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Dream of the Endless was imprisoned on Earth and prevented from performing his duties. The universe, in an attempt to right itself, put a bit of Dream's soul into Wesley Dodds. Wesley Dodds was ceaselessly haunted by nightmares and they only abated when he took on the identity of Sandman and began a crusade against crime.
Sandman joined the JSA, and during WWII he joined the All-Star Squadron and took on Sandy the Golden Boy as his sidekick.
In Opal City, Sandman and the JSA fought Johnny Sorrow. During the fight Sandman's sidekick Sandy damaged the subspace prototype Sorrow was wearing with his wirepoon, and the villain vanished into thin air.
Sandman the JSA and Scarab came to Sandy's rescue when the lad was kidnapped by Johnny Sorrow. Sorrow opened a gateway to the Subtle Realms and unleashed the King of Tears on Earth, then disappeared. The Spectre devoured the King then cried him out into a vial created by Green Lantern I, trapping the King's essence.
Sandman couldn't sleep, and visited the townhouse where he kept Sandy in a glass cell. He again apologized to the boy for turning him into a monster. The time-traveling Sand, the future version of Sandy, revealed himself to Sandman. He promised Sandman he’d one day find a cure for Sandy’s condition, and told him he had to return to action to stop Per Degaton from altering history and ending the Justice Society legacy. Sand and Sandman met up with the rest of the reformed Justice Society and the time-traveling JSA at the Justice Society brownstone. Hourman informed them Per Degaton was going to assassinate the President. The Justice Society and JSA went to Washington to warn Truman that his life was in danger. Degaton and the Red Morgue attacked Washington, but the teams were ready for him. Degaton used a time-disc to speed up Atom's metabolism and turn him into a nuclear bomb ready to go off. If he exploded millions would die, but J.J. Thunder and Johnny Thunder summoned the Thunderolt to turn Atom back to normal. Sandman and the other heroes defeated Degaton, who fled into the timestream. The resulting time distortion caused Sandman and the other Society members to forget their adventure with the JSA.
Wesley retired as a mysteyman after suffering a heart attack. He would return to using the Sandman identity years later during semi-regular team-ups of the JSA and JLA.
Sandman and the JSA entered a notional dimension created by Odin that contained a simulation of Ragnarok. As Sandman and the JSA fought in Ragnarok, Odin offered Dream the notional dimension in exchange for the control of Hell, which Dream possessed the key to. Odin pointed out the value of Sandman, who possessed a portion of Dream’s soul. In the end Dream couldn’t give control of Hell to Odin.
Now an elderly man, Wesley retired once more and toured the Far East with Dian Belmont, the love of his life. Wesley was with Dian Bellmont when she passed away.
Tibet; Wesley had a prophetic dream predicting his life would soon end. He climbed Mt. Kailash with Speed Saunders, and once they reached the top they contacted the Gray Man. The Gray Man gave them information about where the next Dr. Fate would be born, and Wesley told Speed to pass the information on to his old JSA allies. Mordru then appeared and threatened Wesley with everlasting agony if he didn't reveal what he knew about the coming of the Fate-Child. Wesley jumped off the mountaintop rather than tell Mordru anything. In the last moments before his death Wesley thought about being reunited with Dian Bellmont.
Sandman was buried in Valhalla, a cemetery where many superheroes were laid to rest. Sentinel, Wildcat I, Star-Spangled Kid II, Starman I and VII, Hippolyta, Flash I, Black Canary II, Atom Smasher and Johnny Thunder attended the funeral, and Sandman's former sidekick Sandy read the eulogy.
Criminology: Wesley Dodds possessed a sharp intellect and was a skilled if albeit amateur detective.
Chemistry: He was also a talented chemist, creating the the sand-like substance used to transform Sandy the Golden Boy
Inventor: Wes was also a talented inventor. One of the devices that Wes created was a Silicoid Gun - a weapon ultimately responsible for transforming Sandy the Golden Boy into a Silicon-based lifeform.
As a hobby, Wes enjoyed reading, writing, poetry, origami and philosophy.In the early years of his career, Wesley Dodds possessed the strength level of a man who engaged in moderate regular exercise. By 1942, he realized that the threats he faced demanded more physical discipline, and he became an able-bodied hand-to-hand combatant. As he grew older, his strength level diminished in relative proportion to his age.
In the early days of his career, the Sandman drove a black 1938 Plymouth Coupe. The car was enhanced with various features to aid Wes in his crusade against crime. Should an adversary attempt to pursue the Sandman, Wes could pull a switch on the dashboard of his car, which released the detachable rear bumper. The interior of the bumper was lined with barbed spikes - ideal for tearing the tires of any vehicle attempting to follow him.
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