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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAW | $2.12 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1995-01-17 |
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Graded population
CGC records 1 graded copies for Sandman Mystery Theatre #24 (1995). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Dr. Death Final Act
Over the course of this 4-issue story-arc, set circa 1938-Aug: The Sandman) encountered and defeated Dian's) cousin Lucy's lothario boyfriend Raymond Kessler, (Dr Death, sort of, without ever actually calling himself that), a fake doctor who was writing prescriptions with a contact-poison ink. The poison was a base compound, activated by the acids in alcohol, so that the victim's next adult beverage would cause his stomach to boil and his esophagus to blister causing suffocation. Kessler lives to be arrested and tried.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Sandman) **Supporting Characters:** * Dian Belmont) * Leslie Humphries) * Lt. Burke) **Antagonists:** * Doctor Death) **Other Characters:** * Lucy (Dian's cousin) * Roman Kessler * Dr. John Turner * Hubert Klein (coroner) **Locations:** * New York, New York City **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * Sandman quietly recruits police medical examiner Hubert Klein as a permanent informant. * Dian confirms her suspicion of Wesley's secret identity. * Lt. Burke doesn't get gassed, nor does Sandman escape from him. * This issue is reprinted in: **Sandman Mystery Theatre: Dr. Death and the Night of the Butcher (Collected) **Sandman Mystery Theatre Book Two (Collected) **Sandman Mystery Theatre Compendium One (Collected) | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle
Interior art: Guy Davis
Color: David Hornung
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GCD: 56707
PANEL PROFITS: 3596904