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Sandman Special #1

DC · Series began 1991 · [November] 1991

Dates

Cover date
[November] 1991
On sale
October 10, 1991
In stores
October 8, 1991
Pages
68

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Dave McKean, Bryan Talbot, Tom Canty, Barry Windsor-Smith, P. Craig Russell, Duncan Fegredo, Simon Bisley, Kent Williams, Sergio Aragonésinks: Dave McKean, Mark Buckingham, Tom Canty, Barry Windsor-Smith, P. Craig Russell, Duncan Fegredo, Simon Bisley, Kent Williams, Sergio Aragonéscolors: Dave McKean, Daniel Vozzo, Tom Canty, Barry Windsor-Smith, Lovern Kindzierski, Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, Tom Luthscript: Neil Gaiman, Karen Berger, Alisa Kwitneyletters: Todd Klein, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell, Duncan Fegredo

Stories

  • The Song of Orpheus · 48 pages

Publisher’s description

This special reveals the story of Sandman's only child, Orpheus, who went to Hades to bring back his deceased wife, and features (for the first time) the entire Endless family...including the missing brother!

Reprinted in

The Sandman: Fables and Reflections (1993), The Sandman: Fables and Reflections (1993), Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996), The Sandman [Sandman Library Edition] (1999), The Absolute Sandman (2006), The Sandman (2010), The Annotated Sandman (2011), The Sandman Omnibus (2013), The Sandman (2018), The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition (2020), The Sandman (2022)

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