Sandman Mystery Theatre — Vertigo
Issue: #1
In the span of years when Morpheus of the Dreaming was held captive by a human sorcerer, the universe knew someone was missing and tried to replace him. In the late 1930s, haunted by dark dreams, Wesley Dodds, a quiet, studious man, the heir to a fabulous fortune, took to wearing a gasmask and going out at night to battle bizarre criminals with names like the Tarantula, the Mist and the Phantom of...
First appearances: Tallulah Bankhead, Ross O'Donald, Albert Goldman, Catherine van der Meer, Celia Goldman, Roger Goldman, Miriam Goldman
Creators: John Costanza, Karen Berger, Matt Wagner, Shelly Bond, Dave Hornung, Gavin Wilson, Guy Davis
Characters: Dream of the Endless (Morpheus), Wesley Dodds, Bert Lahr, Tallulah Bankhead, Joe DiMaggio, Ross O'Donald, Dian Belmont, Albert Goldman, Catherine van der Meer, Larry Belmont, Celia Goldman, Roger Goldman, Judge Schaffer, Miriam Goldman, Bugsy Siegel
Story arcs: The Tarantula