NMLP P-022360 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-04

The Sandman #1

Neil Gaiman · DC Comics · 1989

Single issue The Sandman #1, cover-dated January 1989 (on sale late November 1988), story 'Sleep of the Just' by Neil Gaiman, art by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, cover by Dave McKean; first appearance of Dream/Morpheus

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-022360 for "The Sandman #1" by Neil Gaiman (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022360, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).