The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. (2000) #1

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"On His Majesty's Sleeping Service"
The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M.
November, 2000
Cover Artists	Kevin Nowlan
On His Majesty's Sleeping Service
Writers	Bill Willingham
Pencilers	Mark Buckingham
Inkers	John Stokes
Colorists	Lee Loughridge
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Shelly Bond Will Dennis Neil Gaiman

The name's Pumpkinhead. Merv Pumpkinhead.

— Merv Pumpkinhead

The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of November, 2000.

Appearing in "On His Majesty's Sleeping Service"

Featured Characters:

• Merv Pumpkinhead/"Mervyn Pieface" (Flashback and main story) (Also in a dream sequence)

Supporting Characters:

• Balco (First appearance)
• Dream (Daniel Hall) (Behind the scenes)
• The Guano Gang (First appearance)
• Holly Daze (First appearance)
• "Loosh Old Bean" (First appearance)
• Merv Pumpkinhead's Crew (Cameo)
• Underlord Sketchtale (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Gourdfinger (Potiphar Flush) (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
  • Dr. Croatoan/Dr. Crow (Single appearance)
  • The Roanoke Group (Single appearance)
  • Kwa Z. Moto (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
• Quivering Annie (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Sharks

Other Characters:

• Abel
• Aclima (Cameo)
• Cain
• Death (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Fluffy the Cat (Single appearance; dies)
• Gargoyles
  • Goldie (Cameo)
  • Gregory (Cameo)
• Guardians of the Gate
  • The Gryphon of Arimaspia (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Cameo)
  • The Royal Wyvern (Cameo)
• Jumella (Cameo)
• Lucien
• Tethys the Raven
• Bobby C. Hinkernell (Mentioned only)
• Caligula (Mentioned only)
• Dream (Morpheus) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Dryads (Mentioned only)
• United States Government (Mentioned only)
• Catherine the Great (Mentioned only)
• Sophia Loren (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Palace of Dreams
    • The Great Hall
    • Royal Motor Pool (First appearance)
    • Library of Dreams (Mentioned only)
• Waking World
  • Europe
    • Turkey
      • Istanbul
        • Hagia Sophia (Destroyed)
          • The Basement (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • North America
    • Canada
      • Ontario
        • Toronto
          • Holly Daze's Apartment (Single appearance)
    • United States of America
      • Chesapeake Bay (Flashback only) (Cameo)
      • New York
        • Syracuse (Mentioned only)
      • Route 81
      • Virginia (Flashback and main story)
        • Roanoke
          • Posh Estate (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
      • North Carolina
        • Roanoke Colony (Mentioned only)
  • Africa (Mentioned only)
  • Central America (Mentioned only)
  • Oceania
    • Australia (Mentioned only)
  • South America (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Big Sleep Machine (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
• Dream's Sand Pouch
• Merv Pumpkinhead's Hammer
• Merv Pumpkinhead's Rifle
• Toy Phone

Vehicles:

• Dream-mobiles (First appearance)
  • Lam (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Mr. Flush's Yacht (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)

Concepts:

• Magic
• Project Big Sleep
  

Notes

• This story takes place some time after the events of The Dreaming #60.
• This issue is reprinted in The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales.

Trivia

• The title of the issue is a parody of Marvel Comics' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. series.
• There are many references to 007 in this issue:
  • The cover of the issue is a reference to the poster of 1964 James Bond movie, Goldfinger;
  • Merv Pumpkinhead's recurring introduction mirrors James Bond's iconic introduction, "The name's Bond. James Bond.";
  • Mr. Flush's alias, "Gourdfinger" is a nod to one of James Bond's villains, Auric Goldfinger.

See Also

• Images from The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. Vol 1 1

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