Who Is Robert Gadling? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Robert Gadling is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 32 comic issue appearances. Robert "Hob" Gadling is a man whose bluster earned him everlasting life when it was overheard by Death and Morpheus in a 14th century English pub.

Who is Robert Gadling?

An English man born in the 14th century. Dream encountered him while visiting the waking world with his older sister, Death . Gadling was proposing to his friends that people only die because everyone else does it, and that he'd have no part of it. Dream believed that this might be an interesting experiment, and so Dream tells Gadling that, if he truly belives the way to live forever is simply not to die, Dream will meet him in one hundred years in the same tavern for a drink. Gadling agrees and in one hundred years they meet. At first when Dream shows up Gadling believes that he has made some kind of deal with the Devil. Dream convinces him otherwise, and they meet every one hundred years for a drink. During their meeting in the 1800's, Gadling accuses Dream of being lonely and wanting friends, and that was why Death never came for Gadling.

Key facts

Robert Gadling is of human origin and first appeared in "Volume 2". The character is published by DC Comics. With 32 recorded issue appearances, Robert Gadling ranks among the most featured characters in comics.