The Dreaming Special Vol 1 1

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"Trial and Error": Tired of always being killed by his brother, Abel leads Cain to a trial, where Judge Gallows condemns the First Killer to be banished from the Dreaming and to live among mortals.

"Trial and Error"
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The Dreaming Special
July, 1998
Cover Artists	Dave McKean
Trial and Error
Writers	Len Wein
Pencilers	Brian Apthorp
Inkers	Scott Hampton
Colorists	Daniel Vozzo
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Alisa Kwitney Jennifer Lee

No one objects in my courtroom except me, bird.

— Judge Gallows

The Dreaming Special #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 1998.

Synopsis for "Trial and Error"

Tired of always being killed by his brother, Abel leads Cain to a trial, where Judge Gallows condemns the First Killer to be banished from the Dreaming and to live among mortals.

Appearing in "Trial and Error"

Featured Characters:

• Abel
• Cain

Supporting Characters:

• Matthew the Raven
• Mervyn Pumpkinhead
• God (Behind the scenes)

Antagonists:

• Judge Quentin Gallows (Dies)
• Unnamed New York gang (Single appearance) (All die)

Other Characters:

• Cluracan (Cameo)
• Corinthian
• Eve
• The Fashion Thing (Cameo)
• Gargoyles
  • Goldie
  • Gregory
• The Gatekeepers
  • The Gryphon of Arimaspia (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Cameo)
  • The Wyvern (Cameo)
• Gwyneth Gilliam (Single appearance)
  • Grace Gilliam (Single appearance)
• Harriet Feinberg (Single appearance)
• Hob Gadling (Cameo)
• The Jury
  • Adolf Hitler (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Billy the Kid (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Blackbeard (Edward Teach) (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • The Bloody Lady (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Genghis Khan (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Jack the Ripper (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Judas Iscariot (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Lucien
• Mabel (New York citizen) (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Mad Hettie (Cameo)
• Merv Pumpkinhead's Crew (Cameo)
• Nuala (Cameo)
• Panduraha Singh (Single appearance)
• Rachel Mandelbaum (Single appearance)
• Randy Becker (Single appearance)
• Rose Walker
• Three Witches
  • Cynthia
  • Mildred
  • Mordred
• Tiffany (Elysian Fields employee) (Single appearance)
• Tim Hunter (Cameo)
• The Devil (Mentioned only)
• Dream (Morpheus) (Mentioned only)
• Jesus (Mentioned only)
• Panduraha Singh's cousins (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• United States Government (Mentioned only)
• Saddam Hussein (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • House of Mystery (Cameo)
  • House of Secrets
  • Palace of Dreams
    • Judge Gallows' Courtroom
    • Library of Dreams
• Waking World
  • England
    • London
      • Gwyneth Gilliam's House (Single appearance)
  • United States of America
    • California
      • San Diego
        • Randy Becker's House (Single appearance)
    • Illinois
      • Chicago
        • Elysian Fields Residence (Single appearance)
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
  • Pakistan (Mentioned only)
  • Switzerland
    • Geneva (Mentioned only)
• Faerie (Mentioned only)
• Hades
  • Elysian Fields (Mentioned only)
• Hell (Mentioned only)
• Paradise (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Judge Gallows' Staff

Concepts:

• Mark of Cain
• Magic
  

See Also

• Images from The Dreaming Special Vol 1 1

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