(July 1993)

DC, 1993 Series
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Price
1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD; 1.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1993-05-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC; Vertigo
Editing
Karen Berger (credited) (editor); Shelly Bond (credited as Shelly Roeberg) (assistant editor)

The Tarantula Act IV (Table of Contents)

Sandman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gavin Wilson (credited) (signed as GAVIN WILSON) (photo)
Inks
Gavin Wilson (credited) (signed as GAVIN WILSON) (photo)
Colors
Gavin Wilson (credited) (signed as GAVIN WILSON) (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Reprints
Keywords
graveyard

A Game of You (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sandman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Tarantula Final Act (Table of Contents: 2)

Sandman / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Guy Davis (credited)
Inks
Guy Davis (credited)
Colors
David Hornung (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Lt. Tony Burke; The Tarantula; Catherine van der Meer; D.A. Lawrence Belmont; Judge Thomas Schaffer; Ross O'Donald; Albert Goldman; Miriam Goldman; Celia Goldman; Roger Goldman; Myron Fields
Synopsis
From an interrogation of ex-mob accountant Myron Fields, the Sandman figures out who the Tarantula is and where he and the veiled lady are holding Catherine and Celia. Dian has also figured out the whereabouts of her friend Catherine and leads the police to the location, only to find all has been wrapped up by the Sandman, who is nowhere to be seen.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Back to Abnormal! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gregory / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Prey for the Dead (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Knightfall Begins Here… (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Curtain Call / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Shelly Bond (credited as Shelly Roeberg)
Letters
Guy Davis (logo design); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've just witnessed the final act of the first production, but the house lights haven't gone up yet.

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Brian Smith, Jacob Gilbert, Brian Gregory, Joey Marchese, Bryan W. Frazier.
Publisher credits; Next issue blurb.

On the Ledge with Karen Berger [July 1993] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

On the Ledge / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tattooed Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Tarantula Act IV
    Sandman
  2. 1. A Game of You
    Sandman
  3. 2. The Tarantula Final Act
    Sandman
  4. 3. ["What if you couldn’t die?"]
  5. 4. Back to Abnormal!
    Gregory
  6. 5. Prey for the Dead
    The Spectre
  7. 6. Knightfall Begins Here…
  8. 7. ["You've just witnessed the final act of the first production, but the house lights haven't gone up yet."]
    Curtain Call
  9. 8. On the Ledge with Karen Berger [July 1993]
    On the Ledge
  10. 9. ["Marked for love."]
    Tattooed Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore