For detailed information about this series, see: The Sandman (Comic Book) on Wikipedia

The main character, Dream of the Endless, also known as Morpheus or the titular "Sandman".
The Sandman is a comic book by Neil Gaiman published by DC and Vertigo.
Publications[]
Comic[]
- The Sandman (November 29th, 1988 - January 23rd, 1996)
- Sandman Midnight Theatre (September, 1995)
- The Sandman: Overture (October, 2013 - September, 2015)
- The Sandman Universe (August, 2018 - Present)
Novel[]
- The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (1999)
Book[]
- The Little Endless Storybook (2001)
- Delirium's Party (2011)
Graphic Novel[]
- Sandman: Endless Nights (September 2003)
TV[]
- The Sandman (August 5th, 2022 - Present)
Spin-Offs[]
- Death (Neil Gaiman)
- Lucifer (DC Comics)
- Dead Boy Detectives
- The Dreaming (Vertigo)
Links to Other Series[]
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Tales of Ghost Castle | November 1988 | The Ghost Castle was used for Dream’s castle in The Sandman. Tales of Ghost Castle was "hosted" by Lucien, who later became an important supporting character in The Sandman. | 1 |
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Batman | January 3, 1989 | Arkham Asylum appears in issue 2 of The Sandman. Other elements of the Batman series appear in later issues of The Sandman. | 1 |
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Constantine | January 31, 1989 | John Constantine appears in issue 3 of The Sandman. | 1 |
House of Mystery | February 1989 | Cain from House of Mystery is a recurring character in the Sandman series; the Vertigo House of Mystery series features references to the Sandman series. | 1 | |
Lucifer (DC Comics) | February 28, 1989 | Lucifer is a spin-off of The Sandman. | 1 | |
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The Demon (DC Comics) | February 28, 1989 | Etrigan The Demon appears in issue 4 of The Sandman. | 1 |
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Justice League | February 28, 1989 | The Justice League series has had multiple interactions with The Sandman series. | 1 |
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Mister Miracle | March 28, 1989 | Mister Miracle appears in issue 5 of The Sandman. | 1 |
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Martian Manhunter | March 28, 1989 | Martian Manhunter appears in issue 5 of The Sandman. | 1 |
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Swamp Thing | October 31, 1989 | Matthew Cable from Swamp Thing died in Swamp Thing Vol 2 27, he appears, resurrected by Morpheus, as a raven in issue 11 of The Sandman. | 1 |
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Stanley and His Monster | March 1993 | Remiel and Duma from The Sandman appear in Stanley and His Monster. | 1 |
Death (Neil Gaiman) | March 1993 | Death is a spin-off of The Sandman. | 1 | |
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Cerebus the Aardvark | September 1993 | Roach's "Swoon" and "Kay Sarah Sarah" personalities in Cerebus the Aardvark are parodies of Sandman and Destiny respectively. | 3 |
The Sandman (Gardner Fox) | September 1995 | Sandman Midnight Theatre is a crossover one-shot between Gardner Fox's The Sandman and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. | 1 | |
The Dreaming (Vertigo) | June 1998 | The Dreaming is a spin-off of The Sandman. | 1 | |
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Green Arrow | December 2001 | Morpheus and the Magdalene Grimoire from Sandman appear in Green Arrow Vol 3 9. | 1 |
Dead Boy Detectives | August 2001 | Dead Boy Detectives is a spin-off of The Sandman. | 1 | |
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American Gods | June 19, 2001 | Delirium from The Sandman cameos in chapter 11 of American Gods. | 1 |
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Angel (Warner Bros.) | October 22, 2003 | The Magdalene Grimoire from The Sandman appears in the Angel episode "Hell-Bound". | 1 |
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Scribblenauts | September 24, 2013 | Scribblenauts Unmasked features spawnable characters from the Sandman series. | 1 |
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Dino Run | September 29, 2015 | Dino Run DX features a hat based on Morpheus. | 2 |
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Locke & Key | December 9, 2020 | Hell & Gone is a crossover series between The Sandman and Locke & Key. | 1 |