Badger (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In Dream Hunters, there was a monk who lived in solitude next to a temple in the mountains.

One day a fox and a badger passed by the temple and saw the monk working in his garden.

The Badger challenged the Fox to a wager that whoever could force the monk to flee from the mountain would be able to live in the temple. Living in a temple was far more comfortable than living in a badger’s set or a fox’s den. The fox agreed to the wager.

The badger attempted to run off the Monk first, by pretending to be a group of men sent by the Emperor to bring the Monk back to the imperial palace and become the the minister to the imperial court. The monk proclaimed he would leave immediately after the leader of the men answered one question, why the emperor would send a badger to tell him to go to the imperial court. The badger slunk away defeated.

The fox, then, tried to lure the monk away from the temple disguised as a beautiful woman, who was the daughter of a governor. The monk, in his surprise, asked how the daughter of the governor happened to be a fox.

The Monk was not surprised when, a few nights later, a group of demons appeared outside the temple demanding that he run. Of course, the monk did not run, but instead confronted the demons with a flaming torch and threw it at one of the demons, who happened to be the Badger. The badger’s butt was burned and he howled in pain and disappeared into the night.

This badger appears in Dream Hunters on pages 2-13 and in the P. Craig Russell version of Dream Hunters in issue # 1, on pages 4-9 and 14-19.

Bird # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

When Nada falls in love with a mysterious stranger standing below her window one night she does everything she can to discover his identity. When all of her conventional attempts fail, she enlists in the help of The King Of Birds to discover who this man is.

This is one of the birds searching for the stranger.

This bird appears in Sandman # 9 on page 8 in panel 4.

I am not familiar with bird species, particularly African birds and so I am unsure what type of bird appears in the published comic.

Doctor (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In Worlds’ End, Brant Tucker encounters a man who is known only as The Seeker. He is searching for a reality where Prez Rickard becomes the President Of The United States. The Seeker tells Brant about Prez beginning with his birth and ultimately ending with his death.

This man is the doctor who help deliver Prez Rickard into the world.

He appears in Sandman # 52, on page 3, in panel 1.

Citizen Of Alain’s Court # 27 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In the “Death In Venice” story from Endless Nights, Sergei traveled to a small island near Venice, after being haunted by a memory of encountering Death on the island when he was a small boy.

When he returned to the island he once again met Death and she asked him to help her try to open a gate that prevented her from entering the court of Alain, who had been able to cheat death by reliving a single day repeatedly for several centuries.

Sergei was able to kick down the gate and he and Death were able to enter the court in 1751.

Together they walked through the small kingdom and encountered several people as they passed through the court.

Once Death confronts Alain, the citizens of his court begin to fade away. This woman is one of the citizens of Alain’s court.

She appears in Endless Nights, in “Death In Venice” on page 20, in panel 7.

Dreamer # 114 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In Dream Hunters, the Monk enters The Dreaming in hopes of saving the life of the fox who visits his small monastery and who, in turn, had saved his life from the dark dreams implanted by the Onmyoji.

As he walked through the dream realm he encountered many strange things, but perhaps the strangest was when he finally encountered the Lord Of Dreams.

When the Monk finally stood before Dream he implored him to save the life of the fox. The Monk noticed, within the robes of the Dream King, faces of the sleepers and dreamers flitted through the fabric.

This Dreamer is one of the faces that the Monk saw within the folds of the cloth.

She appears in P. Craig Russell’s Dream Hunters # 3, on page 19, in panel 4.

Wolf (illustrated by Te’Shawn Dywer)

In The Kindly Ones, The Corinthian and Matthew are sent, by Dream, to locate the missing Daniel.

As they draw nearer to the location of the child, The Corinthian is attacked by a large wolf.

I have been unable to determine if this is a common wolf or if it is somehow affiliated with Loki. It seems a bit big to be a common wolf. It’s possible that this wolf is Fenrir (or Fenris).

This wolf appears in Sandman # 64, on page 21.

Corpse On The Death Barge # 2 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

When Scroyle’s father died, he escorted his body to the Necropolis Litharge. His father had promised Scroyle as an intern in the Necropolis as long as he could be buried within the city.

Scroyle came to the Necropolis on a Death Barge, carrying many corpses of the recently deceased. This corpse is one of those bodies.

You can see this corpse in Sandman # 55, on page 13, panel 1.

White Grub Thing # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

While trying to avoid The Black Guard and the Cuckoo’s minions, Barbie and her friends discover the body of Tantoblin.

She recalls when she first met the Tantoblin.

Barbie and Martin Tenbones were on their way to the Arch Of The Porpentine when they were attacked by these White Grub Things. Barbie described them as Fat Children.

These White Grub Things appear in Sandman # 35, on page 5, in panel 1.

Roman Citizen # 9 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Augustus Caesar and the dwarf Lycius spend the day sitting on some steps near the marketplace dressed as beggars.

As citizens spend the afternoon in the Roman market near the steps where the two men sit, Lycius asks why they are doing this. Caesar tells the dward that they are doing this because he had a dream and says no more.

This Roman citizen appears in Sandman # 30, page 7, and is panel 1. He is looking at a piece of cloth that is for sale in the marketplace.

Bar Patron # 27 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

Once every hundred years Dream and Hob would meet in a pub and discuss current events, life and many other topics relating to humanity.

In 1689, Dream waited in the pub for Hob to arrive, listening to the conversations of the people around him.

This woman was in the pub sitting at a table near Dream.

She appears in Sandman # 13, on page 14, in panel 1.

Demon # 460 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

This demon appears in Dream Hunters (the Amano version) and is one of the visions that the Badger created in hopes of scaring the monk away from his temple and win the wager with the Fox.

The Demon appears in Dream Hunters on page 13.

Italian Man # 28 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In Endless Nights, Sergei visits Venice, Italy and returns to one of the islands in the Venice lagoon.

As a child he had visited one of the islands and had a brief encounter with Death, who asked him to try to open a rusted gate, which he was unable to do. As an adult, he returned to the island and once again met Death. This time he was able to open the gates and let Death into Alain’s court.

His entire encounter with Death felt like a dream and when he awoke and arrived back into the city all of the people seemed paper thin and unreal. He wondered what happened behind their eyes and in their heads.

This man is walking through the courtyard early in the morning, after Sergei returns to the city from his visit with Death.

He appears in Endless Nights, on page 24 in panel 1.

Thing That Walked The Earth # 7 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In the time of the Monk and the Fox, there were many Things That Walked The Earth that “we rarely see today. There were all manner of entities, beings, wraiths, and creatures, both kind and malevolent.”

This is one of the Things That Walked The Earth.

What is this creature? Is he some sort of demon or a creature from Japanese mythology?

It appears in the P. Craig Russell adaptation of The Dream Hunters, in issue # 1 on page 22, in panel 1.

Necropolis Horseman # 1 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

Petrefax is instructed to attend an air burial at the lower reaches of Mount Calamon and so immediately after class he rushes through the city to get to the ceremony.

This Necropolis Horseman is leading a horse through the city as Pretrefax’s and his classmates joke with each other. The horse is pulling a cart, presumably filled with bodies for their burial rituals, or perhaps to be used for educational purposes.

He appears in Sandman # 55 on page 5, in panel 6.

Island Spirit # 8 (illustrated by Ron Chan)

In the final issue of Sandman, we get a glimpse of William Shakespeare writing his final play for Morpheus.

As Shakespeare falls asleep at his desk he finds himself walking along a beach with the King of Dreams. There are island spirits flying around them as they talk. They discuss the play that he is writing for Morpheus.

Shakespeare asks him why he is writing this play for him:

Shakespeare: Why do you want the play? Why do you need me to write it? Why am I doing this?
Morpheus: Why? Because we made a bargain, Will Shakespeare. Two Plays.
Shakespeare: Yes. The first play I wrote as a gift for….your friends…but this is…your play. For you.
Morpheus: Yes.
Shakespeare: Why THIS play?

Before Morpheus can respond, Shakespeare is woken by his wife.

This is one of the Island Spirits that appear on the beach as Morpheus and Shakespeare talk.

He appears in Sandman # 75, on page 22, in panel 5.

Folk From Across The River # 6 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In the Desire story in Endless Nights, Kara was in love with the son of the chief of the village.

The Chief and a group of village elders tried to negotiate grazing rights, for amber and for the ransom of prisoners between their tribe and the folk from across the river, but negotiations went badly and ended with the death of the village chief.

Kara retrieves the song of the village chief and he assumes the role of leader of the village. He also marries Kara and spends the winter in the village. In spring, Kara’s husband and a group of soldiers go to meet with the chiefs of the other villages.

One day, a group of men arrived at the village, asking for hospitality. These were the folk from across the river and they had killed Kara’s husband and brought his head to threaten and scare the women of the village.

Kara remained calm and served the men food and wine until the soldiers who were on wolf-watch returned and slaughtered the invaders.

This man is one of the folk from across the river.

He appears in the “What I’ve Tasted Of Desire: from Endless Nights, on pages 16-18.

Serial Killer # 53 (illustrated by Nicole Ingram)

Philip Sitz is pretending to be The Bogeyman in order to attend the Cereal convention.

He is listening to the religion panel when The Corinthian approaches him and asks to speak to him in his hotel room.

This man is one of the serial killers who is sitting right next to the man pretending to be The Bogeyman.

He appears in Sandman # 14, on page 18, in panel 3.

Gryphon (illustrated by Max Rugers)

After the death of Morpheus and the rebirth of Dream, the new Dream King begins restoring his kingdom.

Matthew, mourning the death of his friend, is bitter that Dream is bringing some of the residents of The Dreaming back to life, including Abel and Merv.

As Matthew leaves the castle to go to the wake, he passes by the Guardians Of The Gates and sees the Gryphon. Matthew comments that Dream brought the Gryphon back to life.

The Gryphon corrects him saying that he was hatched and raised in the mountains of Arimaspia and that Daniel had requested, from the Queen Of Gryphons, her bravest subject. He also tells Matthew that he hopes be can be as valiant as the previous Gryphon.

This Gryphon appears in Sandman # 71, on pages 16-17.

Baku # 10 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

After discovering the plans of the Onmyoji, the Fox took a jade dragon and threw it into the ocean as an offering to the King of Dreams. That evening as the Fox slept, she vidisted the Dreaming. She found herself standing before the Dream King.

The Fox asked Dream what were the creatures she noticed in the distance. Dream told her that they were Baku, the dream eaters.

The Fox had heard of the Baku. If a Dreamer wakes of a nightmare or a dream of ill-omen, the Dreamer may call upon the Baku to eat the dream and all that it foretells away.

She asks what would happen if she caught one of the Backu after it had consumed a dream.

The King Of Dreams responded with silence.

This is one of the Baku that grazes in the distant regions of The Dreaming.

The Baku appear in the P. Craig Russel version of Dream Hunters…in issue # 1, on page 33, in panel 5.

Resident Of The Dreaming # 3 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In Season Of Mists, Dream gathers together the residents of his realm to let them know he is about to go to Hell in an attempt to rescue Nada.

This is one of the people who gathered to listen to Dream.

He appears in Sandman # 22, on page 7, in panel 4.

This is a fantastic portrait from Kai. The details are exceptional. I love the shading of the muscles and the line work around his back crest. I really like how Kai drew this creature’s face. The shape of his face is perfect. I like the contrast between his tiny nose and the large teeth and mouth. This is a perfect portrait from Kai.

Sailor From The Coastal Town # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

When Kara went to retrieve the son of the deceased village leader she ventured into a coastal town and into a pub where she found her future husband being entertained by a woman, likely a prostitute.

This man is one of the other men in the pub.

He appears in Endless Nights, in the Desire story, on page 9 in panels 2 and 6.

Man # 86 (illustrated by Xaveria)

In Death: The High Cost Of Living, Didi and Sexton spend the afternoon wandering around New York.

They pass through Washington Square, which is the same place that Death and Dream fed the pigeons, in Sandman # 8.

This man is in the park and Didi and Sexton walk through it.

He appears in Death: The High Cost Of Living # 2, on page 1, in panel 1.

Woman # 48 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In Dream Of A Thousand Cats, cats dominated the world and humans were their food and play things.

One day a Golden Haired Man told his fellow humans that if enough of them dreamed that men were superior to cats then it would become reality because “Dreams Shape The World.”

This woman is one people who listen to the Golden Haired Man and his ideas of dreaming a world where men were dominate over the cats.

This Man appears in Sandman # 18, on page 17 in panel 2.

Jamaican Man # 7 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In Preludes And Nocturnes Daniel Bustamonte falls victim to the sleeping sickness that happens as a result of Roderick Burgess imprisoning of the King of Dreams.

Daniel spends a lot of his time on the streets, barely awake.

This Jamaican Man is one of the many people who pass by Daniel, in 1968, while he sleepwalks through his world.

He appears in Sandman # 1, on page 23, in panel 4.

Tiffany Calhoun (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

Tiffany is a dancer at Suffragette City.

One afternoon before work Ishtar came to Tiffany’s apartment (at the Town House Hotel). Ishtar told Tiffany that she was worried about her and brought her some food and made her breakfast.

Tiffany gets cleaned up and dressed. Tiffany, unaware that Ishtar is a goddess, asks how she picked her name. Ishtar explains that it’s an old name and asks how Tiffany chose her name. She explained that she got the name from a Tiffany Watch that he mom used to own. She also revealed to Ishtar that her real name was Alva Ellen Rasmussen.

Tiffany left home when she was 15 and immediately became a stripper. She reveals that all the men she’s had in her life haven’t been very good to her. She says that it’s always great for the first week and then during the second week he starts borrowing money and telling her that she’s stupid and eventually they will leave for another woman with larger breasts and more money.

When they arrive at work they go to the dressing room to change and begin their evening.

Later that night three visitors come to the club to speak to Ishtar. Afterwards Ishtar comes out on stage and dances like she’s never danced before. It frightens Tiffany and she runs, leaving the club. The club implodes and only Tiffany managed to escape.

Tiffany finds herself sitting out near the fence, completely naked and a stranger approaches her. The stranger, who Tiffany sees as a man, speaks to her briefly and them gives her his jacket before disappearing.

After the traumatic experience at Suffregette City Tiffany decides to change her life.

We next see Tiffany in the final chapter of Brief Lives. She is on a talk show and speaking about how she found her new life; how the Palace of Sin was destroyed and how an Angel (who was really Desire) gave her an Armani Jacket to cover her nakedness.

Tiffany appears throughout # 45 and then again in issue # 49, on page 22, in panel 2.