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The Sandman 25
The Sandman

DC Comics · ENGLISH

The Sandman

25 · Vol. The Sandman

With Hell now closed for business, the dead are rising all over the world, and this stand-alone issue focuses on one boy’s lone fight against a boarding school full of evil spirits. Features art by fan-favorite illustrator Matt Wagner (Grendel)! Dream isn't the only one suffering the consequences of Lucifer having closed and locked Hell. Back on earth, the dead with no place else to go are coming back. This isn't great news for young Charles Rowland. With his father taken hostage in Kuwait, he spends one agonizing week alone at boys school with the school's dead. But, with the help of a ghost from the dormitory attic, Charles might just make it.

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PKR 1,499

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1991

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BarrowCharles RowlandCheesemanDeath of the EndlessDream of the Endless (Morpheus)Edwin PaineHeadmaster ParkinsonHeadmaster TheodoreSkinner

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Release date

1991-04-30

Issue

25

Volume

The Sandman

Publisher

DC Comics

Language

ENGLISH

Writers

Neil Gaiman

Artists

Malcolm Jones III

Characters

Barrow, Charles Rowland, Cheeseman, Death of the Endless, Dream of the Endless (Morpheus), Edwin Paine, Headmaster Parkinson, Headmaster Theodore, Skinner

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The Sandman 27
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27 · Vol. The Sandman

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DC Comics · 1991

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26 · Vol. The Sandman

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24 · Vol. The Sandman

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22 · Vol. The Sandman

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DC Comics · 1990

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21 · Vol. The Sandman

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The Sandman 16
PKR 1,499

DC Comics · 1990

The Sandman

16 · Vol. The Sandman

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The Sandman 15
PKR 1,499

DC Comics · 1990

The Sandman

15 · Vol. The Sandman

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The Sandman 14
PKR 1,499

DC Comics · 1990

The Sandman

14 · Vol. The Sandman

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