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Fictional character biography

Sandy the Golden Boy

Sanderson Hawkins was originally the sidekick to the original Sandman going by the name of "Sandy, the Golden Boy." Like Batman's Robin, he was an orphan who was adopted by the hero he fought beside, although Sandy had one prominent surviving relative: Dian Belmont, the Sandman's love interest in the early Golden Age of Comic Books and in the Sandman Mystery Theatre series set in the same time period. The Sandman, alias Wesley Dodds, is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe, best known for his stories set during the 1940s and his costume consisting of a green business suit, fedora, and gas mask. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... A classic image of Batman and Robin reinterpreted by painter Alex Ross. ... Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ... Sandman Mystery Theatre #29 (August, 1995) Sandman Mystery Theatre is a comic book series published by Vertigo, the mature-readers imprint of DC Comics, which ran for 70 issues between 1993 and 1999. ...

Three aspects of Hawkins on the cover to JSA #5 by Alan Davis.

Sandy was a member of the Young All-Stars, a team that was later absorbed into the All-Star Squadron. He was later turned into a silicon-based monster by one of his mentor's failed experiments, a "silocoid gun" that exploded and bombarded him with radioactive silica particles. Sandy was kept in suspended animation for many decades while the Sandman searched for a cure. Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... The All-Star Squadron was an American comic book (1981-1987) created by Roy Thomas and published by DC Comics about the adventures of a large team of superheroes which comprised of most of the feature characters owned by the company that appeared in the Golden Age of Comic Books...

Sand

After being turned back to normal by Sandman and the Justice League, Sandy found he had the ability to transform himself into sand as well as other powers over earth derived from his ability to control silica compounds and the generation and control of seismic energy. He changed his codename to Sand and led as the first chairman of the modern incarnation of the JSA for a time. As Sand, Hawkins uses a gas mask and 'gas gun' similar to that of his mentor. After Wesley Dodds' death, he also inherited his mentor's prophetic dreams. The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ... Belgian 1930s era L.702 model civilian mask A gas mask, is a mask worn on the face to protect the body from airborne pollutants and toxic materials. ...

Due to his years in suspended animation, Sand has occasionally found it difficult to adjust to life in the 21st century and remains a somewhat withdrawn member of the superhero community. His home Dodds Mansion (also known as the JSA Brownstone) was inherited from his late mentor and has served as the headquarters for the modern Justice Society.

For a while, Sand was involved in somewhat of a romantic triangle within the JSA. Kendra Saunders (aka Hawkgirl) confided in Sand that she was upset about the recent return of Hawkman and her apparent pre-destined fate to be his lover. As Sand attempted to comfort her, Kendra kissed him--both unaware that Carter Hall, the newly resurrected Hawkman, was outside the window at the moment of the kiss. Later on, the three apparently resolved their differences, but it became quite apparent that Sand did in fact have strong feelings for Kendra. JSA may stand for: Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor Japanese Standards Association Job Seekers Allowance Justice Society of America JSA (Korean movie) aka Joint Security Area Junior State of America - A student run organization This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... First and foremost, the term hawkgirl orignates from her being part Hawk, part Girl, and full idiot. ... Cover to Hawkman v4 # 1. ... Cover to Hawkman v4 # 1. ...

During the "Princes of Darkness" storyline in JSA, Sand was thought to have been destroyed while preventing multiple earthquakes on Earth but was in actuality put into a limbo state. His body was trapped beneath the Earth while his soul was trapped in the fragment of Dreamtime once inhabited by the Silver Age Sandman. He was eventually saved and is now back with the JSA (part of his salvation lay with Hawkgirl; Dr. Fate informed her that she was Sand's mental bridge, due to his still-existant feelings for her). After his return, Sand seems to have much more control over his powers, using them in new and varied way that he didn't before including levitating rock and generating lava. Sandman, alias Wesley Dodds, is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe, best known for his stories set during the 1940s and his costume consisting of a green business suit, fedora, and gas mask. ... Doctor Fate, as seen in Justice League Unlimited Doctor Fate is a comic book superhero and wizard in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Justice Society of America. ...

Sand was most likely given his current codename (as opposed to his mentor's title of "Sandman") to distance the character from the dream and sleep connotations of the previous name and focus more on the literal sand powers he now bears. It may also have been to differentiate him from DC/Vertigo's popular and critically acclaimed Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. ...

Powers and abilities

As a being of living silicon, Sand has a number of earth-based powers that can be classed under the definition of geokinesis. He is able to shift his body into a pure silicon or sand-form, in which he is more malleable and is able to alter his shape and density. He can pass his molecules through solid objects that contain traces of silica and is able to travel through the earth as easily as one would swim through water. Sand can mentally manipulate the earth and soil in his vicinity, causing it to rumble, change shape, levitate, or burst forth to attack his enemies. He is also able to produce seismic waves which have the effect of small, localized earthquakes.

Additionally, Sand possesses a limited form of precognition, which manifests as occasional prophetic dreams. This ability was psychically passed to him by his mentor, Wesley Dodds, and derives from a connection to the Dreaming, the realm of dreams in the DC Comics universe which was ruled by the literal Sandman of folklore, Morpheus. The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ...

Sand also uses his mentor's crimefighting equipment, including gas masks, gas guns, and a harpoon/grapple invention known as a "wirepoon" gun. These devices and his current uniform were constructed out of silica-compounds by the TylerCo company (owned by his teammate Hourman), allowing Sand to bring them with him when he alters his shape. Sand was trained as a detective, though this is an ability which he rarely utilizes. Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is a fictional DC Comics superhero created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. ...

Appearances in other media

Sand has briefly appeared in a few episodes of the animated series, Justice League Unlimited. Image File history File linksMetadata 26-1-.jpg‎ Summary A snapshot from justice league unlimited episopde #24. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 26-1-.jpg‎ Summary A snapshot from justice league unlimited episopde #24. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was an American animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ...

External link

• Profile of Sand and the Sandman