The Sandman

History: Ages ago, the humanoid-shaped sentient sandpile called “The Sandman” crashed its spaceship in Mexico. Thinking it was an evil spirit, the primative natives took the weakened Sandman and sealed it in a cave, where the Sandman lapsed into a state of suspended animation. Discovered and revived by a vacationing American family, the Sandman was released and battled military forces. The menace of the Sandman was ended by a boy who poured water on the Sandman, turning it into mud so it could not move. The Sandman was captured, taken to a military installation, and put under 24-hour guard.

Height: 7 ft.
Demonstrated Powers: The Sandman had complete control of the individual granules of sand that composed its body. The Sandman could alter its shape and was even able to take on human form. The creature could alter the cohesion of its sand particles so bullets would pass through its loose sand. It had no need to breathe, so it was invulnerable to gas attacks. An exploding bomb dispersed the sand particles of the creature's body, but it then reformed its body. The Sandman could combine its body with the sand of a beach to increase its size. The Sandman's only demonstrated vulnerability was that water could be mixed with its body, thus reducing it to a mud-like state where it could no longer move. The Sandman was presumably left in this state.

Comment: The Sandman's race may be related to the same race as Taboo , in that both were beings whose bodies were composed of animated earth elements, the main difference being The Sandman would become immoble when in a mud-like state.

Comment: “The Sandman” should not be confused with the villain, The Sandman, introduced in The Amazing Spider-man # 4, who has similar powers.

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This was a character thet could easily have returned, as he was locked up at the end of the story. Hmnnn…Sandman vs. Sandman.

Wouldn't it be something if the Spidey-foe known as the Sandman was, in fact, harboring the disembodied intelligence of this similarly-named entity? Sort of like Joe Harper (ex-astronaut-turned-kiddie-show host) harbored the essence of Xemnu.

What if the Spidey-foe WAS the alien Sandman ALL ALONG?! In the original JIM story, the alien Sandman did assume human-form. What if he later escaped captivity, then changed himself into “Flint Marko” to see how humans lived?

The Sandman shouldn't be confused with the Sandman in Marvel Mystery Comics#41(3/43) who is a personification of sleep or sleepiness(Jimmy Jupiter story) or with the japanese Sandman in Kid Komics#4(spr/44) who fought the Young Allies.

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