Story: "The Blackhawk Act Four" (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 (next in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #45)

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont, Leslie Humphries (next in issue #50), Thomas Schaeffer (next in issue #69), Marion Schaeffer (last in issue #45), Tony Burke (next in issue #50), Hubert Klein (last in issue #42)

Villains: Charlton Walsh; Randy McDaniels (first appearance; an ex-convict and brother of Ralph McDaniels)

Other Characters: Nicholson, Phil (two police officers)