The Sandman — DC Comics, Vertigo
Issue: #31
Despair calls her brother Dream into a contest, initially he refuses but she provokes him, the contest is to see if he can pull "Joshua Abraham Norton" from her realm before their elder sister comes for him. Reluctantly he does accept the challenge, and to do so he gives Joshua a dream, and Joshua proclaims himself Emperor of these United States. When Death comes to inquire of her brother what he...
First appearances: Joshua Abraham Norton, King of Pain
Creators: Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein, Dave McKean, Karen Berger, Daniel Vozzo, Alisa Kwitney, Shawn McManus
Characters: Dream of the Endless (Morpheus), Death of the Endless, Desire of the Endless, Despair of the Endless, Delirium of the Endless, Joshua Abraham Norton, King of Pain, Mark Twain
Story arcs: Distant Mirrors