CATALOG RECORD

Sandman #1

DC · Series began 1989 · January 1989

first Sandman, Vertigo run

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

first Sandman, Vertigo run

Dream (of the Endless; Morpheus; Sandman) — introduction
Choronzon (DC, supernatural character) — introduction, in the shadows
Unity Kinkaid (from Sandman) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1989
On sale: November 29, 1988
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

The Sandman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2022). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Dave McKean, Sam Kieth, Michael Bairinks: Dave McKean, Mike Dringenberg, Michael Baircolors: Dave McKean, Robbie Buschletters: Dave McKean, Todd Kleinscript: Neil Gaiman

Stories

Sleep of the Just [Master of Dreams Part 1] · 40 pages
Roderick Burgess, seeking to trap Death, snares her brother Dream instead. After many years of captivity, Morpheus is released and takes his revenge.

Characters

Wesley DoddsThe SandmanJohn WayneElvis PresleyDreamMarilyn MonroeChoronzonUnity Kinkaid

Reprinted in

The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes (1991), The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (1991), The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes (1995), Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996), The Sandman [Sandman Library Edition] (1999), Millennium Edition: The Sandman 1 (2000), The Absolute Sandman (2006), Absolute Sandman Special Edition (2006), The Annotated Sandman (2011), The Sandman Gallery Edition (2015), Locke & Key / The Sandman (2020), The Sandman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2022)