The Sandman  (1988)

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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #1
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1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus

1st appearance of Unity Kincaid

1st appearance of Roderick Burgess

1st appearance of Ethel Cripps

Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2006

The Sandman #1
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Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2013

The Sandman #1
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TPB ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2022

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Collected edition of the first Sandman story arc, ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’

San Diego Comic Con 2022 exclusive

Reprint ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2022

The Sandman #1
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Reprint of Sandman #1

Facsimile ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2022

The Sandman #1
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Facsimile reprint of Sandman #1

Canceled/Delayed

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #2
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2nd appearance of Dream

1st appearance of Goldie the Gargoyle

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #3
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Part 3: Preludes and Nocturnes

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #4
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1st appearance of Lucifer Morningstar

1st appearance of demon Azazel, Choronzon and Beezlebub in fly form

1st cameo appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #5
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1st cameo appearance of Merv Pumpkinhead

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #6
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Part 6: Preludes & Nocturnes '24 Hours' - Dr. Destiny holds the patrons of a diner captive for 24 hours and uses Dream's stolen artifacts to terrorize, torture and commit mass murder

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #7
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1st appearance of Destiny in the Sandman title - first appeared in Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972)

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #8
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1st appearance of Death, Dream’s sister

Variant ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #8
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Editorial variant by former DC editor and Vertigo co-founder, Karen Berger

There are rumored to be approximately 600 copies that were printed

Interior front cover is headlined with the text 'The stuff that Dreams are made of...'

Foil ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2025

The Sandman #8
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Facsimile ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2025

The Sandman #8
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Facsimile ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2025

The Sandman #8
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #9
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1st full appearance of Nada, a former lover of Dream

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #10
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The Doll’s House part 1

1st appearance of The Corinthian, a nightmare with teeth for eyes that escaped into our reality

1st appearance of Desire and Despair of the Endless

1st appearance of Rose Walker

1st appearance of Fiddler's Green, as a location

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #11
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1st full appearance of Fiddler's Green, in human form

1st appearance of Matthew the Raven, formerly introduced as Matt Cable in Swamp Thing #1 (1972)

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

The Sandman #12
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #13
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1st appearance of Lady Johanna Constantine, a sorceress and ancestor of John Constantine

1st appearance of Hob Gadling, a man granted immortality by Morpheus whom he visits throughout the centuries

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #14
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #15
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #16
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #17
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Stand-alone story ‘Calliope’

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #18
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Stand-alone story ‘A Dream of a Thousand Cats’

Error ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #18
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Error edition - first three panels are colored blue instead of yellow

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #19
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Interior story inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream

[July 2024 - Jack Gleeson aka Joffrey from Game of Thrones has been cast as the malevolent faerie, Puck in season 2 of Sandman]

Error ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #19
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Error edition: page 19 comes before page 18

Remastered ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2024

The Sandman #19
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #20
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

The Sandman #21
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1st appearance of Delirium, one of The Endless, formerly Delight before she went insane

[December 2022 - Neil Gaiman hints at Delirium appearing in Sandman season 2]

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #22
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1st appearance of Mazikeen, demon servant loyal to Lucifer

1st appearance of Daniel Hall, later becomes the second Dream

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #23
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Reprint ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 2020

The Sandman #23
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #24
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #25
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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries

An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #26
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1st appearance of Nuala, a faerie

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #27
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #28
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #29
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #30
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #31
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #32
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1st cameo appearance of Thessaly, a witch

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #33
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1st full appearance of Thessaly, a witch

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #34
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

The Sandman #35
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1992

The Sandman #36
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DC Vertigo ⋅ 1992

The Sandman #37
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