Dead Boy Detectives Vol 1 1

"The Dead Boy Detectives": International Academy student Annika Abernathy contacted Edwin and Charles after her friend Elizabeth Parker went missing. The Dead Boy Detectives disguised themselves as female students to blend in at her school (because it was an all-girls school), while staying with

Dead Boy Detectives #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2005. It was published on May 7, 2005.

Synopsis for "The Dead Boy Detectives"

International Academy student Annika Abernathy contacted Edwin and Charles after her friend Elizabeth Parker went missing. The Dead Boy Detectives disguised themselves as female students to blend in at her school (because it was an all-girls school), while staying with Annika, Fiorenza, Michiko, and Frederika and helping them find Liz. The Dead Boy Detectives and the girls investigated Mr. Bourne due to him being close with Liz, as well as Professor Pimm after seeing them talk and connected both of them to her disappearance. While reading her diary, the Dead Boy Detectives and the other girls read her speculation about hidden works of art.

During the holiday pageant, Annika and her friends publicly confronted Ms. Gorse about Liz's disappearance, although they later learned that she was actually still alive and that the teachers were paid not to speak her name after her disappearance. To dispell suspicions, Mr. Bourne and Professor Pimm clarified that they spoke to each other earlier about who would play Santa Claus in the pageant. As Liz's father started playing music on the stage, she snuck away and unsuccessfully attempted to obtain the hidden works of art she speculated about in her diary before being caught. Afterwards, the other girls went on vacation while the Dead Boy Detectives returned to the Tree House in London, where they received a letter from them.

Appearing in "The Dead Boy Detectives"

Featured Characters:

• Dead Boy Detectives
  • Charles Rowland (Flashback and main story)
  • Edwin Paine (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Dream (Morpheus)
  • Corinthian
• International Academy students (Single appearance)
  • Annika Abernathy (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Parker (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Fiorenza (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Frederika/"Fredi" (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Kanene (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Michiko Ikegami (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Vanya (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Mr. Bourne (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Death (Cameo)
• Ghosts
  • L.T. Barrow (Flashback only)
  • N. K. Cheeseman (Flashback only)
  • Skinner (Flashback only)
• International Academy bullies (Single appearance)
  • Miss Chase
  • Miss Jameson
  • Kaitlyn Norris
• Mr. Jones (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Prof. Pimm (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Mrs. Calderone (International Academy employee) (Single appearance)
• Chicago Police Department
  • Unnamed Police chief (Cameo)
• International Academy teachers
  • Ms. Caine (Single appearance)
  • Ms. Dierdre (Single appearance)
  • Mr. Drake (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Mrs. Foley (Single appearance)
  • Ms. Gorse (Single appearance)
• Mrs. Levar (International Academy employee) (Single appearance)
• Mayor of Chicago (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• "The Wellingtons" (Single appearance)
  • Helen
  • Jake
  • Parker
• Unnamed book-keeper (Single appearance)
• Unnamed Family Values crew member (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Angels (Mentioned only)
• Annika Abernathy's parents (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Fiorenza's mother (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Frederika's father (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Santa Claus (Mentioned only)
• Tropic Airlines (Mentioned only)
• Jamie Oliver (Mentioned only)
• Bruce Lee (Mentioned only)
• Ebenezer Scrooge (Mentioned only)
• Jacob Marley (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming (Cameo)
• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • England
    • London
      • St. Hilarion's (Flashback only)
      • The Treehouse (First appearance chronologically)
  • United States of America
    • Chicago
      • International Academy (Single appearance)
        • Attic (Single appearance)
        • Cafeteria (Single appearance)
        • Girls' Room (Single appearance)
        • Prof. Pimm's Office (Single appearance)
      • Millennium Park
        • Ice Rink (Single appearance)
        • Park Cafe (Single appearance)
      • Chicago Train Station
  • Atlantic Ocean (Mentioned only)
  • Bermuda (Mentioned only)
  • Germany (Mentioned only)
  • Italy (Mentioned only)
  • Japan (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Death's Ankh (Cameo)

Vehicles:

• Tropic Airlines Flight 697 (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Notes

• The Dead Boy Detectives' story continues in the Run Ragged storyline which begins in Ghosts (Volume 2) #1.
• Lord Morpheus and the second Corinthian's appearances in this story imply that these events take place during the Season of Mists storyline.
  • This implies that this story takes place at least ten years before the events of Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives (Volume 1).

See Also

• Images from Dead Boy Detectives Vol 1 1

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