Sandman: Midnight Theatre (1995) #1

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"Midnight Theatre"
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Sandman: Midnight Theatre
September, 1995
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Dave McKean
Midnight Theatre
Writers	Neil Gaiman Matt Wagner
Pencilers	Teddy Kristiansen
Inkers	Teddy Kristiansen
Colorists	Teddy Kristiansen
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Karen Berger

You. I know you. There is some of me in you.

— Dream (Morpheus)

Sandman: Midnight Theatre #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 1995.

Appearing in "Midnight Theatre"

Featured Characters:

• Dream/Sandman (Morpheus) (Also in a dream sequence)
• Sandman (Wesley Dodds) (Also in a dream sequence)

Supporting Characters:

• Annabel Forbes-Whitten (Single appearance)
• Reverend Bagsy Hawsley (Single appearance)
• Dian Belmont

Antagonists:

• Mr. Brown (Single appearance)
• The Magus (Roderick Burgess) (Also in a dream sequence)
  • Order of Ancient Mysteries
    • Alex Burgess
      • Paul McGuire
    • Andrew Dane-Wilson (Single appearance) (Also in a dream sequence)
    • Helga Eidechse (Single appearance) (Also in a dream sequence)
    • Jack Simpson (Single appearance)
    • Nancy Cromstock (Single appearance) (Also in a dream sequence)
    • Randall Murphy (Single appearance)
    • Rex Robinson (Single appearance) (Also in a dream sequence)
    • Stanshall Weeks (Single appearance)
    • William Phillpots (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• British Union of Fascists
  • Arthur Stubbs (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse)
• Eric Hobbes (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)
• Linus Benchley (Single appearance; dies)
  • Robbins (Single appearance)
• Metropolitan Police
  • Carter (Single appearance) (Voice)
• Mrs. Morgan (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Ramar Singh (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)
• Sven Karposian (Single appearance) (Also in a dream sequence)
• Angels (Mentioned only)
• Brad Budley (Mentioned only)
• Charles Dickens (Mentioned only)
• The Devil (Mentioned only)
• Edward Dodds (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Prince Elizabeth (Mentioned only)
• Queen Elizabeth (Mentioned only)
• King George VI (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Isis (Mentioned only)
• Jesus (Mentioned only)
• Marina Dodds (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Nazis (Mentioned only)
  • The Fuhrer (Adolf Hitler) (Mentioned only)
• Osiris (Mentioned only)
• Roddy Forbes-Whitten (Mentioned only)
• Ruthven Sykes (Mentioned only)
• Spirits (Mentioned only)
• John Keats (Mentioned only)
• Pablo Picasso (Mentioned only)
• Saki (Mentioned only)
• Uther Merrick (Mentioned only)
• Vincent Van Gogh (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
• Waking World
  • 1939
    • Earth
      • Atlantic Ocean
      • England
        • London
          • Big Ben (Cameo)
          • Savoy Hotel
          • Scotland Yard
          • The Times (Mentioned only)
          • Westminster
            • St James's Palace (Mentioned only)
        • Southampton
        • Wych Cross
          • Fawny Rig
      • United States of America
        • New York City
          • Linus Benchley's House
        • Los Angeles
          • Hollywood (Mentioned only)
        • Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
      • Ceylon (Mentioned only)
      • Cuba (Mentioned only)
        • Havana (Mentioned only)
    • Earth's Moon (Mentioned only)

Items:

• "The Bible" (Mentioned only)
• Crystal Cell (Also in a dream sequence)
• Dream's Helm (Also in a dream sequence)
• Sandman's Gas Gun
• Sandman's Gas Mask
• Sigurdson Emeralds (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Exorcism (Mentioned only)
• Magic
• World War I (Mentioned only)
  

Notes

• This special takes place between the events of "The Python" story from Sandman Mystery Theatre #36 and "The Mist" story from Sandman Mystery Theatre #37, and during the narrative timeframe of "Sleep of the Just" story from Sandman (Volume 2) #1
• This issue is reprinted in:
  • The Absolute Sandman Vol. 5
  • Midnight Days: The Deluxe Edition
  • The Sandman: Deluxe Edition, Book One
  • The Sandman, Book Five

See Also

• Images from Sandman: Midnight Theatre Vol 1 1

Recommended Reading

• Sandman (Volume 2)
• Sandman Mystery Theatre

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