Cover Art of Sandman (1989) #25.
*Stranded for the holidays, Charles Rowland is the only child at his boarding school when Hell gives up its dead. Soon, the school fills up with pale children who speak of eras past, shepherded by a cruel long-ago Headmaster. Classes resume, as do old social orders: Charles is menaced by three dead bullies, then tortured, then left to die. A kindred spirit, Edwin Paine (1901-1914), carries Rowland to the safety of a secluded attic, but Death arrives to claim the injured boy. Avoiding her grasp, the two dead boys leave school to see what life has to offer. *Source: Back of card