Story: "The Tarantula Act Two" (25 Pages)

Credits:

Matt Wagner (plot, script)
Guy Davis (pencils, inks)
David Hornung (colors)
John Costanza (letters)
Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character:

Sandman I

Supporting Characters:

Dian Belmont
Lawrence Belmont
Thomas Schaeffer
Ross O'Donald
Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Burke (first appearance; a homicide police detective)
Commissioner Irving Davis (first appearance; a police commissioner of the N.Y.P.D.)
Leslie Humphries (last in flashback in Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1; behind the scenes)

Villains:

The Tarantula (Roger Goldman)
Miriam Goldman
Albert Goldman
Celia Goldman

Other Characters:

Catherine Van Der Meer
Carlo (first appearance; a boyfriend of Celia Goldman's)
Charlie Malloy

Synopsis:

Deeply concerned about Catherine's disappearance, Dian painfully identifies the mutilated remains of The Tarantula's first victim and later encounters the Sandman... in the ladies room.