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3March 1989
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Sandman #3

DC · March 1989 · on sale 1989-02-02

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Identification plate

Series
Sandman (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1989
Key date
1989-03-00
On-sale date
1989-02-02
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: Squiddy Award - Favorite Single Issue of Any Series (1989).

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 McKeanJohn Constantine
1-in-house column1script: Jenette Kahn
2...Dream a Little Dream of Me. [Master of Dreams Part 3]comic story24script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Mike Dringenberg; colors: Robbie Busch; letters: Todd KleinRachel; John Constantine; Leigh; Mad Hettie; Dream [Morpheus]; Chas
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. KalutaLamont Cranston, The Shadow
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bart Sears
8Blackhawk Flies Againpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Andre Blanc-Dumont, Olaf Friedriksen, Ritter Hendricksen, Lady Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed
9Let the Celebration Continue Throughout 1989promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Lady Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #31996On 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 ›
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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