Sandman

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Sandman is a classic DC Comics superhero identity, most famously associated with Wesley Dodds, a gas-mask-wearing crimefighter who uses a sleep-inducing gas gun and prophetic dreams to battle evil.

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Sandman (Wesley Dodds) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DC Comics superhero
Golden Age superhero
fictional character
masked crimefighter
alterEgoOf Wesley Dodds NERFINISHED
appearsIn Adventure Comics NERFINISHED
All-Star Comics NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dian Belmont NERFINISHED
baseOfOperations New York City NERFINISHED
comicUniverse DC Universe NERFINISHED
costumeFeature business suit
fedora
gas mask
creators Bert Christman NERFINISHED
Gardner Fox NERFINISHED
era Golden Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED
fightsAgainst crime
evil
firstAppearance Adventure Comics #40 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1939
genre superhero fiction
hasAbility precognitive visions
prophetic dreams
hasAlias The Sandman NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor Sandman (Garrett Sanford) NERFINISHED
Sandman (Hector Hall) NERFINISHED
Sandman (Morpheus) NERFINISHED
inspiredBy pulp mystery heroes
inUniverseStatus founding member of the Justice Society of America
loveInterest Dian Belmont NERFINISHED
medium comic books
memberOf Justice Society of America NERFINISHED
nationality American
occupation socialite
vigilante
publisher DC Comics
realName Wesley Dodds NERFINISHED
secretIdentity Wesley Dodds NERFINISHED
storyTheme dreams and prophecy
mystery
noir crime
teamAffiliation Justice Society of America NERFINISHED
usesGadget wirepoon gun
usesWeapon gas gun
sleep-inducing gas gun
weaponsTechnology sleep gas
wears gas mask

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