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SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE #5
Cover Date: August 1993
Cover Price: $1.95
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Cover Credits:
Illustration: Gavin Wilson, Richard Bruning
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Credits:
| Story | Matt Wagner |
| Art | John Watkiss |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | David Hornung |
| Editing | Karen Berger |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Dian Belmont
- Lawrence Belmont
- Jimmy Shan (born Zhang Chai Lao; first appearance; an old boyfriend of Dian Belmont's)
- Carol Swanson (first appearance; a friend of Dian Belmont's)
Villain(s):
- The Face (Lian; earliest chronological appearance)
- Herman Ross
- Eldridge Benson (Herman Ross' assistant)
Other Character(s):
- Lei Ping (first appearance; Jimmy Shan's sister; a 15-years-old prostitute)
- Master Bei (first appearance)
- Wu Sung (first appearance; head of the Hou Yubai)
- Trish (first appearance; a friend of Dian Belmont's)
- Shelly (first appearance; a friend of Dian Belmont's)
- Ling Hoon (first appearance; a comedian; dies)
Comment(s):
- Story takes place from February 26th till March 1st, 1938.
Synopsis: - Hired to stir up dormant hostilities among Tong fractions, the Face's unspeakable crimes will cause the cultural mecca of New York's Chinatown to explode into a batllezone of Tong warfare unless the Sandman can unlock the secret of the killer's identity.