| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 1 | - | blank page(s) | 5 | | |
| 2 | The Absolute Sandman, Volume Five | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 3 | The Absolute Sandman | credits, title page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Editorial Credits | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 5 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 6 | Introducing the Band | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 4 | script: Shelly Bond | |
| 7 | The Last Sandman Story | comic story | 8 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 8 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Yoshitaka Amano; inks: Yoshitaka Amano; colors: Yoshitaka Amano | |
| 9 | The Dream Hunters | text story | 133 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Yoshitaka Amano; inks: Yoshitaka Amano; colors: Yoshitaka Amano | |
| 10 | Afterword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano | |
| 11 | The Sandman: Endless Nights | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 12 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 13 | Chapter 1: Death - Death and Venice | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 14 | - | comic story | 24 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | Death |
| 15 | Chapter 2: Desire - What I've Tasted of Desire | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 16 | - | comic story | 20 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Milo Manara; inks: Milo Manara; colors: Milo Manara; letters: Todd Klein | Desire |
| 17 | Chapter 3: Dream - The Heart of a Star | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 18 | - | comic story | 20 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Miguelanxo Prado; inks: Miguelanxo Prado; colors: Miguelanxo Prado; letters: Todd Klein | Killalla; Dream [Morpheus]; Mizar; Desire; Rao; Sol; Death; Delight; Destruction; Destiny; Sto-oa; Despair |
| 19 | Chapter 4: Despair - Fifteen Portraits of Despair | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 20 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 21 | - | comic story | 20 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Barron Storey, Dave McKean; inks: Barron Storey; colors: Barron Storey; letters: Todd Klein | Despair |
| 22 | Chapter 5: Delirium - Going Inside | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 23 | - | comic story | 19 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz; letters: Todd Klein | Delirium |
| 24 | Chapter 6: Destruction - On the Peninsula | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 25 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 26 | - | comic story | 17 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Christopher Chuckry; letters: Todd Klein | Destruction; Delirium |
| 27 | Chapter 7: Destiny - Endless Nights | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 28 | - | comic story | 8 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Frank Quitely; inks: Frank Quitely; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | Destiny; Death; Dream [Morpheus]; Destruction; Despair; Desire; Delirium |
| 29 | Sandman Midnight Theatre | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 30 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Wilfred Owen; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 31 | Sandman Midnight Theatre | comic story | 64 | script: Neil Gaiman, Matt Wagner; pencils: Teddy Kristiansen; inks: Teddy Kristiansen; colors: Teddy Kristiansen; letters: Todd Klein | Morpheus; Wesley Dodds; Dian Belmont; Annabel Forbes-Whitten; Reverend Hawsley |
| 32 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski | Sandman |
| 33 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski | |
| 34 | Sandman: The Dream Hunters | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski | |
| 35 | Part One | comic story | 30 | script: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | |
| 36 | Part Two | comic story | 30 | script: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | |
| 37 | Part Three | comic story | 30 | script: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | |
| 38 | Part Four | comic story | 31 | script: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell; pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: Todd Klein | Sandman [Morpheus] |
| 39 | A Sandman Miscellany, Volume Five | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: Brian Bolland | |
| 40 | The Dream Hunters | illustration | 17 | pencils: P. Craig Russell, Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope, Joe Kubert; inks: P. Craig Russell, Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope, Joe Kubert; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Yuko Shimizu, Dave Stewart, Paul Pope, Pete Carlsson | |
| 41 | The Walls of Sleep | illustration | 7 | pencils: Yoshitaka Amano, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Vince Locke, Michael Zulli, Tara McPherson; inks: Yoshitaka Amano, Mike Dringenberg, Vince Locke, Michael Zulli, Tara McPherson, Frank Quitely; colors: Yoshitaka Amano, Vince Locke, Michael Zulli, Tara McPherson, Frank Quitely | |
| 42 | The Heart of a Star | text story | 10 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Dave McKean, Miguelanxo Prado; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |
| 43 | The Dolls' House | illustration | 6 | pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); colors: ? (photos); letters: typeset | |
| 44 | Afterwords by Neil Gaiman | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Neil Gaiman | |
| 45 | Biographies | text article | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 46 | - | illustration | 1 | | |
| 47 | - | blank page(s) | 4 | | |
| 48 | - | insert or dust jacket | 0 | pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean | |