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1 page Gammarauders promo (ad from the publisher)

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Colors B&W
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