The Dreaming (1996 series) (DC) #8

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Number 8 8
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand DC; Vertigo DC; Vertigo
No Brand No No
Publication Date January 1997 January 1997
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1997-01-01 1997-01-01
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Page Count 40 (note: total sum of story page counts is 30) 40 (note: total sum of story page counts is 30)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Karen Berger Karen Berger
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Barcode
No Barcode No No
Rating
No Rating False False
Notes This comic has a second "cover" (a glossy Dave McKean art page) set inside where the first interior story page would normally be. So it's cover, ad, "cover", story. Cover date is incorrectly listed as November 1996. This comic has a second "cover" (a glossy Dave McKean art page) set inside where the first interior story page would normally be. So it's cover, ad, "cover", story. Cover date is incorrectly listed as November 1996.
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0. His Brother's Keeper (The Dreaming) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title His Brother's Keeper His Brother's Keeper
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type cover cover
Feature The Dreaming The Dreaming
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre fantasy fantasy
Job Number
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Pencils
Inks Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Inks
Colors Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Seth (?) Seth (?)
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Synopsis
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1. [Interior cover] (The Dreaming) filler, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 1 1
Title Interior cover Interior cover
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
First Line
Type filler filler
Feature The Dreaming The Dreaming
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre Fantasy Fantasy
Job Number
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Pencils
Inks Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Inks
Colors Dave McKean (painter & photographer) Dave McKean (painter & photographer)
No Colors
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No Letters X X
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Seth Seth
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Notes See notes on cover sequence for more information on this sequence. See notes on cover sequence for more information on this sequence.
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2. His Brother's Keeper (The Dreaming) comic story, 24p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title His Brother's Keeper His Brother's Keeper
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature The Dreaming The Dreaming
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre fantasy fantasy
Job Number
Page Count 24 24
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Alisa Kwitney Alisa Kwitney
No Script
Pencils Michael Zulli Michael Zulli
No Pencils
Inks Michael Zulli Michael Zulli
No Inks
Colors Daniel Vozzo Daniel Vozzo
No Colors
Letters Todd Klein Todd Klein
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Seth (Cain & Abel's younger brother); Cain; Abel; Lucien; Eve; Matthew the raven; Jumella (Cain's wife); Gregory; Zoe Levine; Dana Cleveland; Byron Manning Seth (Cain & Abel's younger brother); Cain; Abel; Lucien; Eve; Matthew the raven; Jumella (Cain's wife); Gregory; Zoe Levine; Dana Cleveland; Byron Manning
Universe
Synopsis Seth returns and lets Cain's mad wife Jumella out of the attic where Cain had kept her. Seth returns and lets Cain's mad wife Jumella out of the attic where Cain had kept her.
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  • in Dreaming: Beyond the Shores of Night, The (DC, 1998 series) #nn
Notes True origin of Cain who originally killed Abel for Abel's wife, Aclima. True origin of Cain who originally killed Abel for Abel's wife, Aclima.
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3. [Three "lost pages" from The Wake] (Sandman) comic story, 4p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title Three "lost pages" from The Wake Three "lost pages" from The Wake
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Sandman Sandman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre fantasy fantasy
Job Number
Page Count 4 4
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman
No Script
Pencils Michael Zulli Michael Zulli
No Pencils
Inks Michael Zulli Michael Zulli
No Inks
Colors Daniel Vozzo? (uncredited but did The Wake's coloring) Daniel Vozzo? (uncredited but did The Wake's coloring)
No Colors
Letters Todd Klein? (uncredited but did The Wake's lettering) Todd Klein? (uncredited but did The Wake's lettering)
No Letters
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No Editing X X
Characters Sandman (Dream); Orpheus Sandman (Dream); Orpheus
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  • in Sandman: The Wake, The (DC, 1996 series) #nn
  • in Sandman: The Wake, The (DC, 1997 series) #nn
  • in Sandman: The Wake, The (DC, 1996 series) #nn
  • in Sandman: The Wake, The (DC, 1997 series) #nn
Notes Follows p. 16 in Sandman, The #72 (DC, 1989 series). The script wasn't done in time for inclusion in the original comic, so the pencils weren't drawn until the hardcover reprint was prepared. Follows p. 16 in Sandman, The #72 (DC, 1989 series). The script wasn't done in time for inclusion in the original comic, so the pencils weren't drawn until the hardcover reprint was prepared.
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