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1January 1989
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Sandman #1

DC · January 1989 · on sale 1988-11-29

First appearance: Unity KinkaidFirst appearance: Choronzon
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Identification plate

Series
Sandman (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-11-29
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.00; 2.50 CAD; 1.20 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Unity Kinkaid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Choronzon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Dave McKeanDream
1-in-house column1script: ? [as Johnny DC]; letters: typeset
2Sleep of the Just [Master of Dreams Part 1]comic story40script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Mike Dringenberg; colors: Robbie Busch; letters: Todd KleinChoronzon First, Wesley Dodds, Dream, Unity Kinkaid First, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, The Sandman, John Wayne
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Bair; inks: Michael BairCatwoman
6Legion '89promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
7Invasion- Aftermath!in-house column1letters: typeset
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ian Gibson; inks: Ian Gibson
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10They're Harmlesspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho- No!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #11996On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: The Sandman 1 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
The Absolute Sandman #1
ISBN 1-4012-1082-1		2006On eBay ›
Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-388-6		1998On eBay ›
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes #[1]
ISBN 1-56389-011-9		1991On eBay ›
Absolute Sandman Special Edition #12006On eBay ›
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes #[1]
ISBN 1-56389-227-8		1995On eBay ›
Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers #[nn]
ISBN 0-8230-4632-X		1998On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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