Comic Title: Sandman:Preludes and Nocturnes TPB
Publisher: DC
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: 1991
On Sale Date: September 10, 1991 Shipping Date September 10, 1991
Source: Previews, #31

Shipping Date September 10, 1991
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #993

Direct Market Date September 12, 1991
Source: Comic Shop News, #211, Page 1

Copyright Date September 17, 1991
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1991

Direct Market Date September 17, 1991
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #993

Cover Price: $14.95
Page Count: 240
Editor: Michael Charles Hill

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Sound and Fury"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Sandman (Morpheus)

Writer: Neil Gaiman
Penciller: Mike Dringenberg
Inker: Malcolm Jones III
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Robbie Busch

Reprinted From:
Sandman #7 (1989)

Feature Character(s)

• Dream (last appearance in Sandman #6; next appearance in Sandman #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Cain (last appearance in Sandman #2; next appearance in Sandman #22)
• Abel (last appearance in Sandman #2; next appearance in Sandman #10)
• Destiny (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Captain Atom #42)
• Matthew (first appearance in raven form; last appearance in Swamp Thing #84; next appearance in Sandman #11)
• Eve (last appearance in Swamp Thing #84; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Destiny (last appearance in Sandman #6; next appearance in Arkham Asylum HC)
• Scarecrow (last appearance in Sandman #5; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Bobby-Joe McCann, Harold Smith, and Maude Carillon (people driven mad by Doctor Destiny; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Gregory (last appearance in Sandman #2; no further appearances)
• Goldie (last appearance in Sandman #2; next appearance in Sandman #10)
• Barbara Wong, Joey Campbell, and Nan Fowler (victims of Doctor Destiny; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Sandman #6.

Synopsis:
Morpheus confronts Doctor Destiny and demands that he repair the ruby which contains much of the Sandman's power. When Destiny refuses, Morpheus prepares for battle in the dreamworld. With so much of his own power tied up in the ruby, Morpheus fights a losing battle with Destiny while the waking world continues to go mad. Although he has the upper hand Doctor Destiny tries to absorb the rest of the Sandman's power. The additional power overloads the ruby causing it to be destroyed. With the ruby gone, the Sandman is able to reclaim his full power. He shows compassion for Dee who was driven mad by the ruby's power. He takes him back to Arkham Asylum to rest.