Sandman
Sandman
Recommended Reading Order

This list includes any book with a character who has been known by the name “Sandman.”

This includes golden age Sandman, Wesley Dodds, as well as Dream, AKA Morpheous of The Endless – made famous by Neil Gaiman in his Sandman ongoing series. Their appearances have also been tagged on their own lists.

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+ Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 1: The Tarantula
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 1-4 April – July 1993
+ Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 2: The Face and the Brute
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 5-12 August 1993 – March 1994
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 13-16 April – July 1994
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 17-20 August – November 1994
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 21-28 December 1994 – July 1995
+ Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 6: The Hourman and the Python
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 29-36 August 1995 – March 1996
+ Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 7: The Mist and the Phantom of the Fair
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 37-44 April – November 1996
+ Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 8: The Blackhawk and the Return of the Scarlet Ghost
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Sandman Mystery Theatre 45-52 December 1996 – July 1997
+ All Star Comics Archives Vol. 0
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All-Star Comics 1-2 Summer – Fall 1940
+ Madam Xanadu: Vol. 2: Exodus Noir
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Madame Xanadu 11-15 July – November 2009
+ The Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1
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Adventure Comics 40-59; World’s Fair Comics 1939, 1940 July 1939 – February 1941
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All-Star Comics 3-6 Winter 1940 – September 1941
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All-Star Comics 7-10 October 1941 – May 1942
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New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; The Big All-American Comic Book Annuals 1939, 1940, 1944
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Adventure Comics 72-97, 100-102; Sandman 1; World’s Finest Comics 6-7 March 1942 – March 1946
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JLA: Year One 1-12 January – December 1998
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Justice League Of America 21-22, 29-30, 37-38, 46-47 August 1963 – September 1966
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Justice League Of America 55-56, 64-65, 72-73, 83-84 August 1967 – September 1970
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Justice League Of America 91-92, 100-102, 107-108, 113 August 1971 – October 1974
+ History of the DC Universe
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History of The DC Universe (Prestige) 1-2 1986
+ Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
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The Sandman 1-8 January – August 1989
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The Sandman 8-16 August 1989 – June 1990
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The Sandman 17-20 July – October 1990
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The Sandman 1-20 January 1989 – October 1990
+ Sandman: Season of Mists
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The Sandman 21-28 November 1990 – July 1991
+ The Books of Magic
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The Books of Magic 1-4 December 1990 – March 1991
+ Sandman: A Game of You
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The Sandman 32-37 November 1991 – May 1992
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The Sandman 21-39; Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams 1; Vertigo: Winter’s Edge 1 November 1990 – July 1992, 1994, January 1998
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Issues 29-31, 38-40, 50, Sandman Special 1, Vertigo Preview 1 August 1991 – August 1992
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The Sandman 41-49 August 1992 – May 1993
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The Sandman Special 1; The Sandman 40-56; Vertigo Preview 1; Vertigo: Winter’s Edge 3 1991 – December 1993; January 2000
+ Zero Hour: Crises In Time
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Zero Hour: Crisis In Time 0-4, Showcase ’94 8-9 July 1994 – September 1994
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Swamp Thing Annual 05; Hellblazer 27; Sandman Midnight Theatre 1995 OGN; Original Content Annual 1989 – July 1995
+ Sandman: The Kindly Ones
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Sandman 57-69, Vertigo Jam 1 February 1994 – July 1995
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The Dreaming 8; The Sandman 70-75 August 1995 – March 1996
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Sandman Covers January 1989 – March 1996
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The Dreaming 8; The Sandman 57-75; Vertigo Jam 1 August 1993 – January 1997
No Cover + The Dreaming: Beyond The Shores of Night
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Ebay (Search) The Dreaming 1-8 June 1996 – January 1997
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No Cover + The Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn and Ivory
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Ebay (Search) The Dreaming 15-19, 23-25 August 1997 – June 1998
+ Sandman: The Dream Hunters
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Original Graphic Novel November 1, 1999
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The Sandman: The Dream Hunters 1-4 January – April 2009
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Kingdom Come 1-4 May – August 1996
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Justice League of America: The Nail (Prestige) 1-3 August – November 1998
No Cover + The Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives
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Ebay (Search) The Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives 1-4 August – November 2001
+ 9-11 Vol. 2: September 11, 2001
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Original Graphic Anthology February 2002
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Ebay (Search) The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M; Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams, But Were Afraid to Ask; The Dreaming 55; The Thessaliad 1-4 December 2000 – June 2002
No Cover + The Sandman Presents: The Furies
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+ Sandman: Endless Nights
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Original Graphic Novel October 1, 2003
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Ebay (Search) Thessaly, Witch for Hire 1-4 April – July 2004
+ Power Girl
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Showcase 97-99; Secret Origins 11; JSA 32, 39; JSA Classified 1-4 February – April 1978, February 1987, March 2002, October 2002, September – December 2005
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Original Graphic Novel April 2007
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