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Name: The Nightmare Wizard
Classification: supporting character
First Appearance: The Sandman (vol. 1) #2 (Apr.-May 1975): "The Night of the Spider"
Creators: Michael Fleisher, Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), Mike Royer
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 4
Ally: Sandman (Garret Sanford)
Ally: Jed Paulsen
Dimension: The Dreaming
Gender: male
Note: elderly magician who lived in the Fantasy Forest
The Nightmare Wizard may have been purely a creation of the Dreaming inhabitants Brue and Glob, or he may have been an existing fellow dream creature utilized by them. In either case, he is a creature of the Dreaming, or a person of the Dreaming, and not a regular human (despite looking like one).
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=nightmarewizard
- http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=nightmarewizard