Death (New Earth)

Death is the second oldest of the Endless, archetypical beings of certain concepts (Desire, Delirium, Dream, etc.) She is the most cheerful of the Endless, often being the mediator in conflicts between her siblings. Although she is only second oldest, she will be the only one left at the end of the universe, "setting up the chairs and turning out the lights".

First Appearance
Death first appeared in the comic Sandman, with her brother Morpheus (Dream), trying to break him out of his recent depression. Ever since her first appearance, Death became one of the most popular Sandman characters, eclipsing even Dream.

Death on Earth
Being Death, she is everywhere on Earth at any moment, but not in a form visible to humans, usually. However,about once a century, Death takes a mortal form in order to understand her charges on Earth. It is unknown whether or not she does this on other worlds also.