Sandman #38

Part of Neil Gaiman's "Convergence" arc, this June 1992 installment — "The Hunt" — arrives with one of Dave McKean's most quietly unsettling covers: a pale, mask-like face with hands pressed over its eyes and mouth, a hand-drawn image of a wolf or fox pinned to its forehead, surrounded by flickering candles, stacked old books, and tangled bare branches. The atmosphere is hushed and ritualistic, suggesting folk-tale mysteries lurking just beneath the surface. With interior art by Duncan Eagleson and Vince Locke, this is Sandman at its most steeped in shadow and story.