Story: "Imperfect Hosts" (24 Pages)

Credits: Neil Gaiman (plot, script); Sam Kieth (pencils); Mike Dringenberg (inks); Todd Klein (letters); Robbie Busch (colors); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: Morpheus

Supporting Characters: Cain, Abel (both last in ???; both next in issue #7), Lucien the Librarian (last in Tales of Ghost Castle #3; next in issue #10); Mildred, Mordred, Cynthia (as the Hecteae; also known as the Kindly Ones; all three last in issue #17, pages 9-10; all three next in issue #10); Goldie (first appearance; a newly hatched gargoyle; nick-named Irving by Abel), Gregory (a gargoyle; last in ???; both next in issue #7), Eve (referred to as the Raven Woman; next in issue #7)

Villains: John Dee (also known as Doctor Destiny; last in Black Orchid Vol. 1 #2; next in issue #4), Ethel Dee (last as Ethel Cripps in issue #1; John Dee's mother)

Other Characters: Roger Huntoon (last in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #79; next in issue #4), The Fashion Thing (formerly the Mad Mod Witch; last in Tales of the Unexpected #140; next in issue #22)