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.