The Sandman: The Complete Shakespeare Collection #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Christopher Marlowe - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Sandman: The Complete Shakespeare Collection (DC, 2024 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: December 2024
Key date: 2024-12-00
On-sale date: 2024-10-09
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $9.99
Pages: 100
Barcode: 76194138466500111
Rating: Ages 17+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Christopher Marlowe - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Ridgway; inks: Charles Vess; colors: Steve Oliff	Dream, William Shakespeare
1	A New Vision of an Old Dream	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Steve Oliff
2	The Doll's House, Part 4	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
3	[The Doll's House, Part 4] Men of Good Fortune	comic story	24	script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Michael Zulli; inks: Steve Parkhouse; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Todd Klein	Death, Dream, Christopher Marlowe First
4	A Midsummer Night's Dream	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
5	A Midsummer Night's Dream	comic story	24	script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Charles Vess; inks: Charles Vess; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Todd Klein	Dream, William Shakespeare
6	The Tempest	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean	Dream
7	The Tempest	comic story	38	script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Charles Vess, John Ridgway, Bryan Talbot, Michael Zulli; inks: Charles Vess; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Todd Klein	Dream, Christopher Marlowe First, William Shakespeare

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Series context

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Sources

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