Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Sleeping Sickness Patient # 9 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Between 1916 and 1988 countless people succumbed to the Sleeping Sickness.

Many of the victims were admitted to charity wards to care for them during their illness.

This man is one of the patients who were taken to the charity ward. He was in the same room as Ellie Marsten in July 1939.

He can be seen in Sandman # 1, page 18, panel 1.

Once again Lars did a great job with this incredibly obscure character. I like that Lars let him dream about food…I know that’s what I’d probably dream about if I was asleep for 72 years.

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