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SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE #5
August 1993 [Vertigo; $1.95]

Cover Credits: Gavin Wilson, Richard Bruning (illustrators)

Story: "The Face Act One" (24 Pages)

Credits: Matt Wagner (plot, script); John Watkiss (pencils, inks); David Hornung (colors); John Costanza (letters); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: Sandman I

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont, Lawrence Belmont; Jimmy Shan (born Zhang Chai Lao; first appearance; an old boyfriend of Dian Belmont's); Carol Swanson (first appearance; a friend of Dian Belmont's)

Villains: The Face (Lian; first appearance); Herman Ross, Eldridge Benson (Herman Ross' assistant)

Other Characters: Lei Ping (Jimmy Shan's sister; a 15-years-old prostitute); Master Bei; Wu Sung (head of the Hou Yubai); Trish, Shelly (two friends of Dian Belmont's); Ling Hoon (a comedian; dies; first appearance of all)

Comments: Story takes place from February 26th till March 1st, 1938.

Synopsis:

Hired to stir up dormant hostilities among Tong fractions, the Face's unspeakable crimes will cause the cultural mecca of New York's Chinatown to explode into a batllezone of Tong warfare unless the Sandman can unlock the secret of the killer's identity.

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