Sandman 01

Sleep of the Just is issue 1 of The Sandman comic series. Created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Drigenberg it was originally released November 29, 1988.

Synopsis
A group of magic-invoking men seeking immortality use a spell to capture Death, but instead they get it's younger brother, Dream. This leads to seventy years keeping him entrapped while the world suffers greatly from these years without sleep, or with un-waking sleep. But finally Dream escapes, and he's looking for revenge!

Summary
Forthcoming

Featured Characters

 * Dream

Supporting Characters

 * Wesley Dodds

Antagonists

 * Roderick Burgess
 * Alex Burgess
 * Order of Ancient Mysteries

Other Characters

 * Unity Kinkaid
 * Ethel Cripps


 * Paul McGuire

Objects

 * Liber Fulvarum Paginarum
 * Dreamstone
 * Dream's Helm
 * Dream's Sand Pouch

Continuity Notes

 * First appearance of all characters.

Trivia

 * "Sleep of the Just" is also the name of a song produced by Elvis Costello.

Collections

 * Preludes and Nocturnes