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The Sandman (Single Issues) Series

75 primary works • 82 total works
75-issue ongoing series published from December 1, 1988 to January 23, 1996.
The acclaimed DC-Vertigo title that spawned numerous spinoffs, including the entire THE SANDMAN PRESENTS lines.
The Sandman #1: Sleep of the Just
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4.15 · 14063 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 1989 · 18 editions
The first issue of the first volume of Neil Gaiman…

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    The Sandman #2: Imperfect Hosts
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    4.26     · 1381 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 1988 · 8 editions
    Morpheus, King of Dreams, gets reacquainted with h…

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    The Sandman #3: ... Dream a Little Dream of Me
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    4.37     · 1254 Ratings · 64 Reviews · 8 editions
    John Constantine (HELLBLAZER) guest-stars and help…

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    The Sandman #4: Hope in Hell
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    4.43     · 1160 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 1988 · 9 editions
    Still tracking his objects of power, Morpheus trav…

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    The Sandman #5: Passengers
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    4.19     · 1038 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 1993 · 7 editions
    Still tracking his objects of power, Morpheus trav…

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    The Sandman #6: 24 Hours
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    4.28     · 1015 Ratings · 80 Reviews · published 1989 · 6 editions
    Over the course of 24 horrific hours, Dr. Destiny …

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    The Sandman #7: Sound and Fury
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    4.23     · 927 Ratings · 47 Reviews · 6 editions
    Morpheus finally faces off with Dr. Destiny for th…

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    The Sandman #8: The Sound of Her Wings
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    4.57     · 1000 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 1989 · 9 editions
    Spend a day with Dream as he catches up with his y…

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    The Sandman #9: Tales in the Sand
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    4.29     · 812 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 1989 · 10 editions
    During Morpheus’s incarceration, three dreams esca…

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    The Sandman #10: The Doll’s House
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    4.19     · 709 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1989 · 6 editions
    The Doll's House, Part 1 of 7. Members of the Sand…

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    The Sandman #11: Moving In
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    4.27     · 717 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 1989 · 9 editions
    The search for her brother leads Rose to Florida, …

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    The Sandman #12: Playing House
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    4.28     · 680 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 1988 · 7 editions
    The chilling secret behind two of the escaped drea…

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    The Sandman #13: Men of Good Fortune
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    4.47     · 672 Ratings · 53 Reviews · 6 editions
    In a stand-alone story spanning centuries, Morpheu…

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    The Sandman #14: Collectors
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    4.37     · 613 Ratings · 44 Reviews · 1 edition
    You’re cordially invited to a convention unlike an…

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    The Sandman #15: Into the Night
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    4.18     · 585 Ratings · 28 Reviews · 7 editions
    Explore the vibrant dreams of Rose Walker’s peculi…

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    The Sandman #16: Lost Hearts
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    4.33     · 584 Ratings · 34 Reviews · 7 editions
    Rose faces Morpheus and discovers her delicate pla…

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    The Sandman #17: Calliope
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    4.33     · 614 Ratings · 47 Reviews · 11 editions
    A demented writer purchases a muse named Calliope …

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    The Sandman #18: A Dream of a Thousand Cats
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    4.27     · 665 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions
    Literally visit the realm that cats transcend to w…

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    The Sandman #19: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    3.90     · 617 Ratings · 51 Reviews · 9 editions
    In this World Fantasy Award-winning standalone sto…

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    The Sandman #20: Façade
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    4.27     · 546 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 1990 · 6 editions
    The Dream King relinquishes center stage to his si…

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    The Sandman #21: Season of Mists - A Prologue
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    4.38     · 431 Ratings · 28 Reviews · 1 edition
    In this prologue issue to the acclaimed “Season of…

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    The Sandman #22: Season of Mists Chapter 1
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    4.32     · 436 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1991 · 6 editions
    Two years ago, Morpheus embarrassed Lucifer in fro…

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    The Sandman #23: Season of Mists Chapter 2
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    4.49     · 437 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 1991 · 9 editions
    The last thing Morpheus expects upon his return to…

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    The Sandman #24: Season of Mists Chapter 3
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    4.29     · 402 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    Returning home to his realm of The Dreaming with t…

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    The Sandman #25: Season of Mists Chapter 4
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    4.22     · 407 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 editions
    With Hell now closed for business, the dead are ri…

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    The Sandman #26: Season of Mists Chapter 5
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    4.31     · 391 Ratings · 22 Reviews · 1 edition
    Morpheus meets with the visitors who have come to …

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    The Sandman #27: Season of Mists Chapter 6
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    4.29     · 385 Ratings · 24 Reviews · 1 edition
    In this penultimate issue of the ''Season of Mist'…

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    The Sandman #28: Season of Mists Epilogue
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    4.28     · 376 Ratings · 22 Reviews · 6 editions
    The ''Season of Mist'' finale circles back around …

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    The Sandman #29: Thermidor
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    3.83     · 559 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    Venture back to the French Revolution as Lady Joha…

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    The Sandman #30: August
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    3.99     · 508 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 1991 · 3 editions
    Bryan Talbot provides guest art on this stand-alon…

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    The Sandman #31: Three Septembers and a January
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    4.34     · 533 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 1991 · 3 editions
    Morpheus, the Dream King, joins his sisters in thi…

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    The Sandman #32: Slaughter on Fifth Avenue
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    4.16     · 309 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 7 editions
    The lead characters from the "Doll's House" storyl…

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    The Sandman #33: Lullabies of Broadway
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    4.20     · 300 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 editions
    Barbie returns to The Land, a place she has not vi…

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    The Sandman #34: Bad Moon Rising
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    4.27     · 300 Ratings · 15 Reviews · 9 editions
    In part 3 of "A Game of You," Barbie's life is far…

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    The Sandman #35: Beginning to See the light
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    4.09     · 287 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 1 edition
    Barbie finds herself far from home and wandering a…

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    The Sandman #36: Over the Sea to Sky
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    4.19     · 287 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1992 · 6 editions
    Thessaly, Hazel and Foxglove enter The Land for a …

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    The Sandman #37: I Woke Up and One Of Us Was Crying
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    4.26     · 288 Ratings · 18 Reviews · 1 edition
    In the conclusion of "A Game of You," Morpheus dec…

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    The Sandman #38: The Hunt
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    4.09     · 316 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
    A grandfather imparts a tale of courage and advent…

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    The Sandman #39: Soft Places
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    3.80     · 299 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions
    A young man becomes lost in The Dreaming and disco…

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    The Sandman #40: The Parliament of Rooks
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    4.34     · 290 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 1 edition
    Revisit Lyta Hall and her gifted child Daniel in t…

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    The Sandman #41: Brief Lives Part 1
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    4.23     · 251 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 1 edition
    "Brief Lives" begins as The Sandman's sister, Deli…

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    The Sandman #42: Brief Lives Part 2
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    4.30     · 246 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 5 editions
    "Brief Lives" continues as Delirium of The Endless…

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    The Sandman #43: Brief Lives Part 3
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    4.28     · 243 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 1 edition
    Dream and his sister, Delirium, are walking the wa…

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    The Sandman #44: Brief Lives Part 4
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    4.29     · 241 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
    "Four: The Other Side of the Sky-A Bear and His Sh…

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    The Sandman #45: Brief Lives Part 5
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    4.30     · 231 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 6 editions
    "Brief Lives" Part 5! Dream and Delirium retrace t…

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    The Sandman #46: Brief Lives Part 6
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    4.30     · 238 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 1 edition
    Dream begs out of Delirium's quest to find their m…

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    The Sandman #47: Brief Lives Part 7
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    4.37     · 241 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1993 · 1 edition
    "Seven: Cooking Considered as One of the Fine Arts…

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    The Sandman #48: Brief Lives Part 8
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    4.43     · 232 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1993 · 8 editions
    "Eight: Journey's End-Brains, A Heart, A Ride in A…

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    The Sandman #49: Brief Lives Part 9
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    4.45     · 226 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 1 edition
    The conclusion to nine-part epic "Brief Lives!" Wi…

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    The Sandman #50: Ramadan
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    4.28     · 448 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1993 · 10 editions
    P. Craig Russell lushly illustrates this stand-alo…

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    The Sandman #51: A Tale of Two Cities
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    3.95     · 221 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 7 editions
    "World's End" part 1, a ZERO HOUR tie-in arc! As a…

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    The Sandman #52: Cluracan's Tale
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    3.91     · 211 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 1 edition
    The ZERO HOUR tie-in continues as another traveler…

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    The Sandman #53: Hob's Leviathan
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    4.04     · 210 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 1 edition
    Readers head onto the seven seas with a girl who p…

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    The Sandman #54: The Golden Boy
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    4.16     · 212 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 1 edition
    An American Tale, but one with a twist! Meet Prez …

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    The Sandman #55: Cerements
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    4.10     · 196 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 1 edition
    The reality storm still rages outside as an appren…

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    The Sandman #56: Worlds' End
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    4.26     · 200 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 1 edition
    The final chapter of "Worlds' End!" The travelers …

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    The Sandman #57: The Kindly Ones part 1 of 13
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    4.20     · 182 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1994 · 1 edition
    "The Kindly Ones" part 1! At last it has come--a c…

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    The Sandman #58: The Kindly Ones part 2 of 13
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    4.19     · 175 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions
    Young Daniel is missing and his mother Lyta is con…

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    The Sandman #59: The Kindly Ones part 3 of 13
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    4.23     · 175 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 1 edition
    The identity of young Daniel's mysterious abductor…

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    The Sandman #60: The Kindly Ones part 4 of 13
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    4.24     · 170 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1994 · 6 editions
    The angel Remiel pays a visit to Lucifer Morningst…

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    The Sandman #61: The Kindly Ones part 5 of 13
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    4.26     · 170 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 1 edition
    As Lyta's journey continues, her friends begin to …

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    The Sandman #62: The Kindly Ones part 6 of 13
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    4.19     · 165 Ratings · 8 Reviews · 1 edition
    Rose Walker journeys to England and encounters thr…

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    The Sandman #63: The Kindly Ones part 7 of 13
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    4.19     · 166 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 1 edition
    Odin confronts the Sandman while a mysterious woma…

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    The Sandman #64: The Kindly Ones part 8 of 13
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    4.33     · 169 Ratings · 8 Reviews · 8 editions
    "The Kindly Ones" Part 8! Rose gains a heart--only…

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    The Sandman #65: The Kindly Ones part 9 of 13
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    4.37     · 166 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 7 editions
    "The Kindly Ones" Part 9! The Furies bring death a…

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    The Sandman #66: The Kindly Ones part 10 of 13
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    4.32     · 167 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 1 edition
    "The Kindly Ones" Part 10! The Furies attempt to d…

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    The Sandman #67: The Kindly Ones part 11 of 13
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    4.34     · 169 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1995 · 6 editions
    Morpheus prepares for battle against the Furies as…

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    The Sandman #68: The Kindly Ones part 12 of 13
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    4.47     · 165 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    "The Kindly Ones" Part 12! A strange twist of fate…

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    The Sandman #69: The Kindly Ones part 13 of 13
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    4.42     · 172 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
    "The Kindly Ones" part 13, the conclusion to Neil …

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    The Sandman #70: Chapter One: Which occurs in the wake of what has gone before
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    4.49     · 174 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 1 edition
    "The Wake" Part 1! The shocking conclusion of the …

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    The Sandman #71: Chapter Two: In Which a Wake is Held
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    4.41     · 169 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 6 editions
    "The Wake" Part 2! Half vigil, half party, the cer…

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    The Sandman #72: Chapter Three: In Which We Wake
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    4.52     · 168 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 7 editions
    "The Wake" Part 3! The funeral for the Sandman is …

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    The Sandman #73: The Wake: An Epilogue Sunday Morning
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    4.35     · 170 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 9 editions
    In an aftermath issue of "The Wake," Dream's old f…

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    The Sandman #74: Exiles
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    4.11     · 179 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 7 editions
    At the borders of the Dreaming, places that never …

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    The Sandman #75: The Tempest
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    4.00     · 198 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 7 editions
    In this final tale of the Sandman, Morpheus collec…

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    Book Special

    Sandman Special, Bd.2, Der Gesang Des Orpheus
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    4.27     · 897 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 1991 · 4 editions
    Morpheus has done a lot of regrettable things in h…

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    Book Crossover

    Sandman Midnight Theatre
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    3.87     · 1391 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 1995 · 9 editions
    A one-shot comic book in which two DC comics chara…

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    Book One-shot

    Vertigo Resurrected: Winter's Edge #1
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    3.70     · 27 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 editions
    In time for the frigid depths of winter are ten pr…

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    Book One-shot

    Vertigo Jam #1
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    3.50     · 28 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 5 editions
    A dreaming man is mistaken for a visiting dignitar…

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    Book 1,Specials,++

    Sandman Gallery Edition
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    4.33     · 12 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Features stories by Neil Gaiman and art by Sam Kie…

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    Book 1-75

    The Sandman
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    4.83     · 12 Ratings · 1 edition

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    Book 8, 20 +

    Death
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    4.47     · 8754 Ratings · 721 Reviews · published 2012 · 20 editions
    From the pages of Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman…

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