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19September 1990
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Sandman #19

DC · September 1990 · on sale 1990-09-13

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Identification plate

Series
Sandman (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
September 1990
Key date
1990-09-13
On-sale date
1990-09-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

On the record: World Fantasy Award - Best Short Fiction (1991).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Midsummer Night's Dreamcover1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
1[Dream Country, Part 3] A Midsummer Night's Dreamcomic story24script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Charles Vess; inks: Charles Vess; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Todd KleinWilliam Shakespeare; Hamnet Shakespeare; Will Kemp; Dream [Morpheus]; Richard Burbage; Wendel; Auberon; Titania; Puck [Robin Goodfellow]; Henry Condell; Skarrow; Tommy; Peaseblossom; Dick Cowley
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Bolton; inks: John Bolton; colors: John Bolton
3This Batman Kills!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike McKone; inks: José Marzán Jr.
4The Biggest Story in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Chris Sprouse; inks: Bruce PattersonBooster Gold, Michael Jon Carter
5DC Annuals 1990promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Karl KeselDove, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk
6-letters page1.75script: Tom PeyerDream [Morpheus]
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typesetJohn Constantine
8Unmasked!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Simon Bisley; inks: Simon BisleyLobo

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #191998On 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: Dream Country #[3]
ISBN 1-56389-016-X		1991On eBay ›
The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes #[nn]
ISBN 1-58834-183-6		2004On eBay ›
The Sandman: Dream Country #[3]
ISBN 1-56389-226-X		1995On eBay ›
Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers #[nn]
ISBN 0-8230-4632-X		1998On eBay ›
Dream Country
ISBN 1-56389-226-X		1999On eBay ›
Dream Country
ISBN 978-1-56389-016-1		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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