Sandman Mystery Theatre #56

The concluding chapter of "The Crone" arc arrives in this November 1997 issue of DC/Vertigo's moody noir series, with a cover by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning that leans fully into the series' period atmosphere — a grainy, black-and-white photograph-style image of a mysterious woman in a wide-brimmed hat dominates the right half, her shadowed face caught in a moment of quiet intensity. The left side pairs a theatrical marquee with a haunting spoken-word passage about confronting truth at the end of each day, setting a reflective, almost elegiac tone for this four-part story's finale. Seagle, Wagner, and Davis bring their signature blend of pulp dread and human drama to what promises to be a satisfying close to one of the series' most evocative tales.