The Sandman
Comic fans have a go at it that theMad Titan Thanoshas been in love life with the Marvel Universe ’s prosopopoeia of Death for eld . In the comics , Thanos even put together the Infinity Gauntlet and defeat half the population of the cosmos just to impress Death . His actions failed to sway “ Mistress Death ” who appeared throughout theInfinity Gauntletsaga as a unsounded , dour - faced cleaning lady with alternating skull and human font .
However , destruction can look as many things to dissimilar mass – as Deadpool reveal when he met and fell in love with a variation of demise who appeared to him as a fun - make love party girl , argue that Death has many sides to her personality . Yet Marvel Comics fan were shocked when they encountered one translation of Death who was essentially the same Death from the DC Universe !
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To fully appreciate the weirdness of this , one must understand that in the DC Universe , Death has averydifferent coming into court and demeanor from the Death ordinarily view in Marvel Comics . When legendary comic book writer Neil Gaiman make his version of Morpheus , the King of Dreams for hisSandman comic book(published under DC ’s Vertigo imprint ) , he also introduce the concept of the Endless .
concord to Gaiman , the Endless are the embodiment of potent forces or aspects of the macrocosm . appendage include Dream ( aka The Sandman / Morpheus ) , Destiny , Delirium , Destruction , Desire , Despair … and Death . Unlike the Death of the Marvel Universe , however , Gaiman ’s expiry is a pollyannaish , attractive young womanwith a zest for living and a love for everyone and everything ( as she put it , it ’s insufferable for anyone to stay unrestrained at anyone when they get to know them well – and end gets to knoweveryonewell ) . puff as a pale fair sex with foresightful black hair’s-breadth and an ever - present Egyptian Ankh necklace , DC ’s last actually front like someone people wouldwantto cling out with .
Death prove so pop that Gaiman even wrote an acclaimed miniseries star her calledDeath : The High Cost of Livingwhich saw Death be one day of life as a mortal woman nominate “ Didi . ” Since then , Death has popped up multiple times in DC Comics to steer dead soulfulness to their final destination . Despite her omnipresent nature , her activities seemed limited to the DC Universe … or so it seemed .
During author Peter David ’s lionise run onThe Incredible Hulkseries , however , he dropped several hints that Death – and the rest of the Endless – have ties to the Marvel Universe as well . InThe Incredible Hulk # 399,Hulk ’s sidekick Rick Jonesbursts into Doctor Strange ’s house pray the sorcerer to bring his dead fiancé Marlo Chandler ( who had just been stab to death ) back to life . Frantic , Rick tells Doctor Strange that a sorcerer like him “ must be on a first name cornerstone ” with demise .
In response , unknown sardonically answer , “ Rick , apparently you have me confused with Morpheus … ” As Morpheus and Death have no show relationship in the Marvel Universe , Strange ( and David ) were clearly cite Dream / Morpheus and Death from DC Comics . While this seemed like an offhand joke at first , several issues later , it turns out that Strange cognize a lot more than he was get on .
InThe Incredible Hulk # 418,Rick and Marlo ( who had successfully been resurrect – although not by Doctor Strange ) get married . After a disorderly ceremonial involve multiple exotic race and a visit from the Devil ( foresightful story ) , Marlo wanders by the buffet mesa where apale skinned woman with long black hairis waiting for her . When Marlo asks if they had ever met , the woman ( with her back to the photographic camera ) respond , “ Briefly . ” assure Marlo that she undertake Marlo and Rick will have a farseeing and happy life together , the mystery woman hands Marlo a wedding talent then states , “ I ’d better take off before that Thanos creep shows up . ”
Since that number , last has appear to Marlo several time – although not as her eternal interlingual rendition . Nevertheless , fan now know that the “ Mistress Death ” that Thanos fall in love with was also the peppy , magnetic Death of the DC Universe . honestly , we ’re start to see the attraction …
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