(July 1998)

DC, 1998 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.95 USD; 8.50 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1998-06-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC; Vertigo
Barcode
761941212685 00111
Editing
Alisa Kwitney; Jennifer Lee (assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Interpretations of characters and situations used in this book first introduced in The Sandman (DC, 1989 series).

Neil Gaiman is credited as a consultant.

Trial and Error (Table of Contents)

The Dreaming / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Inks
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Colors
Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Letters
Dave McKean

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Judge Quentin Gallows; Cain
Reprints

Indexer Notes

wraparound cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4.6 pages (report information)

Trial and Error Chapter One: In Which the Punishment Almost Fits the Crime (Table of Contents: 2)

The Dreaming / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Brian Apthorp
Inks
Scott Hampton (embellisher)
Colors
Daniel Vozzo (colors & separations)
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Cain; Gregory; Abel; Judge Quentin Gallows; Lucien; Merv Pumpkinhead [Mervyn Pumpkinhead]; Matthew; Eve; Corinthian; Mad Hettie; Cluracan; Robert Gadling; Goldie; Tim Hunter; Nuala
Synopsis
Judge Quentin Gallows banishes Cain from the Dreaming for his repeated murders of Abel.

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

advertisement / 5 pages (report information)

Chapter Two: In Which Consequences Are Found to Have Consequences. (Table of Contents: 4)

The Dreaming / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Brian Apthorp
Inks
Scott Hampton (embellisher)
Colors
Daniel Vozzo (colors & separations)
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Goldie; Abel; Merv Pumpkinhead [Mervyn Pumpkinhead]; Matthew; Judge Quentin Gallows; Lucien
Synopsis
Abel decides he misses Cain and wants him back but Judge Gallows refuses to lift the banishment.

Chapter Three: In Which Justice and Irony Become Strangely Synonymous. (Table of Contents: 5)

The Dreaming / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Brian Apthorp
Inks
Scott Hampton (embellisher)
Colors
Daniel Vozzo (colors & separations)
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Abel; Matthew; Cain; Judge Quentin Gallows; Goldie
Synopsis
Abel and Matthew travel to the waking world to bring Cain back to the Dreaming.

Archie Goodwin (Table of Contents: 6)

On The Ledge / text article / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Karen Berger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

obituary for Archie Goodwin

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Trial and Error
    The Dreaming
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Trial and Error Chapter One: In Which the Punishment Almost Fits the Crime
    The Dreaming
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Chapter Two: In Which Consequences Are Found to Have Consequences.
    The Dreaming
  6. 5. Chapter Three: In Which Justice and Irony Become Strangely Synonymous.
    The Dreaming
  7. 6. Archie Goodwin
    On The Ledge
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore