The Sandman (DC Golden Age version)

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The Sandman (DC Golden Age version) is a classic DC Comics superhero, originally a gas-mask-wearing, trench-coated crimefighter who used a sleep-inducing gas gun and operated as one of the earliest mystery men of the Golden Age.

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instanceOf DC Comics superhero
Golden Age superhero
fictional character
alterEgo Wesley Dodds
baseOfOperations New York City
costumeFeature fedora
gas mask
trench coat
creators Bert Christman
Gardner Fox
debutWork Adventure Comics #40
era Golden Age of Comic Books
firstAppearanceYear 1939
genre superhero fiction
hasDreamMotif yes
hasSidekick Sandy the Golden Boy
inPublication Adventure Comics
All-Star Comics
World's Finest Comics
inspiredByGenre pulp mystery heroes
inspiredLaterVersion Sandman (Neil Gaiman series connection via legacy and name)
legacyCharacter Sandman (Garrett Sanford)
Sandman (Hector Hall)
linked to: Hector Hall
loveInterest Diana Belmont
linked to: Dian Belmont
memberOf All-Star Squadron
nationality American
notableEquipment wirepoon gun (later stories)
notableFeature operates mainly at night
uses non-lethal weaponry
occupation detective
vigilante
personalityTrait brooding
driven by a sense of justice
powers expert hand-to-hand combatant
knowledge of chemistry
skilled detective
skilled marksman
primaryWeapon sleep-inducing gas gun
publisher DC Comics
realName Wesley Dodds
secretIdentityKnownTo Diana Belmont
linked to: Dian Belmont
sidekickRealName Sandy Hawkins
species human
storyType mystery man
teamAffiliation Justice Society of America
universe DC Universe
usesAlias The Sandman

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Joseph Henry Simon workedOn The Sandman (DC Golden Age version)
Destruction appearsIn The Sandman (DC Comics)
linked to: The Sandman (DC Golden Age version)