| DEATH | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg |
Death
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CHRONOLOGY
Death first appeared in Sandman Vol. 2 #8 (August 1989).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Death in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Death Chronology
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| Sandman Vol. 2 #40 (August 1992): "The Parliament of Rooks" [Flashback] |
| Sandman: Endless Nights (2003): (Chapter 3) "The Heart of a Star" |
| Sandman Special #1 (1991): "The Song of Orpheus" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #13 (February 1990): "Men of Good Fortune" [1389] |
| Madame Xanadu Vol. 2 #6 (January 2009): [No Title] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #31 (October 1991): "Three Septembers and a January" |
| Sandman: Endless Nights (2003): (Chapter 1) "Death: Death and Venice" [Flashback] |
| Sandman: Overture #1 (December 2013): "Chapter One" |
| Sandman: Overture #6 (November 2015): "Chapter Six" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #8 (August 1989): "The Sound of Her Wings" |
| Captain Atom #42 (June 1990): "The Long Journey Home" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #20 (October 1990): "Façade" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #21 (December 1990): "Season of Mists: a prologue" |
| Death: At Death's Door (2003): "At Death's Door" [pages 1-21, between pages of Sandman #21] |
| Death: At Death's Door [pages 22-51] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #24 (March 1991): "Season of Mists: Chapter 3" |
| Death: At Death's Door (2003): "At Death's Door" [pages 61-71, between pages of Sandman #24] |
| Death: At Death's Door [pages 83-91] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #25 (April 1991): "Season of Mists: Chapter 4" |
| Death: At Death's Door (2003): "At Death's Door" [pages 98-101, between pages of Sandman #25] |
| Death: At Death's Door (2003): "At Death's Door" [pages 102-192] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #37 (May 1992): [A Game of You: 6]: "I Woke Up and One of Us Was Crying" |
| Ambush Bug Nothing Special #1 (September 1992): [No Title] [continuity questionable] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #43 (November 1992): [Brief Lives, Chapter 3] |
| Lobo's Back #3 (October 1992): "Part 3: If the Jackboot Fits...!" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #46 (February 1993): [Brief Lives, Chapter 6] |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #1 (March 1993): "The Spirit of the Stairway" |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #2 (April 1993): "A Night to Remember" |
| Death: The High Cost of Living #3 (May 1993): "The High Cost of Living" |
| Books of Magic Vol. 2 #3 (July 1994): "Bindings Book 3: Closing Circles" |
| Books of Magic Vol. 2 #4 (August 1994): "Bindings Epilogue: Lost Causes" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #68 (May 1995): "The Kindly Ones: 12" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #69 (July 1995): "The Kindly Ones" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #70 (August 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter One: Which Occurs in the Wake of What Has Gone Before" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #71 (September 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Two: In Which a Wake is Held" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #72 (November 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Three: In Which We Wake" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #73 (December 1995): "The Wake: An Epilogue: Sunday Mourning" |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #1 (April 1996): "Death: The Time of Your Life, Chapter One: Things You Just Do When You're Bored" |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #2 (May 1996): "Death: The Time of Your Life, Chapter Two: Imaginary Solutions" |
| Death: The Time of Your Life #3 (June 1996): "Death: The Time of Your Life" |
| Books of Magic Vol. 2 #25 (June 1996): "Used To Bes" |
| Dreaming #28 (September 1998): "Many Mansions, Part II: Dreams the Burning Dream" [Behind the scenes] |
| Dreaming #43 (December 1999): "Fox and Hounds, Epilogue: The Two Trees" |
| Lucifer #25 (June 2002): "Purgatorio: Part One of Three" |
| Lucifer #26 (July 2002): "Purgatorio: Part Two of Three" |
| Sandman: Endless Nights (2003): (Chapter 1) "Death: Death and Venice" |
| Action Comics #893 (November 2010): "The Black Ring, Part Four" |
| Action Comics #894 (December 2010): "The Black Ring, Part Five" |
| Action Comics #900 (June 2011): "The Black Ring, Finale: Reign of Doomsday" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #38 (late December 1992): "Requiem" [no longer in continuity] |
| Books of Magic Vol. 1 #4 (1991): "The Road to Nowhere" [last chronological appearance] |