Editing List of The Sandman characters (section)

===Lucifer===
{{Main|Lucifer (DC Comics)}}

'''Lucifer''' is the sometime ruler of Hell and a fallen angel. He is based on the fallen angel [[Lucifer]], whose story was created by [[John Milton]] in his epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/127292/20160125/david-bowie-inspired-comic-book-character-lucifer.htm|title=How David Bowie Inspired The Comic Book Character Lucifer|last=Keating|first=Lauren|date=25 January 2016|work=Tech Times|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Neil Gaiman also used the character Lucifer in his short story 'Murder Mysteries', wherein he was a captain in the Silver City, with [[Azazel]] as his protégé.

In the book "Hanging out with the Dream King" (a book consisting of interviews with Gaiman's collaborators), one of Gaiman's artists, Kelley Jones, states that Lucifer's appearance is based on that of [[David Bowie]]:

{{quote|Neil was adamant that the Devil was David Bowie. He just said, "He is. You ''must'' draw David Bowie. Find David Bowie, or I'll send you David Bowie. Because if it isn't David Bowie, you're going to have to redo it until it ''is'' David Bowie." So I said, "Okay, it's David Bowie."}}

Lucifer made at least three previous appearances in DC Comics (''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #65, ''[[Weird Mystery Tales]]'' #4, and ''DC Special Series'' #8, a.k.a. ''[[The Brave and the Bold]] Special''), but his appearance was more traditional.  Lucifer as he appeared in ''The Sandman'' also appeared in issues of the series ''[[Etrigan the Demon|The Demon]]'' (vol. 3) and ''[[Spectre (DC Comics character)|The Spectre]]'' (vol. 2) and in the miniseries ''[[Stanley and His Monster]]'' (vol. 2).

In the podcast, Lucifer is voiced by [[Michael Sheen]].

In the Netflix series, Lucifer is genderbent (but still physically accurate to her comic variant) and portrayed by [[Gwendoline Christie]].