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The Sandman

The Sandman

198814 Seasons95 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. It tells the story of Dream of the Endless, who rules over the realm of dreams. The Endless are anthropomorphic personifications of various metaphysical entities, such as Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium (formerly Delight) and Destruction. The original series ran for 75 issues from January 1989 to March 1996.

Created by Neil Gaiman
Written by Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

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About The Sandman

The Sandman is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama, mystery series that first aired in 1988. Created by Neil Gaiman, it stars Neil Gaiman. The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. It tells the story of Dream of the Endless, who rules over the realm of dreams. The Endless are anthropomorphic personifications of various metaphysical entities, such as Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium (formerly Delight) and Destruction. The original series ran for 75 issues from January 1989 to March 1996.

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