Story: "The Cannon Act One" (23 Pages)

Credits: Matt Wagner (plot); Stephen T. Seagle (plot, script); Michael Lark (pencils); Richard Case (inks); David Hornung (colors); John Costanza (letters); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: Sandman I

Supporting Characters: Dian Belmont, Leslie Humphries, Tony Burke, Cannon (last in Sandman Midnight Theatre #1)

Villains: Mr. Fey (behind the scenes), Fey's henchmen (first appearance)

Other Characters: Nurse Hagen; Hart, Stone (first appearance of both; two federal agents; latter next in issue #59), Percival Russell III (a coin collector and weapons manufacturer), Mrs. Russell (first appearance of both; both die), Dan O'Grady (first appearance; a rookie detective apprentice), Mickey, Hodge (first appearance of both; two police officers), Henry Cadbury (first appearance; a member of the Surrey Club), Mrs. Folger (first appearance; the sister of Dr. Andre Folger), Mr. Bigelow (first appearance)