Demon # 434 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

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Dream journeys to Hell to recover his helm, which was stolen from him during his captivity.

Lucifer claims to know nothing about his helmet or who would have taken it.

Using the sand from his pouch, Dream is able to search the crowd to locate the demon that has his helmet.

This demon is in the crowd of demons.

He appears in Sandman # 4, on page 14 in panel 6.

Lilith’s Child # 2 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In The Beginning there was Adam and God created a mate for him.

Adam’s first wife was Lilith. She was intelligent and powerful.

Lilith was expelled from Eden. After leaving Eden it was rumored that she had sex with demons (or perhaps sons of God). She had many children.

This is one of Lilith’s Children.

He appears in Sandman # 40, on page 14, panel 3.

Jamaican Woman # 1 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

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

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

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

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

Dreamer # 130 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In P. Craig Russell’s Dream Hunters, when the Monk visits Dream, we see dreamers within his cloak.

This woman is one of the dreamers floating within his cloak.

This dreamer appears in Dream Hunters # 2, on page 21 in panel 2.

This is a fabulous portrait from Max. I really like the dreamy quality he manage to capture in this portrait. Even his back drawing is fantastic.

Corpse From Rachel’s Dream # 6 (illustrated by Te’Shawn Dwyer)

In the Destruction story from Endless Nights, Rachel has dreams of the world ending. Sometimes it’s by fire, sometimes by ice and sometimes the deaths are caused by some disease.

In one of Rachel’s dreams, she sees the corpse of this man, along with many others, while walking through a shopping mall. It seems apparent that this man died from an unknown disease.

He can be seen in Endless Nights in the Destruction story, “On The Peninsula” on the first page in panel 4.

Concubine # 3 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In Baghdad, during the reign of Haroun al Raschid, the city was filled with splendors and wonders that were unlike any city in the world.

His harem was no exception.

In al Raschid’s harem, there were women from every country and of every skin color. Each of these women were adept in the art of pleasure.

This concubine is one of the women in Haroun al Raschid’s harem.

She appears in Sandman # 50, on page 3, in panel 1.

Angel # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

After Kathy died and Prez finished his presidential obligation he retired away from the public and became a bit reclusive, living in his hometown of Steadfast. He eventually decided to leave Steadfast and told no one that he was leaving or where he was going.

One day Prez died. Nobody knows where or how, but everyone knew that he died because America was not as great as it had once been.

After Prez died he was met by a woman he thought he recognized. Death escorted him to the golden gates where two Angels waited for him. The Angels led him through the gates to the throne of Boss Smiley.

This Angel appears in Sandman # 54, in the final three panels of page 20.

Movie Premier Guest # 5 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Foxglove attends the A Day In The Park movie premier. She has a song on the soundtrack and is a guest at the premiere.

This man is one of the guests at the movie premiere.

He appears in Death: The Time Of Your Life # 2, on page 2 in panel 2.

Onmyoji’s Servant # 10 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

When the Monk was a young boy, living with his family, he found a monkey in the market place that was believed to be dead, but The Monk saw he was still alive and brought the animal home. He nursed the monkey back to good health and he became the family pet.

One day, a noble man, The Onmyoji, came to visit The Monk’s father. This day ended in death and tragedy as the monkey was killed and the Monk’s father was disgraced.

This is one of the Onmyoji’s servants.

This servant appears in the P. Craig Russell version of The Dream Hunters in issue # 2, on page 23, in panel 2.

Worlds’ End Patron # 49 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

Brant Tucker is one of the many people stuck at The Worlds’ End free house as a storm rages outside. He, like the others, listen to some of the other patrons tell stories, but he also wanders around the inn and sees a wide range of people and creatures who are trapped by the storm.

As the night wears on the Brant speaks to the innkeeper about Worlds’ End and how the inn is a refuge when the world ends, even if it’s only for a little while.

This character is in the background, sitting at one of the tables in the inn enjoying a cold drink and probably listening to stories, similar to Brant.

He appears in Sandman # 56, on page 3, in panel 1.

Serial Killer # 74 (illustrated by Carl Sciacchitano)

In Sandman # 14, a host of serial killers descend upon a quiet hotel for a convention for people who take pleasure in killing others.

This convention is eerily similar to other conventions, both professional and fan conventions in the sense that they have panels and discussions regarding a variety of topics relating to death and killing.

This particular serial killer attended the panel where The Corinthian was giving his guest of honor speech.

Morpheus confronted The Corinthian and ultimately uncreated him. Afterwards Dream spoke to the crowd and said that they all had sustained fantasies in which they are the heroes, but from that day forward their dreams are over and they will now know, at all times, exactly what they are and how little that means.

This man was standing in the background as The King Of Dreams put forth his judgement on the group of serial killers.

He appears in Sandman # 14, on page 36 panel 1.

The Monk At The Funeral # 3 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In order to save the life of The Fox, the Monk enters The Dreaming and makes an agreement with Dream to allow the Fox to be released from the trap created by the Onmyoji and to allow him to take her place.

When the Fox awakes she discovers the Monk, still asleep, and she stays by his side until he died.

There was a little funeral for the Monk at his temple and he was buried on the mountainside beside the previous monks who cared for the temple.

This monk is one of the men who attended the funeral.

He appears in the P. Craig Russell version of Dream Hunters in issue # 4, on page 5, in panel 5. The funeral for the Monk is also described in the Amano version of Dream Hunters on page 110.

Kitten # 3 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In Dream of A Thousand Cats, the storyteller cat tells a tale of how she dreamed of change.

The storyteller cat started out as any other cat, comfortable and taken care of by her humans…until the day she had kittens.

She was a pure-bred Siamese cat and the father of the kittens was a stray Tom Cat and so the kittens were not pure bred and were not “worth diddly-squat” to her humans. Her owner put the kittens in a bag with a rock tied to weigh it down and threw the bag into a pond.

It was at this point that the Storyteller cat decided to try to make a change for her and her kind.

This is one of the kittens. This kitten appears in Sandman # 18, on page 8, in panel 3.

Kara’s Sister (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In the Desire story from Endless Nights, Kara recounts her life and her marriage to her husband, who was the only man she had ever wanted and desired.

Her story begins with her sister, who remains nameless through the entire story, spying on the man who Kara loved. She stares at him over a brick wall and he kisses and possibly makes love to a dark haired woman from the village. Her sister runs to the village to tell Kara what she saw.

Her sister appears again as Kara prepares to visit a witch, who was rumored to provide love potions to those who brought her food. Kara’s sister tried to convince her to not go and forget about her desire.

After Kara is married and her husband is killed, Kara’s sister appears one more time, perhaps comforting her when Kara realizes that all she ever desired is gone.

Kara’s sister appears in “What I’ve Tasted of Desire” from Endless Nights on pages 1, 2, 4, 6, and 20.

Dead Man # 135 (illustrated by Xaveria)

After the death of his beloved wife, Orpheus travels to the Underworld, hoping to reclaim his lost love.

As he moves further through the Underworld he begins to encounter the dead.

This Dead Man is one of the many that resides in the Underworld and encounters Orpheus when he stands before Lord Hades and Queen Persephone and implores them to return Eurydice to him.

He appears in The Sandman Special # 1, on page 31, in panel 2.

Demon # 409 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

After the death of The Monk, the Fox vowed revenge against the Onmyoji.

The Fox appeared before her rival, as a beautiful woman who immediately captured his heart.

He visited her house and she invited him to dine with her.

He expressed his love and desire for her, but she said that she could not be with him because he has a house and wife and mistress and even if she gave herself to him he may one day leave her to return to his own house. The Onmyoji promised to “take care of” the house, removing it as an obstacle.

She said that she also would never be able to trust him if she knew that he commanded Tengu and Oni and had in his possession the scrolls that could change her into a bird if she displeased him.

This demon is one of the creatures that is imagined as The Fox is speaking to The Onmyoji.

He appears in the P. Craig Russell version of Dream Hunters, in issue # 4, on page 17, in panel 1.

Archeologist # 3 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

Rachel is invited to join an exciting archeological dig where a 2019 penny was discovered in a mound on San Raphael. This penny appears to be from the future. Stanley, Rachel and a group of archeologists are hoping to discover what the future holds from excavating this site.

This woman is one of the archeologists working on San Raphael.

He appears in the Destruction story in Endless Nights on page 5 and in panel 4.

Venice Citizen # 6 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Around 1271, Marco Polo began his expedition to China with his father and uncle.

Their departure was attended by several citizens of Venice and this man is one of those who watched the travelers leave.

This character appears in Sandman # 39, page 13, panel 3.

Tortured Man # 14 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In Seasons Of Mists, once Remiel and Duma became the cartetakers of Hell, the dead and demons returned to their regular routines and torture.

This man assumed this role as a tortured resident of Hell…waiting to be consumed for all eternity by this monstrous demon’s insatiable appetite.

This tortured man appears in Sandman # 28, on page 21 in panel 2.

The Dog (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In “Going Inside,” the Delirium story from Endless Nights, the Homeless Man sees a bird fly into a window. He believed that the bird had a message for him attached to its leg and that the bird killed itself to prevent the message from being discovered by someone else.

The bird is then eaten by a stray dog, which only proves to the Homeless Man that the whole thing was planned.

This is the dog who ate the bird.

The dog appears in the Delirium Story from Endless Nights. He is mentioned on page 3 and appears on page 4-5.

Max included a digitally enhanced version of this portrait and so I wanted to include it here because it was pretty neat. The first image is the original hand drawn portrait. The second image is the back drawing. The third image is the digitally enhanced dog.

Party Guest # 7 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

Prez Rickard was elected President of the United States and in the third year of his presidency he attended a party, where he was confronted by Boss Smiley.

This woman is one of the guests at the party. She appears to be having a really good time.

She appears in Sandman # 54 on page 11 in panel 5.

Citizen Of Alain’s Court # 12 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Alain, whose court and people lived one long day, over and over, decided that he wanted to be crushed to death by a bull elephant with two beautiful virgins at the moment of orgasm.

He struggled to decide whether this act should be at either the beginning or the end of the night’s festivities. Before asking his wife, he asked several other members of his court.

This man is one of the people who Alain’s had discussed his idea with. He appears in Endless Nights, in the Death In Venice story on page 2 in panel 2.

Raven # 19 (illustrated by Nicole Ingram)

In The Kindly Ones storyline ravens gathered in The Dreaming prior to The Kindly Ones enter the realm.

It is not known where they came from or how they were called to The Dreaming, but they came.

They are described as larger than eagles and older than Gods. They waited in the shadows for the dead to start filling the fields.

This Raven appears in Sandman # 64 on page 13, panel 5.

Ramar Singh (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

Ramar Singh attended the Burgess Party at Fawney Rig in 1939.

At the party he is speaking to William Phillpots telling him that if it were up to him he could take all the writings of Kipling and burn them and take all the Sahibs and Memsahibs that were left behind in India and throw them on the fire as well.

That evening, when he sleeps, he dreams of mirrors and rats of Calcutta and of the blood of his sister. He then dreams of his fellow party guests.

He appears in Sandman Midnight Theatre on page 39 in panel 4 and on page 44 in panel 1.