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This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman (1989–1994), but also some occurring in spinoffs of The Sandman, such as The Dreaming (1996–2001) and Lucifer (1999–2007), as well as characters from earlier stories which The Sandman was based on.
In Dian Belmont's first adventure she was originally a thief named the Woman in Evening Clothes whom Sandman foiled a robbery by. [2] After a few more stories, her past as a gentlewoman thief was entirely forgotten; she became the rich socialite girlfriend of Wesley Dodds and a fellow detective in his guise as Sandman, with her father being district attorney Lawrence Belmont.
The Sandman is a comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics.Its artists include Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, Bryan Talbot, and Michael Zulli, with lettering by Todd Klein and covers by Dave McKean.
Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) [1] is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman as well.
The Sandman is the pseudonym of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.They have appeared in stories of various genres, including the pulp detective character Wesley Dodds, superheroes such as Garrett Sanford and Hector Hall, and mythic fantasy characters more commonly called by the name Dream.
Dream is the protagonist and title character of the comic book The Sandman.The comic book grew out of a proposal by Neil Gaiman to revive DC's 1974–1976 series The Sandman, written by Joe Simon and Michael Fleisher and illustrated by Jack Kirby and Ernie Chua.
The woman claims that she cannot die, that she is the living incarnation of Pestilence, and refers to herself (and asks others to refer to her) by a new name each day, changing identities as she travels about. After she fatally shoots the Corinthian, and he survives by possessing the body of her young Italian lover, Amedeo, the woman recognizes ...
The character first appeared in Metamorpho #10 (February 1967), written by Bob Haney and drawn by Sal Trapani. [1] Element Girl's death was featured in Neil Gaiman's Sandman series in issue #20, "Façade". [2] A similar character named Element Woman appeared during the events of Flashpoint and later appearing in The New 52 as part of the ...