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Issue: Sandman Mystery Theatre #5

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Publication Date: August 1993

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Issues: #5 of 70 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

Publisher: Flag

Brand: Vertigo; DC

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 06/17/1993

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $2.50 CAD
£1.25 GBP
$1.95 USD

Indicia Frequency: Suggested for Mature Readers

Content Items: 8 (1 story, 1 cover)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock:

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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1 Content Item
- The Face Act One [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted as/ in another Issue.

1 Content Item
- The Face 1 of 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]1

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Cover, Front

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Title Page

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Content Items (8 total)

The Face 1 of 4

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, superhero

Character(s): Sandman [Wesley Dodds]

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics #[nn] published January 2000
as Part Three: Cult Favorites (Sandman Mystery Theatre) [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]cover

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

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

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Jonah Hex

First Line: He’s killed five hundred men.

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo (DC, 1993 series) #s 1-5 (August-December 1993).
Inside front cover.

The Face Act One

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, superhero

Character(s): Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; D.A. Lawrence Belmont; The Face; Herman Ross; Jimmy Shan [Zhang Chai Lao]; Wu Sung; Master Bei; Ling Hoon; Eldridge Benson

Synopsis: In Chinatown, someone is employing a vicious psychopath to cause a tong war between rival Chinese gangs by beheading members of both sides. The Sandman tries to find out why, and who is behind it.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Sandman Mystery Theatre #2 published December 2004

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 25

[untitled]

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

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Enigma

First Line: You haven’t seen Enigma yet?

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Enigma (DC, 1993 series) #6 (August 1993).
Between pages 22-23 of story.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: ‘The Tarantula’ thus far reconfirms two aspects of Matt’s storytelling…

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Letters from: Charlie Hatfield, Kip Talbott, Mark Lucas.
Publisher credits and next issue blurb.

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

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: The natural world is waiting for you to die.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: DC/Vertigo subscription ad.

On the Ledge with Stuart Moore [August 1993]

In-house Column on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Before I came to DC, I used to edit ‘real’ books.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Editor Stuart Moore talks a little about his pre-comics life and then discusses several titles he’s editing now at DC.
Checklist of Vertigo titles available in June 1993 and new Vertigo titles debuting next month.
On last interior page.

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

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Sandman [Wesley Dodds]

First Line: Once upon a time, justice and decency went to sleep.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC, 1993 series).
Inside back cover.