 Goldie is a pet (baby) gargoyle, given to Abel by his brother Cain in "".Abel originally intended to name him "Irving", but Cain insisted that gargoyles' names must all begin with a "G." Cain then proceeded to murder Abel over this, after which Abel names the gargoyle Goldie, after a friend who went away (in fact Abel's "imaginary" girlfriend, who appeared on the cover of "The House of Secrets" #88, and to whom he addressed many of his stories).Goldie takes centre stage in "The Dreaming", a "Sandman" spin-off series not written by Gaiman.