Cover: Dave McKean

Sandman #45

Jan 1993 · DC · 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP

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“Five: The Things We Do to Be Loved - Her Hands Do Not Go to the Moon - The Driving Instructor - Tiffany Watches I - White Knights and/or Pond Scum - Are Dalmations Flowers? - Nancy Displays Her Erudition - Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am - Tiffany Watches II.”

Part of Neil Gaiman's celebrated run, this January 1993 issue is the fifth chapter in the "Brief Lives" arc, with interior art by Jill Thompson and Vince Locke. Dave McKean's cover is a striking collage of fragmented close-up photography — a face rendered in cool blues and grays, a dollar bill, and bold typographic elements — creating a mood that feels intimate and quietly unsettling. The multi-part story title hints at a richly layered collection of small human moments, making this an intriguing piece of one of DC's most distinctive mature-readers series.