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Sandman (Volume 2) #71 is an issue of the series Sandman (Volume 2) with a cover date of September, 1995.
Synopsis for "In which a wake is held"
Appearing in "In which a wake is held"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Calliope
- Eblis O'Shaughnessy
- The Endless
- The Guardians of the Gate
- The Gryphon of Arimaspia (First appearance) (Joins team)
- "The Hippogriff"
- The Wyvern
- Lucien
- Matthew the Raven
- Nuala (In dream sequence only)
- Thessaly (In dream sequence only)
- Queen Titania
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Abel
- Abudah (Resurrected)
- Barnabas the Dog
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (In dream sequence only)
- Bhartari Raja/"Silas Tomken Cumberbatch" (Real name revealed) (In dream sequence only)
- Cain
- Clark Kent (In dream sequence only)
- Cluracan
- Cluracan's Nemesis (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
- Chiron
- The Dame (Unnamed) (Resurrected)
- Eric Needham (In dream sequence only)
- Eve
- The Fashion Thing
- Goldie the Gargoyle
- Hob Gadling (In dream sequence only)
- Jed Walker (In dream sequence only)
- Lyta Hall (In dream sequence only)
- Mad Hettie (Henrietta) (In dream sequence only)
- Martian Manhunter (In dream sequence only)
- Merv Pumpkinhead
- Nada/"The boy from Hong Kong" (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Rose Walker (In dream sequence only)
- Ruthven (Resurrected)
- Tamaris (Cameo)
- The Trenchcoat Brigade (Cameo)
- Doctor Occult (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- John Constantine (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Phantom Stranger (Cameo)
- Wesley Dodds (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Boggarts (Mentioned only)
- Carla (Mentioned only)
- Corinthian (Mentioned only)
- Dream (Morpheus) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Gryphons (Mentioned only)
- The Guardian Gryphon (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- The Queen of All Gryphons (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- The Kindly Ones (Mentioned only)
- Orpheus (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- The Nybbas (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Sandman (Hector Hall) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Zombies (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- The Dreaming
- Cave of Nightmares
- Dream's Mausoleum/"The Remembering Place" (First appearance)
- The Palace of Dreams
- The Great Hall
- Throne of the Dreaming
- The Great Hall
- Fiddler's Green (Mentioned only)
- The Place of Lost Carnadine/"The Skerry" (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- Arimaspia (Mentioned only)
- Faerie (Mentioned only)
- Timestream
- Dawn of Time (Mentioned only)
- Waking World (Mentioned only)
- Alpha Centauri (Mentioned only)
- Solar System (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- United States of America
- Los Angeles (Mentioned only)
- Lyta Hall's Apartment (Mentioned only)
- Rose Walker's Apartment (Mentioned only)
- Los Angeles (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
- Batsuit (Cameo)
- Book of Souls
- Books of Ritual (Cameo)
- Eagles Stone
- Silk Cut (Cameo)
Concepts:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in:
Trivia
- Superman mentions some of his dreams which are all references to Silver Age storylines, including:
- Becoming a Gorilla which is a nod to the events of "The Super-Ape from Krypton" story from Action Comics #218;
- Having an ant head which is a reference to the events of "The Invasion of the Super-Ants!" story from Action Comics #296;
- Flying forward in time which is a homage to the "Even A Superman Dies!" story from Action Comics #387.
- Martian Manhunter mentioning to have never dreamed himself in a tv show is a nod to the character having never appeared in a television show by the time this issue was released.
- John Constantine jokes about Phantom Stranger and Doctor Occult having a nice coat which is a reference to their "team", the Trenchcoat Brigade, from The Books of Magic (Volume 1).
- Jed Walker's appearance is heavily inspired by the Scooby-Doo character, Shaggy Rogers.
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Links and References
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