Sandman 1989 #1 - back issue - $40.00

News round-up of interest to comic fans: the shooting of Batman: the Movie begins; DC Comics at the annual London comics convention; Sgt Rock: the Movie postponed; The Return of the Swamp Thing's forthcoming release; a new Star Trek: The Next Generation novel; novelisation of the new Batman movie; new staff at DC Comics; New Gods to run in a monthly series; a forthcoming collection of Shadow stories; Heidi MacDonald (Amazing Heroes columnist) visits DC Comics' offices; and forthcoming stories in Firestorm, Adventures of Superman Annual, Spectre, Invasion!, and Justice League International.

Roderick Burgess, seeking to trap Death, snares her brother Dream instead. After many years of captivity, Morpheus is released and takes his revenge.

On sale date from Library of Congress, Copyright Office (by Mike's Amazing World).

• - Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook page, used with permission.
• - Inside front cover. Page also contains the weekly DC Checklist.
• Sleep of the Just [Master of Dreams Part 1] - First Neil Gaiman Sandman story.
• Meet the Band That Made Music Matter Again - Advertisement for Unforgettable Fire by Eamon Dunphy, a biography of the Irish rock band, U2. Appears between pages 8 and 9 of the story.
• Be the First on Your Block, Doc, to Order These Fantabulous Looney Tunes Items! - Advertisement by Warner Bros, Inc., for a sweatshirt, t-shirt, baseball cap, mug and key chain bearing the Warner Bros logo with four Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A tie with repeated images of Bugs Bunny is also for sale. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.
• - Advertisement for forthcoming 4-issue series of Catwoman (1989 series). Appears between pages 33 and 34 of the story.
• - Advertisement for DC Comics' L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 series. Appears between pages 36 and 37 of the story.
• Invasion- Aftermath! - Advertisement about the continuation of DC Comics' Invasion! (1988 series) in other DC titles. Appears after the story at the back of the book.
• - Advertisement for DC Comics' Mister Miracle (1989 series). Appears after the story at the back of the book.
• - Advertisement for DC Comics' New Gods (1989 series). Appears after the story at the back of the book.
• They're Harmless - Advertisement for Gammarauders Comic Book (DC, 1989 series). Appears after the story at the back of the book.
• Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho- No! - Advertisement for 12-monthly subscriptions to DC Comics as Christmas gifts. Inside back cover.
• New! Classic Rock Hits of the '60s in Digital Sound! - Back cover. Advertisement for Time Life Music's Classic Rock 1965, available to buy on compact discs, chrome cassettes or vinyl records.