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SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE Vol. 1 #50
May 1997 [Vertigo; $3.50]

Cover Credits: Gavin Wilson, Richard Bruning (illustrators)

First Story: "Return of the Scarlet Ghost Act Two" (40 Pages)

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

Feature Character: Sandman I

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont, Lawrence Belmont (last in issue #47), Leslie Humphries (in between issue #48 and #53), Tony Burke (last in issue #48)

Villains: Sean Patrick Petty, Peter Petty, Colm Petty (the Petty Boys); The Face (last in issue #8); Cameron Finn

Other Characters: Michael "Mike" Petty, Jack McCall (next in issue #52); Shelly Darrigo, Franco Derrago; Al Russo (dies); Stella Darrago (first appearance; Franco's wife); Joe Dimarco, Leonard (first appearance of both; two print press workers; latter dies); Mrs. Petty (first appearance; the mother of Sean, Mike and Colm Petty)

Second Story: "Return of the Scarlet Ghost" (9 Pages)

Credits: Daniel Torres (plot, script, pencils, inks); David Hornung (colors); John Costanza (letters); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: Sandman (Jack Simon; first appearance; a playboy millionnaire; see Comment)

Supporting Characters: Sandy (Sandy Hawkins; Jack Simon's protege´); Chief O'Brien (the Gotham chief of police; first appearance of both; see Comment)

Villains: The Scarlet Ghost (first appearance; see Comment)

Other Characters: Charles H. Ballinger (a Gotham millionaire; dies); Gordon Carruthers (an aviator), Professor Lars Olafson (Jack Simon's old energy physics intructor from college; first appearance of all; see Comment)

Comment: This story is a homage to the Jack Kirby/Joe Simon Sandman from Adventure Comics. The persons appearing in this story are comic book characters appearing in the fictitous comic book "Thrill Comics", published by the Darrigo Publishing Company.

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