Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask Vol 1 1

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"What Causes Nightmares?"
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Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask
July, 2001
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Dave McKean
What Causes Nightmares?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Albert Monteys
Inkers	Albert Monteys
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Shelly Bond Will Dennis Neil Gaiman
Do Dreams Sleep and Have Other Dreams of Their Own?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Duncan Fegredo
Inkers	Duncan Fegredo
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
Why are So Many Dreams Sexual in Nature?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Kevin Nowlan
Inkers	Kevin Nowlan
Letterers	Todd Klein
Why Do Some People Dream in Color and Others in Black & White?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Jason Little
Inkers	Jason Little
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
What Causes Recurring Dreams?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Mark Buckingham
Inkers	Mark Buckingham
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
Are There Really Universal Symbols which Occur in Dreams and Can They Be Interpreted by Experts?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Jason Little
Inkers	Jason Little
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
Why Aren't You Supposed to Wake a Sleepwalker?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Niko Henrichon
Inkers	Niko Henrichon
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein
Why is it Often So Hard to Remember Your Dreams?
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Jason Little
Inkers	Jason Little
Colorists	Jamison
Letterers	Todd Klein

I'm big in the Dreaming.

— Merv Pumpkinhead

Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2001.

Appearing in "What Causes Nightmares?"

Featured Characters:

• Peter Starlight (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Mistery Valley Dreaming Company (Single appearance)
  • Bertram (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Winkling (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Cain
• Dream (Morpheus) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• The Gatekeepers (Cameo)
  • The Gryphon of Arimaspia (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Also as merchandise) (Cameo)
  • The Royal Wyvern (Also as merchandise) (Cameo)
• Lawrence Scoskie (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)
• Royal Society of Dreamwavers (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • The Dreaming Village
  • Nightmare Realm
  • Palace of Dreams (Cameo)
  • The Sliding Lands (Mentioned only)
• Waking World
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • New Jersey
        • Dover (In dream sequence only)

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Appearing in "Do Dreams Sleep and Have Other Dreams of Their Own?"

Featured Characters:

• Golly (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)
• Greg (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)

Supporting Characters:

• Gargoyles
  • Goldie
  • Gregory

Antagonists:

• Cain (Also in a dream sequence)

Other Characters:

• DDC Comics (Single appearance) (In dream sequence only)
• Jerome (Mentioned only)
• Marlo (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • House of Mystery
  • House of Secrets
• Waking World
  • Earth
    • United States of America (Cameo)

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Appearing in "Why are So Many Dreams Sexual in Nature?"

Featured Characters:

• Merv Pumpkinhead

Supporting Characters:

• Unnamed Old Man Ribber BarbQ owner (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Old Man Ribber BarbQ (Single appearance)

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Why Do Some People Dream in Color and Others in Black & White?"

Featured Characters:

• Nuala

Supporting Characters:

• Lucien
• Merv Pumpkinhead
• Palace Foothills Dreaming Co. (First appearance)
  • Dunley (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Abel
• Cain
• Cluracan
• Cluracan's Nemesis
• Danny Nod
• The Gatekeepers
  • The Gryphon of Arimaspia (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Cameo)
  • The Royal Wyvern (Cameo)
• Gargoyles
  • Goldie
  • Gregory
• Library Corps (Mentioned only)
• Zombies

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • The Royal Palace of Dream
    • The Library of Imaginary Books

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "What Causes Recurring Dreams?"

Featured Characters:

• Merv Pumpkinhead

Supporting Characters:

• Lucien

Antagonists:

• "Youngster" (Single appearance) (Unnamed)

Other Characters:

• The Gatekeepers
  • The Gryphon of Arimaspia (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Cameo)
  • The Royal Wyvern (Cameo)
• The Mermaid (In dream sequence only)
• Dream (Daniel Hall) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Dream's Palace
    • The Great Hall
  • Fog Valley (First appearance)
  • Mirkroad (Real name revealed)
  • Stackridge (Mentioned only)
  • Yatton (Mentioned only)

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Are There Really Universal Symbols which Occur in Dreams and Can They Be Interpreted by Experts?"

Featured Characters:

• Nuala

Supporting Characters:

• Palace Foothills Dreaming Co.
  • Dunley

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Abel (Cameo)
• Cain (Cameo)
• Cluracan (Cameo)
• Cluracan's Nemesis (Cameo)
• Danny Nod
• Gargoyles
  • Goldie (Cameo)
  • Gregory (Cameo)
• Library Corps (Mentioned only)
• Zombies (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Why Aren't You Supposed to Wake a Sleepwalker?"

Featured Characters:

• "The Lady" (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Stan (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Lucien
• Nightmare creatures

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Mr. Fluffyboots (Single appearance)
• Merv Pumpkinhead (Cameo)

Locations:

• Waking World
• The Dreaming (Mentioned only)

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• Merv Pumpkinhead's Bus

Concepts:

• Magic (Behind the scenes)
  

Appearing in "Why is it Often So Hard to Remember Your Dreams?"

Featured Characters:

• Nuala

Supporting Characters:

• Lucien

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Danny Nod (Cameo)
• Goldie the Gargoyle (Cameo)
• Mrs. Dillgooly (Mentioned only)
• Merv Pumpkinhead (Mentioned only)
  • Merv Pumpkinhead's Crew (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Ghost Castle
    • Library of Dreams

Items:

• 
  

Concepts:

• 
  

Trivia

• The DDC Comics from the second story is obviously a pun on DC Comics.

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