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Illustration on Cover, Wraparound

Credits

Penciller(s): Kent Williams; Chris Bachalo; Matt Wagner; Sean Phillips; Paul Johnson; Glenn Fabry; Duncan Fegredo ?

Inker(s): Kent Williams; Mark Buckingham; Matt Wagner; Sean Phillips; Chris Bachalo; Paul Johnson; Glenn Fabry; Duncan Fegredo ?

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, occult, superhero

Feature(s): Vertigo

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Pages: 2

Notes: Wraparound cover is a pastiche of Vertigo cover artists. The artist for the Enigma portion is uncertain.

Death: The High Cost of Living

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Neil Gaiman

Penciller(s): Chris Bachalo

Inker(s): Mark Buckingham

Colorist(s): Steve Oliff; Olyoptics

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Death

Character(s): Death

First Line: Come on, Chirpy Chirpy.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Death: The High Cost of Living #1

Vertigo: If You Don't Already Know Us, You've Probably Seen Us Around.

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Karen Berger

Penciller(s): Gavin Wilson (photo)

Inker(s): Gavin Wilson (photo)

Colorist(s): Gavin Wilson (photo)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Vertigo

Character(s): Karen Berger (photo)

First Line: We've always been in our strange little corner, shaking things up from the edges of the DC Universe…

Synopsis: Editor Karen Berger explains the reasoning behind grouping thirteen of their titles which "aren't quite like any others in the industry" into a new imprint - Vertigo.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Essay on the new Vertigo imprint and a descriptive listing of the titles which will now be included in it. Photo of Karen Berger. Indicia.
Inside front cover and first page.

Enigma

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Peter Milligan

Penciller(s): Duncan Fegredo

Inker(s): Duncan Fegredo

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Enigma

Character(s): Enigma

First Line: And in a room below Pacific City, he waits, sick of it already but with nothing else to do…

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Enigma #1

Sandman Mystery Theatre

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Matt Wagner

Penciller(s): Guy Davis

Inker(s): Guy Davis

Colorist(s): David Hornung

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, superhero

Feature(s): Sandman

Character(s): Sandman I [Wesley Dodd]

First Line: My father always referred to Thomas Schaffer as foolishly caring.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Sandman Mystery Theatre #1

Mercy

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): J. M. DeMatteis

Penciller(s): Paul Johnson

Inker(s): Paul Johnson

Colorist(s): Paul Johnson

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Mercy

Character(s): Mercy

First Line: Why be trapped by the limitations of human flesh--defiled by the stink and rot of human kind--

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Mercy Prestige Format

Kid Eternity

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ann Nocenti

Penciller(s): Sean Phillips

Inker(s): Sean Phillips

Colorist(s): Daniel Vozzo

Letterer(s): John Workman

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Kid Eternity

Character(s): Kid Eternity

First Line: Why are we bothering with this gonzo hippie?

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Kid Eternity #1

Sebastian O

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Grant Morrison

Penciller(s): Steve Yeowell

Inker(s): Steve Yeowell

Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood

Letterer(s): John Workman

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, occult

Feature(s): Sebastian O

Character(s): Sebastian O

First Line: The dandy has one unique advantage over the common hero.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Sebastian O #1; Nudity panels

Black Orchid

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Foreman

Penciller(s): Jill Thompson

Inker(s): Stan Woch

Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon

Letterer(s): Clem Robins

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Black Orchid

Character(s): Black Orchid

First Line: I wanted to hear for myself what happened the day she saved McMurtry's life.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Black Orchid #1

Animal Man

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jamie Delano

Penciller(s): Steve Pugh

Inker(s): Steve Pugh

Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Animal Man

Character(s): Animal Man

First Line: Relax? You'd think with kids as wild as mine, that'd be out of the question.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Animal Man #57

Doom Patrol

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Rachel Pollack

Penciller(s): Richard Case

Inker(s): Stan Woch

Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko

Letterer(s): John Workman

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Doom Patrol

First Line: God, do you see that?

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Doom Patrol #64

Hellblazer

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Garth Ennis

Penciller(s): Steve Dillon

Inker(s): Steve Dillon

Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko

Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Hellblazer

Character(s): John Constantine [Hellblazer]

First Line: There comes a point at all the best parties where it's just two blokes and a bottle of whiskey…

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Hellblazer #63

Shade The Changing Man

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Peter Milligan

Penciller(s): Chris Bachalo

Inker(s): Rick Bryant

Colorist(s): Daniel Vozzo

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Shade

Character(s): Shade

First Line: You're supposed to be in a cold lifeless limbo, until we draw you out.

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Shade The Changing Man #33

Swamp Thing

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Nancy Collins

Penciller(s): Scott Eaton

Inker(s): Kim DeMulder

Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): Swamp Thing

Character(s): Swamp Thing

First Line: Am I a plant…that dreams it is…a man?

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2 pages of Swamp Thing #129

Fear of Falling

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Neil Gaiman

Penciller(s): Kent Williams

Inker(s): Kent Williams

Colorist(s): Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Sandman

Character(s): Janet; Todd Faber; Dream [Morpheus]; Matthew the Raven; the Hecateae

First Line: It was getting late, and I was losing it fast.

Synopsis: Sandman invades a dream to teach a young man how to cope with his fear of falling.

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In Issue:

The Sandman [Sandman Library Edition] #6 [Second Printing] published August 1999

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Pages: 7

Notes: This original story did not appear in the ongoing Sandman series.

We're Handing You a Line

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Vertigo

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Pages: 1

Notes: Listing of titles that will be included in the new Vertigo imprint starting in January of 1993.
Inside back page.