Issue Details

Issue	#39
Published	August 1999
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	2.50 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Shelly Roeberg [Shelly Bond]; Jennifer Lee (assistant editor)
Notes	Issue contains in-continuity framing sequence and untitled goth fairy tale dream story.

Cover Details - "The Lost Language of Flowers"

Genre	fantasy
Pencils	Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Inks	Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Colors	Dave McKean (mixed media art)
Letters	Dave McKean (logo design)

1 page The Dreaming text article

Characters	Sandman [Morpheus]; Maddy [Madelaine Arbogast]
Script	Neil Gaiman
Pencils	Christian Højgaard; Shawn McManus
Inks	Teddy Kristiansen; Shawn McManus
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction. Illustrated with Black & White versions of art from pages 2 & 11 of issue.

7 page The Dreaming story "The Lost Language Of Flowers [pages 1-6, 24]"

Characters	Cartographer of Dreams; Sandman [Morpheus]; Maddy [Madelaine Arbogast]
Synopsis	Maddy gets glamour stone.
Genre	fantasy
Script	Caitlín R. Kiernan [Caitlin R. Kiernan]
Pencils	Christian Højgaard
Inks	Christian Højgaard (pages 1, 3-6); Teddy Kristiansen (pages 2, 24)
Colors	Daniel Vozzo (colourist; separations)
Letters	Todd Klein
Notes	sequel to Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 (DC, 1998 series)

9 page advertisement

Notes

ads: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver PlayStation game (Crystal Dynamics); the Chimp Channel (TBS); Blade video (New Line); Hard Rock Live (VH1); Shadowgate 64 Nintendo64 game (Vatical); 2 page ad: Voodoo3 3D graphics board (3dfx); comic strip ad for Excite auctions website; backcover: Syntec motor oil (Castrol)

17 page The Dreaming story "The Lost Language of Flowers [pages 7-23]"

Characters	Cartographer of Dreams; Maddy [Madelaine Arbogast]; Eve; Lucien; Goldie; Merv Pumpkinhead [Mervyn Pumpkinhead]; Gregory
Synopsis	Maddy has a dream.
Genre	fantasy
Script	Caitlín R. Kiernan [Caitlin R. Kiernan]
Pencils	Shawn McManus
Inks	Shawn McManus
Colors	Daniel Vozzo (colourist; separations)
Letters	Todd Klein
Notes	Maddy has dream based on Kindly Ones storyline in Sandman, The #57-69 (DC, 1989 series).

Half page On The Ledge promo (ad from the publisher) "On The Ledge"

Script	Brian Azzarello
Letters	typeset
Notes	promo for 100 Bullets

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Available This June"

Letters	typeset
Notes	August 1999 cover date Vertigo shipping list