Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #2 [Direct Sales]
(September 1996)

DC, 1996 Series
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Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-07-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Vertigo; DC Comics
Barcode
761941208466 00211
Editing
Bob Kahan (Essential Vertigo editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Preludes & Nocturnes (Table of Contents)

Sandman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Inks
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Colors
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Letters
Dave McKean (logo design)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mildred; Cynthia; Mordred
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 9 pages (report information)

Imperfect Hosts (Table of Contents: 2)

Sandman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman
Pencils
Sam Kieth
Inks
Mike Dringenberg
Colors
Robbie Busch
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Karen Berger (original editor); Art Young (original assistant editor)
Job Number
G-4161
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Abel; Cain; Gregory; Sandman [Morpheus]; Ethel Dee [Ethel Cripps]; Dr. Huntoon; John Dee [Doctor Destiny]; Lucien; Eve; Fashion Thing; Goldie; Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia; John Constantine (cameo); Ruthven Sykes; Green Lantern (cameo); Batman (cameo)
Synopsis
Morpheus meets Abel, Cain & Lucien, and consults the three witches about his missing tools.
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Essential Vertigo The Sandman (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandman / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Kahan ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Recap of story in #1 and preview of story in #3. Includes list of Vertigo Sandman trade paperbacks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

On the Ledge / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Available July '96 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Preludes & Nocturnes
    Sandman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Imperfect Hosts
    Sandman
  4. 3. Essential Vertigo The Sandman
    Sandman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    On the Ledge
  6. 5. Available July '96
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Whitten
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