Sandman Special Vol 1 1

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For the 2017 special released for Jack Kirby's 100th birthday, see The Sandman Special #1.

"The Song of Orpheus": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Song of Orpheus"
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Sandman Special
November, 1991
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Dave McKean
The Song of Orpheus
Writers	Neil Gaiman
Pencilers	Bryan Talbot
Inkers	Mark Buckingham
Colorists	Daniel Vozzo
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Karen Berger Alisa Kwitney

There are rules. There are always rules.

— Hades

Sandman Special #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of November, 1991. It was published on September 8, 1991.

Appearing in "The Song of Orpheus"

Featured Characters:

• Orpheus (Also in a dream sequence)

Supporting Characters:

• Charon
• The Endless
  • Death (Teleute) (Real name revealed)
  • Delirium (Mania) (Real name revealed)
  • Desire (Epithumia) (Real name revealed)
  • Despair (Aponoia) (Real name revealed)
  • Destiny (Potmos) (Real name revealed)
  • Destruction (Olethros) (First appearance)
  • Dream/Oneiros (Morpheus)
• Eurydice (First appearance; dies) (Also as a spirit)
• The Gatekeepers
  • The Gryphon
  • "The Hippogriff"
  • The Wyvern
• Gods of Olympus
  • Calliope
  • Hades
  • Persephone

Antagonists:

• Aristaeus (Single appearance)
• The Bacchante/The Baccheae/"The Sisters of the Frenzy" (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Cerberus (Cameo)
• The Furies (Cameo)
  • Alecto (Cameo)
  • Megaera (Cameo)
  • Tisiphone (Cameo)
• The Priest (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Spirits
  • Ixion (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Tantalus (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Tityus (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Abel (Mentioned only)
• Cain (Mentioned only)
• Dionysus (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Herakles (Mentioned only)
• The Priests of Orpheus (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• The Pythia (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
• Hades/The Underworld
  • River Styx
• Sunless Lands
  • Death's House (First appearance)
• Waking World
  • Greece
    • Laconia
      • Taenarum
        • The Gateway to Hades (First appearance)
    • Naxos
    • Arcadia (Mentioned only)
    • Boeotia
      • Thebes (Mentioned only)
    • Delphi (Mentioned only)
    • Macedonia (Mentioned only)
    • Peloponnese
      • Corinth (Mentioned only)
    • Thessaly (Mentioned only)
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Thrace
    • River Hebrus (Also in a dream sequence)
  • Phrygia (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Book of Souls
• Charon's Obol (Mentioned only)
• Orpheus' Lyre
• Sprig of Mistletoe

Vehicles:

• Charon's Boat

Concepts:

• Labours of Herakles (Mentioned only)
• Magic
• Song of Orpheus
  

Notes

• Although one of the Gatekeepers is referred to as "Hippogriff", he is actually a Pegasus.
• This issue is reprinted in:
  • Essential Vertigo: Sandman #32
  • Sandman: Fables and Reflections
  • The Absolute Sandman Vol. 3
  • The Sandman: Deluxe Edition, Book Two
  • The Sandman, Book Two

Trivia

• A description of Orpheus' death was previously mentioned in Sandman (Volume 2) #29.

See Also

• Images from Sandman Special Vol 1 1

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