Sandman (DC Comics)

Sandman
Wesley Dodds as the Sandman. Art by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Dodds: New York World's Fair Comics #1 (April 1939) Sanford: The Sandman #1 (December 1974) Marshall: Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep of Reason #1 (February 2007)
Created by	Dodds: Gardner Fox (writer) Bert Christman (artist) Sanford: Joe Simon Jack Kirby Marshall: John Ney Rieber Eric Nguyen
In-story information
Alter ego	Wesley Dodds Garrett Sanford Hector Hall Morpheus Daniel Hall Sandy Hawkins Kieran Marshall
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America Justice League
Abilities	See list Wesley Dodds Prophetic dreams Expert hand-to-hand combatant and marksman Decelerated aging Use of gas gun Morpheus Incarnation of dream and reality Vast cosmic powers Magic mastery Reality manipulation Nigh-omniscience Omnipresence Telepathy Immortality Sandy Hawkins Silicon-based body is elastic and resilient, morphs into sand and emits seismic disruptions Prophetic dreams Weapon proficiency Use of gas gun

The Sandman is the pseudonym of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. They have appeared in stories of various genres, including the pulp detective character Wesley Dodds, superheroes such as Garrett Sanford and Hector Hall, and mythic fantasy characters more commonly called by the name Dream. Named after the folklore character that is said to bring pleasant dreams to children, each has had some thematic connection to dreaming, and efforts have been made to tie them into a common continuity within the DC Universe.