The Sandman, in the order it was originally released.
The dates given for each issue are the cover dates, as opposed to the actual release dates. While this in not optimal, it’s worth noting that the chronological relationship between any two issues is the same no matter which system of dates is used.
If you’re interested in seeing the actual internal chronology of the stories, you can find that here.
| Sandman #1, “Sleep of the Just” (January 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #2, “Imperfect Hosts” (February 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #3, “…Dream a Little Dream of Me.” (March 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #4, “A Hope in Hell” (April 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #5, “Passengers” (May 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #6, “24 Hours” (June 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #7, “Sound and Fury” (July 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #8, “The Sound of Her Wings” (August 1989) | Preludes & Nocturnes |
| Sandman #9, “Tales in the Sand” (September 1989) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #10, “The Doll’s House” (November 1989) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #11, “Moving In” (December 1989) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #12, “Playing House” (January 1990) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #13, “Men of Good Fortune” (February 1990) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #14, “Collectors” (March 1990) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #15, “Into The Night” (April 1990) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #16, “Lost Hearts” (June 1990) | The Doll’s House |
| Sandman #17, “Calliope” (July 1990) | Dream Country |
| Sandman #18, “A Dream of a Thousand Cats” (August 1990) | Dream Country |
| Sandman #19, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (September 1990) | Dream Country |
| Sandman #20, “Facade” (October 1990) | Dream Country |
| Sandman #21, “Season of Mists: A Prologue” (November 1990) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #22, “Season of Mists: Chapter 1” (January 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #23, “Season of Mists: Chapter 2” (February 1991) | Season of Mists |
| The Books of Magic #3, “The Land of Summer’s Twilight” (February 1991) | The Books of Magic |
| Sandman #24, “Season of Mists: Chapter 3” (March 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #25, “Season of Mists: Chapter 4” (April 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #26, “Season of Mists: Chapter 5” (May 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #27, “Season of Mists: Chapter 6” (June 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #28, “Season of Mists: Epilogue” (July 1991) | Season of Mists |
| Sandman #29, “Distant Mirrors: Thermidor” (August 1991) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #30, “Distant Mirrors: August” (September 1991) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #31, “Distant Mirrors: Three Septembers and a January” (October 1991) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman Special #1, “The Song of Orpheus” (1991) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #32, “Slaughter on Fifth Avenue” (November 1991) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #33, “Lullabies of Broadway” (December 1991) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #34, “Bad Moon Rising” (January 1992) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #35, “Beginning to See the Light” (February 1992) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #36, “Over the Sea to Sky” (April 1992) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #37, “I Woke Up and One of Us Was Crying” (May 1992) | A Game of You |
| Sandman #38, “Convergence – The Hunt” (June 1992) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #39, “Convergence – Soft Places” (July 1992) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #40, “Convergence – The Parliament of Rooks” (August 1992) | Fables and Reflections |
| Vertigo Preview #1, “Fear of Falling” (late 1992) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #41, “Brief Lives, Chapter 1” (September 1992) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #42, “Brief Lives, Chapter 2” (October 1992) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #43, “Brief Lives, Chapter 3” (November 1992) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #44, “Brief Lives, Chapter 4” (December 1992) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #45, “Brief Lives, Chapter 5” (January 1993) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #46, “Brief Lives, Chapter 6” (February 1993) | Brief Lives |
| Sandman #47, “Brief Lives, Chapter 7” (March 1993) | Brief Lives |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #1, “The Spirit of the Stairway” (March 1993) | Death: The High Cost of Living |
| Sandman #48, “Brief Lives, Chapter 8” (April 1993) | Brief Lives |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #2, “A Night to Remember” (April 1993) | Death: The High Cost of Living |
| Sandman #49, “Brief Lives, Chapter 9” (May 1993) | Brief Lives |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #3, “The High Cost of Living” (May 1993) | Death: The High Cost of Living |
| Sandman #50, “Distant Mirrors: Ramadan” (June 1993) | Fables and Reflections |
| Sandman #51, “A Tale of Two Cities” (July 1993) | World’s End |
| Sandman #52, “Cluracan’s Tale” (August 1993) | World’s End |
| Vertigo Jam #1, “The Castle” (August 1993) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #53, “Hob’s Leviathan” (September 1993) | World’s End |
| Sandman #54, “The Golden Boy” (October 1993) | World’s End |
| Sandman #55, “Cerements” (November 1993) | World’s End |
| Sandman #56, “World’s End” (December 1993) | World’s End |
| Sandman #57, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 1” (February 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #58, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 2” (March 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #59, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 3” (April 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #60, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 4” (June 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #61, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 5” (July 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #62, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 6” (August 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #63, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 7” (September 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #64, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 8” (November 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #65, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 9” (December 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #66, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 10” (January 1995) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #67, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 11” (March 1995) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #68, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 12” (May 1995) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #69, “The Kindly Ones, Chapter 13” (July 1994) | The Kindly Ones |
| Sandman #70, “Chapter 1, Which Occurs in the Wake of What Has Gone Before” (August 1995) | The Wake |
| Sandman #71, “Chapter 2, In Which a Wake is Held” (September 1995) | The Wake |
| Sandman Midnight Theatre, (September 1995) | Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days |
| Sandman #72, “Chapter 3, In Which We Wake” (November 1995) | The Wake |
| Sandman #73, “An Epilogue, Sunday Mourning” (December 1995) | The Wake |
| Sandman #74, “Exiles” (January 1996) | The Wake |
| Sandman #75, “The Tempest” (March 1996) | The Wake |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #1, “Things You Just Do When You’re Bored” (April 1996) | Death: The Time of Your Life |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #2, “Imaginary Solutions” (May 1996) | Death: The Time of Your Life |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #3, “The Time of Your Life” (July 1996) | Death: The Time of Your Life |
| Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #1, “The Flowers of Romance” (January 1998) | The Absolute Sandman, vol.2 |
| Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #2, “A Winter’s Tale” (January 1999) | Death: Deluxe Edition |
| Sandman: The Dream Hunters (October 1999) | The Dream Hunters |
| Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #3, “Desire – How They Met Themselves” (January 2000) | The Absolute Sandman, vol.3 |
Sandman: Endless Nights, “Dream: The Heart of a Star” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Death: Death and Venice” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Desire: What I’ve Tasted of Desire” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Despair: Fifteen Portraits of Despair” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Delirium: Going Inside” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Destruction: On the Peninsula” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| Sandman: Endless Nights, “Destiny: Endless Nights” (September 2003) | Sandman: Endless Nights |
| The Sandman: Overture #1, “Chapter One” (December 2013) | The Sandman: Overture |
| The Sandman: Overture #2, “Chapter Two” (May 2014) | The Sandman: Overture |
| The Sandman: Overture #3, “Chapter Three” (September 2014) | The Sandman: Overture |
| The Sandman: Overture #4, “Chapter Four” (February 2015) | The Sandman: Overture |
| The Sandman: Overture #5, “Chapter Five” (July 2015) | The Sandman: Overture |
| The Sandman: Overture #6, “Chapter Six” (November 2015) | The Sandman: Overture |
