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 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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Colors	B&W
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