Dream (DC Comics)
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Dream in The Doll's House
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Sandman vol. 2, #1 (January 1989) |
| Created by |
Neil Gaiman Sam Kieth Mike Dringenberg |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | The Endless |
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Other names: Morpheus Oneiros (Ancient Greek) The Sandman Kai'ckul (by Nada's tribe) Lord L'Zoril (by J'onn J'onzz) Murphy (by denizens of the Land) Titles: King of Dreams Prince of Stories Lord Shaper (by Faerie) King of All Night's Dreaming (The Dream Hunters) numerous others |
| Abilities | Nigh-omnipotent aspect of dreams and reality |
Dream is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics' imprint Vertigo. The character is the protagonist of the comic book series The Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman. One of the seven Endless, inconceivably powerful beings older and greater than gods, Dream is both lord and personification of all dreams and stories, all that is not in reality (which, in turn, Dream may define by his existence). He has taken many names, including Morpheus and Oneiros, and his appearance can change depending on the person who is seeing him. Dream was named the sixth-greatest comic book character by Empire Magazine. He was also named fifteenth in IGN's 100 Top Comic Book Heroes list.
Morpheus usually appears as a tall, thin man with bone-white skin, black hair, and two stars in place of eyes. Most often they are silver, blue, or white, but when he becomes angered, they have been shown to turn red.
Morpheus' appearance ranges widely: People generally perceive him in a style of dress appropriate to their region and era. In the Dreaming, he is often seen wearing a grey T-shirt and dark pants. He appears to be light-skinned when interacting with similar characters, but the people of Tales in the Sand's primordial African city see him as dark. Morpheus appears as a huge black cat when speaking to the lonely cat-pilgrim of Dream of a Thousand Cats and as a cat-headed god when addressing the Egyptian feline goddess Bast. The Martian Manhunter sees Morpheus in the shape of a flaming Martian skull and identifies him as Lord L'Zoril; but Mister Miracle, looking at him simultaneously, sees Morpheus as a man. In Season of Mists, he appears in the same form to all the Gods (Bast comments: "I much prefer you in cat form, Dream old friend"). In The Dream Hunters, set in ancient Japan, Morpheus appears as a Japanese man to a Buddhist monk and as a fox to a fox spirit.
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