The Sandman #41, page 13

Christmas came early this year. In this case, October 2022 at NYCC, when I accomplished a key collecting goal of acquiring a page from The Sandman.

I began reading Sandman during the Brief Lives story arc, which remains my favorite arc, and this page falls directly into the box of what I was hoping to get from the book.

From Brief Lives...
By Jill Thompson & Vince Locke...
Feturing my favorite of The Endless, Delirium...
Memorable moment in the underground sex dungeon...
Dramatic entrance by Desire...

Short of Ishtar being featured on it, this page was perfect for me.

When it came to auction at Heritage in November 2021, I made strong bids, I watched the fair warning come up, I watched the countdown, I was top bidder, and the auction closed at what I thought to be a really solid price.

DING!!! A late bid came in, reopening the lot and beating me by one increment. I was deflated, at my limit, and couldn't bring myself to keep bidding, ending up the underbidder.

A couple of days later, in conversation with M L, we realized the sequence of events, as he had won the piece.

When it's said that this hobby is built on relationships, me landing this piece was a classic case of that, as we worked out a deal.

M L - can't thank you enough for enabling this "must-have" to land in my collection.