Lucifer (DC Comics)

Lucifer Morningstar
Textless cover of Lucifer #16 (September 2001). Art by Christopher Moeller.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Sandman #4 (April 1989)
Created by	Neil Gaiman Sam Kieth Mike Dringenberg M. R. Carey
In-story information
Full name	Lucifer Morningstar; Formerly Samael
Species	Fallen Demiurgic Archangel
Place of origin	Heaven Lucifer's Creation Hell
Team affiliations	The Host of Heaven Loki Amenadiel Various characters who are willing to make a deal with him Mazikeen
Partnerships	Amenadiel Cain Abel Mazikeen
Supporting character of	God (father/creator) Michael Demiurgos (twin brother) Elaine Belloc (niece) Gaudium Duma (brother) Angels (siblings) Spera
Notable aliases	Lucifer Morningstar, The Lightbringer, Satan, The Lord of Lies, The Devil, The Prince of the East, The Morningstar, The Sun Lighter of God, The Adversary, Old Scratch
Abilities	Nigh-Omnipotence Nigh-Omnipresence Omniscience Omnikinesis Existence Mastery Vast Reality Warping Energy-Matter Manipulation Soulekinesis Space-Time Manipulation Universal Force Manipulation Photokinesis Umbrakinesis Destinokinesis God Like Strength Invulnerability Immortality Genius Intelligence Regeneration Winged Flight Pyrokinesis Telepathy Telekinesis Mind Control Shapeshifting

Lucifer Morningstar, formerly known as Samael, is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an adaptation of Lucifer—the Biblical fallen angel and devil of Christianity—and is one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. Though various versions of the Devil have been presented by DC Comics, this interpretation by Neil Gaiman debuted in The Sandman #4 in 1989. Lucifer appears primarily as a supporting character in The Sandman and as the protagonist of the spin-off Lucifer.

The spin-off series Lucifer (2000–2006) written by Mike Carey depicts his adventures on Earth, Heaven, and in the various other realms of his family's creations and in uncreated voids after abandoning Hell in The Sandman.^[1] Lucifer also appears as a supporting character in issues of The Demon, The Spectre, and other DC Universe comics. Two angels, a human, and briefly Superman^[2] have taken his place as ruler of Hell.

Lucifer made his live-action debut when Swedish actor Peter Stormare portrayed him in the film Constantine (2005), while an alternate version was portrayed by Welsh actor Tom Ellis in the Fox/Netflix series Lucifer (2016–2021) and the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths (2020). English actress Gwendoline Christie portrays a third version of the character in the Netflix series The Sandman (2022–present).