The current incarnation of Death first appeared in the final chapter of "Sandman"’s first story arc ', "The Sound of Her Wings", (issue #8) where she gave Dream direction and a degree of understanding. Death instantly became very popular with readers, and she appears at least briefly in each of the nine subsequent story arcs. However, Gaiman attempted to entice and tease readers by rationing out the number of appearances from Dream's family, so Death did not appear as frequently as one might expect for such a popular character. At the end of the ninth Sandman story arc ', there is a lengthy and noteworthy appearance from Death, in which she finally brings her brother peace.