Story: "The Scorpion Act One" (25 Pages)

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

Feature Character: Sandman I

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont; Lawrence Belmont (next in issue #19), Tony Burke; Mayor Lansky (last in issue #6)

Villain: The Scorpion (Terry Prichard; first appearance)

Other Characters: Stephen Cutler (a businessman), Cassandra Cutler (Stephen's daughter; head of European distribution); Emmanuel Lane, Helmut Rummel, Karl Dechert; Harry Dechert (dies); Sabina Bonba; Probst; Domenick (a servant of Helmut Rummel's); Terry Stetson; Buster Calhoon (a country singer)