The Children's Crusade — Vertigo
Issue: #1
Neil Gaiman, writer of THE SANDMAN, tells a powerful and mysterious tale that begins when all the children of an English village mysteriously vanish. Rowland and Paine, the two dead boy-detectives introduced in The Sandman #25, investigate the disappearances and learn of the existence of the otherworldly Free Country. But the denizens of that realm have conceived a mysterious plot that involves se...
First appearances: Avril Mitchell, Wat, Jumping Joan
Creators: Neil Gaiman, John Costanza, Daniel Vozzo, Tom Peyer, Stuart Moore, Mike Barreiro, Julie Rottenberg, Lou Stathis, Chris Bachalo, John Totleben
Characters: Charles Rowland, Edwin Paine, Maxine Baker, Avril Mitchell, Wat, Tim Hunter, Dorothy Spinner, Suzy, Jumping Joan, Tefé Holland
Story arcs: The Children's Crusade