Children's Crusade #1 (1993)
Children's Crusade #1 is the premiere issue of the Children's Crusade series from DC Vertigo, released December 1, 1993. Written by Neil Gaiman with artwork by John Totleben. Notable appearances include Dead Boy Detectives. This page represents the regular first-print Cover A edition.
Neil Gaiman, writer of THE SANDMAN, tells a powerful and mysterious tale that begins when all the children of an English village mysteriously vanish. Rowland and Paine, the two dead boy-detectives introduced in Sandman (1989 2nd Series) #25, investigate the disappearances and learn of the existence of the otherworldly Free Country. But the denizens of that realm have conceived a mysterious plot that involves several young beings of power - Suzy, the child Black Orchid; Animal Man's daughter, Tefe; Dorothy Spinner of the Doom Patrol; and Tim Hunter, the young mage introduced in THE BOOKS OF MAGIC. Continues in Black Orchid (1993) Annual #1.
Key Facts
- Two-issue limited series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives
- Children's Crusade is a crossover with multiple Annuals released in 1993
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