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

Credits: Matt Wagner and Stephen T. Seagle (plot, script); Guy Davis (pencils, inks); David Hornung (colors); Android Images (color separations); John Costanza (letters); Shelly Roeberg (assistant edits); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: Sandman I (last in Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1)

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont Lawrence Belmont, Tony Burke (all three last in Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1), Carol Swanson (last in issue #10); Ross O'Donald (in between issue #4 and #15)

Villains: Madeline Giles (first appearance)

Other Characters: Trudie, Betsy (first appearance of both; old college friends of Dian's), Bernie (first appearance; a jazz musician) Wentworth (first appearance), Trevor Barnes (first appearance; dies), Barry Smithers, Freddie (first appearance of both; Trevor's old Delta Phi fraternity brothers; both next in issue #15)