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# The Sandman, in folklore, is a figure who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto sleeping children. Also a symbol of the passage of time to death; the grim reaper sometimes depicted as holding an hourglass and scythe.
  1. The Sandman, in comic books, refers to several different fictional characters:
    1. The Sandman is Wesley Dodds, a 1940s DC Comics superhero whose costume is a business suit and gas mask (and later purple-and-gold tights) and is a member of the Justice Society of America.
    2. The SandmanFor other comic book series and characters called The Sandman, see The Sandman (comics). The Sandman is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Spider-Man. He was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and first appeared in is a Marvel ComicsMarvel Comics sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas is an American comic book company. Its best-known comics include The Fantastic Four Spider-Man The Incredible Hulk Captain America and X-Men''. Since the 1960s, it has been one of the two large supervillainFictional supervillains are the foils to comic-book superheroes and other fictional heroes. The typical supervillain is an evil genius. They are villains, but with extraordinary power or ability which makes them viable antagonists for the most gifted hero who can transform his body into sandSand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. Sand is a naturally occurring, finely divided rock, comprising particles or granules ranging in size from 0. 063 to 2 mm. An individual particle in this range size is termed a sand grain ., and is an enemy of Spider-ManNew York City. Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker, usually simply Peter Parker is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 ( 1962). Spider-Man is the quintes.
    3. The SandmanThe Sandman is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He lives in the Dream Dimension and protects children from their nightmares and occasionally from real-life menaces. He was created as a children's character by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and is a 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends DC Comics superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. He lives in the Dream Dimension and protects children in their dreams.
    4. The Sandman is the king of dreams and one of The Endless, in the series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. The series became a pop culture phenomenon in the 1990s.
  2. Sandman (also known as Sandmännchen) is a German children's television show. The show, durring the cold war was produced by both East and West German television.
  3. A Sandman in the film Logan's Run is an enforcer who chases down people attempting to escape from mandatory euthanasia at age 30. The title character (Logan) is a sandman.
  4. " Enter Sandman " is a song by Metallica from their album Metallica ( 1991).
  5. The Sandman (comedian) or Sandy is probably the most popular character of Australian comedian Steve Abott . Popularly known for his role in the Triple J serial 204 Bell Street and his perfomances with fellow character comedian Flacco on several Good News Week production, live acts and recordings. Abott retired Sandman in late 2003/early 2004, to work on his on image in his new SBS talk show In Siberia Tonight .

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