CATALOG RECORD
Sandman #1
first Sandman, Vertigo run
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
Values
Looking up values…
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
The Sandman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2022). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Story arc: Preludes & Nocturnes
This is part 1 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Sandman #1
- Sandman #7
- Sandman #8
Creators
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.
Publisher’s description
The first issue of Neil Gaiman's horror/fantasy epic! An occultist accidentally traps Morpheus, the embodiment of Dreams, and holds him for 70 years. Finally free, Morpheus seeks his lost objects of power and rediscovers his place in the universe.
Characters
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)