The Sandman I

The Sandman

Secret Identity: Wesley Bernard Dodds

Aliases: None

First DC2 Appearance: JSA: Legends of the Golden Age Issue 0

Status: Hero

Base of Operations: Manhattan, NYC

Occupation: Business and financier

HT: 5’9’’

WT: 175 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Powers and Abilities: None, but is subject to disturbingly vivid, almost prescient dreams that focus on the horror and injustice of the world. Also, the Sandman wield a gas gun that causes all who inhale the fumes to become drowsy and lose their ability to obfuscate, and finally to fall into a deep sleep.

History: Wesley Dodds inherited his father’s self-made fortune, but could find no satisfaction in material wealth; from an early age, he was plagued by dreams that showed him the evil and injustice of man, and he could find little peace in sleep. He spent many years traveling the world, particularly the Orient, leaning the ancient practices of meditation and yoga, but nothing seemed to help him find the release he needed--- until he discovered the pulp magazines. His imagination immediately latched onto the danger and romanticism of the costumed avengers, and he soon developed a persona that he could nightly plunge himself into, to exorcise the demons that harried his slumber--- the Sandman!

With a gas gun he invented himself, and the help of his confidante and manservant Gargery, Wesley Dodds became a righter of wrongs and a punisher of evil men. His nightly pursuits became an all-consuming passion, interrupted only by his introduction to the burgeoning writer and independent society girl Dian Belmont, who’s father was the District Attorney for Manhattan. The two began a torrid love affair that has had its ups and downs, but seems destined to turn into a committed long-term relationship.

The Sandman is one of the founding members of the JSA.