First written work in the comic book industry by Neil Gaiman in a story titled 'You're Never Alone with a Phone'

Advertisement for The Sandman that preceded Sandman #1 by three months

Miracleman story written by Neil Gaiman

In 2012, a settlement was reached between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane that awarded Gaiman the character rights to Miracleman and reportedly $1.1 million compensation for breach of contract from work performed for Eclipse, owned by McFarlane

1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus

1st appearance of Unity Kincaid

1st appearance of Roderick Burgess

1st appearance of Ethel Cripps

2nd appearance of Dream

1st appearance of Goldie the Gargoyle

Part 3: Preludes and Nocturnes

1st appearance of Lucifer Morningstar

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

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

[January 2021 - Gwendoline Christie (Brienne from Game of Thrones) to portray Lucifer in the Sandman Netflix series]

1st cameo appearance of Merv Pumpkinhead

[May 2021 - speculation that Merv Pumpkinhead will appear in the Sandman / April 2022 - Merv Pumpkinhead confirmed to appear in the Sandman Netflix series]

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

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

1st appearance of Death, Dream’s sister

[March 2021 - Kirby Howell-Baptiste cast as Death in Sandman for Netflix]

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...'

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

The Doll’s House part 1

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

[January 2021 - Boyd Holbrook to portray The Corinthian in the Sandman on Netflix]

1st appearance of Desire and Despair of the Endless

1st appearance of Rose Walker

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

[March 2021 - Stephen Fry to portray Fiddler's Green]

Reintroduction of Brute and Glob

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)

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

Guest writer Neil Gaiman, guest artist Dave McKean - the creative team behind Vertigo's The Sandman

Preview of Clive Barker's Nightbreed

1st full appearance of Timothy Hunter, a boy destined to be the world’s greatest magician

Begin Neil Gaiman scripts

Stand-alone story ‘Calliope’

Stand-alone story ‘A Dream of a Thousand Cats’

Error edition: page 19 comes before page 18

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

1st appearance of Mazikeen, demon servant loyal to Lucifer

[March 2021 - unconfirmed reports that actress Cassandra Clare is cast as the demon, Mazikeen in the upcoming Netflix Sandman series]

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

1st appearance of the Deadboy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries

[April 2022 - HBO Max officially orders a Dead Boy Detectives series]

1st appearance of Nuala, a faerie

1st appearance of Destruction aka the Prodigal, a member of the Endless

Glow-in-the-dark cover

1st cameo appearance of Thessaly, a witch

1st full appearance of Thessaly, a witch

✅ Nick's Picks: Thessaly will be featured in the Dead Boy Detectives comic series coming in December which could indicate an introduction in the upcoming HBO Max TV series

Origin of Miracleman

1st full appearance of Merv Pumpkinhead

7-page original story written by Neil Gaiman, featuring Sandman that did not appear in the periodical Sandman comic book series

Story was later reprinted in trade paperbacks Fables & Reflections (Library Edition Book and Absolute Sandman Book 3)

Story synopsis: Sandman enters the dream of a young man to help him cope with his fear of falling

Two-page preview of Death: The High Cost of Living, the first solo series featuring Death of the Endless

Scarce, oversized final issue

15-page story written by the Sandman team, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

First solo miniseries featuring Death of The Endless

1st cameo appearance of Daniel Hall as The Sandman

1st appearance of Angela

later acquired by Marvel as Thor's half sister

1st appearance of Medieval Spawn

1st appearance of Cogliostro

Cover inspired by Wonder Woman #72

Mini-series

Mini-series

Oversized, award-winning issue that tells the standalone story of Bagdad in its glory days being offered to Morpheus to preserve in dreams

Final issue

Two-issue limited series featuring the Deadboy Detectives

Children's Crusade is a crossover with multiple Annuals released in 1993

7-page promotional giveaway featuring Death from the Sandman series

AIDS awareness story with Death demonstrating how to properly wear a condom using a banana as a prop

Guest-starring John Constantine who provides the banana

Originally printed in Shade the Changing Man #32

Series about a young magician and his journey

2nd appearance of Angela

1st full appearance of Daniel Hall as the new Dream

Final issue

Second printing, printed alongside the bar code in the lower-left corner

Reprint of Sandman #1 (1989)

12-page, mature-themed story written by Neil Gaiman

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,582

Neil Gaiman's first written work for Marvel Comics

Multi-award winning limited series that places classic Marvel heroes in the 17th century

The collected edition of this series has a dedication from Gaiman that reads 'To Todd (McFarlane), for making it necessary' referencing a 10 year legal dispute over profits and character ownership

1st appearance of Peter Parquagh, becomes The Spider in the 1602 alternate reality in Marvel 1602: New World #4

[July 2022 - a 1602 Universe will be featured in What If...? Season 2]