About this Collection
This volume collects the earliest adventures of the original Sandman, Wesley Dodds, from the Golden Age of comics. Featuring stories from Adventure Comics and other early DC titles, it showcases the gas-masked vigilante's pulp-inspired crime-fighting exploits. This Archive Edition presents the material in a high-quality, restored format for collectors and historians alike.
Contains 22 stories
Sandman at the World's Fair
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]George Henry (Secret Service agent)Mr. Evarts (villain, President of the Dodds-Bessing Steel Corporation)Boris Leland (villain)
The Tarantula Strikes
6 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (introduction)Vivian DaleThe Tarantula [Mr. Crossart] (villain, introduction)
On the Waterfront
6 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Wing (villainintroduction)Janice Blue (introduction)
The Three Sandmen
6 pp · Superhero
Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (origin details)Teeter Sneed (villainintrodeath)Dr. Clyde Dunlap (introforms "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds)Happy O'Shea (introforms "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds)Steve Weber
Island Uprising
6 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Red Hatch (villain, introduction, death)Australia Nelson (introduction, a girl)
The Sandman Meets the Face
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]The Face (villain, introduction, death)Frowser (introduction)Billy Winnslow (introduction, death)
The Golden Gusher
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Gloria Gordon (villain, introduction)Rendle (villain, introduction)Doug Nye (introduction)Charley Jones (death)
The Sandman Meets with Murder
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (origin details)The Coin [Dudley Jones](villain, introduction, death)Charley Hall (introduction, death)Dora Luftus Hall (introduction, death)Nora Luftus (introduction)
Lady in Evening Clothes
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian Belmont [aka "Diana Ware"] (intro)District Attorney Belmont (Dian Belmont's father)Trigger Hunt (villain)Black Bill Trent (villain)
Death to the D.A.
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Judge QuickMae TrustMrs. HoltDian Belmont [the Lady in Red]D.A. BelmontDr. Fulton (villain)
Common Cold- Uncommon Crime
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dr. Lovejoy (intro)
The Sandman Goes to the World's Fair
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontD.A. BelmontAunt AgathaBlackie Saunders (villain, cameo)"Slugger" Slade (villain)Butch (villain)un-named butler (villain)
Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontToughy Tonger (villain, intro)Limpy (villain, intro)
The Van Leew Emeralds
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontLarry BelmontMad Maddon (villain, introduction, death)Flip Benson (villain, introduction)Benson's hireling (villain, introduction)Frank Fencet (villain, introduction)
Wanted! Dead or Alive
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontClaudia Norgan (villain, intro)Amber Apple Gang (villains, intro for all)
The Loan Sharks
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Ma JenksDollyGunny (villain)Slick Sam (villain)Gorilla Gus (villain)unnamed loan sharks (villains)
Case of the Kidnapped Heiress
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontNana Martin (intro)Jim Holt (intro)un-named gang of kidnappers (villains, intro)
The Star of Singapore
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Mrs. HeckerDetective BrophyJed (villain, introduction)Hank (villain, introduction)
The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontSquat Stacey and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
To Hammer the Earth
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]PhoebeBill Williams (introduction, death)A mad scientist and his assistant (villains, introduction for both)
Orchids of Doom
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontCarla Nogades (introduction)Bill Howard (introduction)Pedro Nogades (villain, introduction)
The Story of the Flaming Ruby
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Dian BelmontHenry Jenks and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
