Destiny is one of the Endless, fictional characters from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman. He was originally created by Marv Wolfman and Berni Wrightson in Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972), and was regular host of that series as well as Secrets of Haunted House. In the Sandman Special #1, he was also referred to as Potmos. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Weird Mystery Tales was a mystery (horror) anthology from DC Comics, which ran from July 1972-November 1975. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Berni Wrightson, born on October 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an American artist. ... The Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delirium) are a group of beings who embody various aspects of the universe in the DC comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. ... Omnipotence (literally, all power) is power with no limits or inexhaustible, in other words, unlimited power. ... Omniscience is the capacity to know everything, or at least everything that can be known. ... Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. ... Look up freedom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Endless, as a family The Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delirium) are a group of beings who embody various aspects of the universe in the DC comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Berni Wrightson, born on October 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an American artist. ... Weird Mystery Tales was a mystery (horror) anthology from DC Comics, which ran from July 1972-November 1975. ...

Superman meets Destiny

Like Lucien, Cain and Abel and some other Sandman characters, Destiny was initially the host of a 1970s DC horror comic, Weird Mystery Tales. In this title the Book of Destiny was called the Cosmic Log, and there was, of course, no mention of his family, though a more traditional version of Death did appear in it. Destiny began appearing in some of the stories beginning in issue #10 (though he said that as all the stories he tells deal with destiny, he is in all of them, as well), but by issue #15, Eve had taken over the series, and had been wheedling in since early in the run, but Destiny now hosted a new title, Secrets of Haunted House. Destiny met Superman in Superman #352 and met the New Teen Titans on several occasions. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 92 KB) Summary http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 92 KB) Summary http://www. ... This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ... Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters who appear in DC Comics. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Weird Mystery Tales was a mystery (horror) anthology from DC Comics, which ran from July 1972-November 1975. ... Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. ... This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... Superman #1 (Summer 1939). ... The Teen Titans (also The New Teen Titans, The New Titans, and The Titans) is a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ...

Vertigo

Destiny is the oldest of the Endless, and is portrayed as a tall figure, obscured within a brown (originally purple) robe and cowl. He reads from a large book chained to his right wrist, which contains all past, present, and future events. He does not leave footprints, nor does he cast a shadow. Destiny's realm is a garden, the maze-like paths of which he walks continually. His book is his sigil in the galleries of the other Endless. Destiny is blind, although this doesn't appear to hinder him, and is always calm, detached and sombre even in extreme situations.

He is the least characterised and least used of the Endless in the series. Though he was first depicted in the series in a picture at the end of the first collection (in the penultimate issue), his first actual appearance is in the fourth collection, Season of Mists. In a quiet way he seems to direct the family affairs of the Endless; it is he who calls the family meeting that begins Season of Mists. Season of Mists (1992) is the fourth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt and P. Craig Russell, coloured by Steve Oliff and Danny Vozzo, and lettered by...

Destiny is also featured in the three-issue miniseries Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold, authored by Alisa Kwitney with art by Kent Williams, Michael Zulli, Scott Hampton, and Rebecca Guay. Destiny is there shown transforming the son of Byzantine Empress Theodora into a pestilence-bearing Horseman of the Apocalypse. The Horseman spreads bubonic plague throughout eras of human civilization while searching for a woman he can love and spare. The frame story focuses on the Horseman's appearance in the 21st century, where he offers a glimpse of Destiny's book to the frightened survivors of the latest plague. Alisa Kwitney is an American author. ... A cover for Flinch (Vertigo) by Kent Williams Kent Williams is an American painter, illustrator and comic book artist. ... Michael Zulli is an American comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman with writer Neil Gaiman. ... Category: ... Rebecca Guay is an artist specializing in watercolor painting and illustration. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Theodora, detail of a Byzantine mosaic in Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. ... Woodcut of the Four Horsemen by Albrecht Dürer The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation. ... Bubonic plague is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease plague, which is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc. ...

In Gaiman's graphic novel The Books of Magic, Mister E and Timothy Hunter see Destiny at the end of the universe, shortly before he is taken by Death. Cover for the Italian edition of the series The Books of Magic is the title of four-issue comic book miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, and later an ongoing series, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. ... Mister E is a fictional magic user in the DC Comics universe. ... In the fictional DC Universe, Timothy Hunter (often called Tim Hunter) is a young magic user. ... Spoiler warning: Death as illustrated by Chris Bachalo. ...

Trivia

• Destiny's garden is clearly indebted to Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Garden of Forking Paths". Destiny himself bears similarities to Borges, blind Director of the Argentine National Library.

Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986), was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost Hispanic literary figures of the 20th century. ... The Garden of Forking Paths (Spanish: El Jardín de senderos que se bifurcan) is a short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. ... The Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina (Spanish, National Library of the Argentine Republic) is the largest library of Argentina and one of the most important in the Americas. ...

External links

• Destiny Chronology on DCU Guide

See also

• Characters of The Sandman
• Destiny (Marvel Comics personification)
• The Endless