Ethel Cripps (New Earth)
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History
Ethel Cripps was born in 1899 and lived in England during the early 1900s. In 1920, she was known to be the mistress of occult magus Roderick Burgess, and was involved (though not directly) with Roderick's organization the Order of Ancient Mysteries. In 1930, a schism split the order in half and Ruthven Sykes, second-in-command to Burgess betrayed his oath, stealing a large sum of money and several mystical artifacts, including Dream's helm and the Dreamstone. Ethel Cripps ran off with Sykes and began living with him. Burgess, in his anger, declared a magic war. Sykes made a pact with a demon named Choronzon for protection. So long as he wore a special amulet, Burgess couldn't touch him. In 1936, Ethel Cripps broke up with Sykes and left him, taking the Dreamstone with her. She later gave birth to a son named John Dee. Dee inherited the Dreamstone from his mother and eventually became known as the super-villain Doctor Destiny. In 1989, a ninety-year-old Ethel Cripps visited Dee at Arkham Asylum outside of Gotham City. She passed away soon after, but not before passing along the Dreamstone to her son.
Notes:
- The character of Ethel Cripps was created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg.
See Also
- Discuss Ethel Cripps (New Earth) on the forums
- Appearances of Ethel Cripps (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Ethel Cripps (New Earth)
- Images featuring Ethel Cripps (New Earth)
Links and References
- Sandman (Volume 2) #1
- Sandman (Volume 2) #2
- Sandman (Volume 2) #4 (Behind the scenes)
- Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (Reprint)
- Sandman: Absolute Edition, Volume 1 (Reprint)
- Essential Vertigo: Sandman #1 (Reprint)
- Essential Vertigo: Sandman #2 (Reprint)
- Millennium Edition: Sandman #1 (Reprint)
