Story: "The Brute Act Two" (24 Pages)

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

Feature Character: Sandman I

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont, Lawrence Belmont (next in issue #12), Carol Swanson (in between issue #6 and #13)

Villains: Arthur Reisling, Dennis Reisling, the Brute; Murphy (first appearance; one of Reisling's men); Francesco Gamboni (first appearance; the son of a New York druglord)

Other Characters: Charles Ramsey, Emily Ramsey, Charles Reisling, Tobias Reisling; Wilbur Schenck (a homeless), Pauley (a young girl; first appearance of both)