List of The Sandman Characters - The Endless

The Endless

The Endless are a family of seven anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts, around whom much of the series revolves. From eldest to youngest, they are:

  • Destiny
  • Death
  • Dream (formerly Morpheus, succeeded by Daniel)
  • Destruction ("The Prodigal")
  • Desire
  • Despair
  • Delirium (formerly Delight)

All débuted in the Sandman series, except Destiny, who was created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972). A more traditional version of Death had appeared in various previous stories, however.

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