Story: "The Blackhawk Act Three" (23 Pages)

Credits:

Matt Wagner and Stephen T. Seagle (plot, script)
Matthew Smith (pencils)
Richard Case (inks)
David Hornung (colors)
John Costanza (letters)
Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character:

Sandman I

Guest Star:

Janos Prohaska

Supporting Characters:

Dian Belmont
Lawrence Belmont (behind the scenes; next in issue #50)
Leslie Humphries
Thomas Schaeffer
Tony Burke
Ross O'Donald (in between issue #42 and #51)

Villains:

Charlton Walsh

Other Characters:

Reynolds Winthrop (dies)
Dupree
Rothstein
Crawford (a police officer)
Richard Pacher (first appearance; a private eye)