Over the course of the next three hundred years, he falls into disgrace following the premature death of his wife and child (1589-1689 AD), enters the slave trade to again become wealthy (1689-1789 AD), and exits it after Dream comments on its immorality (1789-1889 AD). In the next century, he becomes rich, marries and is knighted (1489-1589 AD). In the century following his initial appearance and meeting with Dream, Gadling continues fighting as a soldier and gets into the new field of printing (1389-1489 AD). They do so, and Gadling recounts each century of his life. Dream strikes up a conversation with Gadling who agrees to meet him again in the same inn once every hundred years. Death agrees, at the request of her brother, who says that "it might be amusing" to grant Gadling eternal life. It is, as Gadling puts it, "a mug's game." This catches the attention of Death, who encourages Dream to listen. Dying, he argues, is merely a habit, something that people do simply because everybody does. Gadling is arguing that if he refuses to die, he will have eternal life. 2, The Doll's House issue # 13, “Men of Good Fortune” in 1389, sitting in a smoky tavern, the White Horse, in what will eventually become the East End of London. Hob Gadling appears in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Ferdinand Kingsley. He develops significance both as a recurrent character in the series and friend to Dream, appearing in a total of seven issues spanning six hundred years. A soldier who has recently fought in the Hundred Years' War, Gadling argues with friends about the nature of death in an inn located in what will become modern-day London. Gadling first appears in issue #13, "Men of Good Fortune". Hob Gadling, also known as Robert, Robbie, or Bobby, is a fictional character from the Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman. 2, The Doll's House, issue #13, "Men of Good Fortune"
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