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CHRONOLOGY
Despair first appeared in Sandman Vol. 2 #10 (October 1989).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Despair in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Despair Chronology
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| House of Whispers #15 (January 2020): "The Doors of His Face" [Flashback; before human history] |
| Sandman Special #1 (1991): "The Song of Orpheus" [Flashback; circa 1300 BCE] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #41 (September 1992): [Brief Lives, Chapter 1] [Flashback; 1665] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #47 (March 1993): [Brief Lives, Chapter 7] [Flashback; 1695] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #31 (October 1991): "Three Septembers and a January" [Flashback; 1859] |
| Sandman: Overture #6/2 (November 2015): "Meanwhile" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #10 (November 1989): "The Doll's House" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #21 (December 1990): "Season of Mists: a prologue" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #41 (September 1992): [Brief Lives, Chapter 1] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #49 (May 1993): [Brief Lives, Chapter 9] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #59 (April 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 3" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #70 (August 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter One: Which Occurs in the Wake of What Has Gone Before" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #71 (September 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Two: In Which a Wake is Held" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #72 (November 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Three: In Which We Wake" |