Unofficial Death: The High Cost of Living Index

DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING #1

Cover Date: March 1993
Cover Price: $1.95

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dave McKean, Dave McKean (Cover B)

Variant Cover: Cover B

Story: "The Spirit of the Stairway" (28 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Neil Gaiman
Pencils	Chris Bachalo
Inks	Mark Buckingham
Lettering	Todd Klein
Colors	Steve Oliff/Olyoptics Olyoptics
Editing	Karen Berger

Feature Character(s):

Death (last in Sandman Vol. 2 #46)

Supporting Character(s):

Sexton Furnival (first appearance; a sixteen-year-old kid)

Amelia Robbins (first appearance; a grocery store owner)

Villain(s):

Mad Hettie (last in Sandman Vol. 2 #3)

Dana (first appearance; a street punk)

Joy Barlow (first appearance; a street punk)

Prudence Mockford (first appearance; a street punk)

Other Character(s):

Sylvia Furnival (first appearance; restaurant owner and Sexton's mother)

Mrs. Ling (a tenant at same house as Sexton)

Billy Ling (a tenant at same house as Sexton)

Synopsis:

The Sandman's elder sister, Death, takes on the mortal flesh of Didi for a day to explore the unfamiliar landscape of humanity. But a day in New York soon makes her realize that along with the pleasures of the flesh, there are the pains.

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