Story: "Night of the Butcher Act One" (24 Pages)

Credits:

Matt Wagner and Stephen T. Seagle (plot, script)
Guy Davis (pencils, inks)
David Hornung (colors)
Heroic Age (color separations)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character:

Sandman I

Supporting Characters:

Dian Belmont
Leslie Humphries (next in issue #27)
Lawrence Belmont (last in issue #25)
Hubert Klein
Tony Burke
Thomas Schaeffer (in between #21 and #38)
Robert Li (last in issue #23)

Villain:

an unnamed butcher (behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

Joyce (in between issue #23 and #61)
Artie (a bartender)
Lucio Cardino (a small hotel manager)
Sullivan (first appearance of all three)
Boyd
George
Rawley (first appearance of all three
New York police officers)