Matthew Cable

Matthew Cable
Matthew Cable and Valentina Vostok as depicted in Showcase #96 (January 1978).
Art by Jim Aparo.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAs Matthew Cable:
Swamp Thing #1 (November 1972)
As a raven:
The Sandman (vol. 2) #11 (December 1989)
Created byLen Wein
Bernie Wrightson
In-story information
Full nameMatthew Joseph Cable
SpeciesHuman (former)
Raven (current)

Matthew Joseph Cable is a character appearing in DC Comics' Swamp Thing series. Introduced in Swamp Thing (Volume 1) in November 1972, he was created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson. Years later, the character dies in The Dreaming and is later resurrected as Dream's raven in Neil Gaiman's rendition of The Sandman.

Henderson Wade played Matthew Cable in the television series based on the comic book series of the same name for the DC streaming service. In The Sandman, Matthew's raven form is voiced by Patton Oswalt.