The Sandman
Summary
admonition : contains spoilers forWesley Dodds : The Sandman#3 !
At long last , the Golden AgeSandman , Wesley Dodds , has a suitable adversary . The Golden Age Sandman is one of DC ’s oldest fibre and a charter member of the Justice Society of America . Yet despite his longevity and fan prayer , the Sandman has never had a foe truly desirable of him – until now . InWesley Dodds : The Sandman#3,readers are introduced to a black and corrupted version of the Sandman , one who is more than a friction match for Dodds .
Wesley Dodds : The Sandman#3 is write by Robert Venditti and take in by Riley Rossmo . While investigating a occult twine of murders somehow tied to his sleeping gas expression , the Sandman runs afoulof a disastrous and violent - clothe villain . wear a flatulence masquerade similar to the Sandman ’s , this new opposer also carry a pistol and a variant of Dodd ’s sleeping gas gun . The villain never identifies himself , but says Dodds is just “ another man in the fog . ” After this , Dodds calls him “ the Fog . ”
The Fog even manages to give the Sandman the miscue , nearly kill him in the process .
The Golden Age Sandman is in the Midst of a Comeback
He’s One of DC’s First Super Heroes
Wesley Dodds , the Golden Age Sandman , is one of the foundations of the DC Universe , first come along in 1939’sNew York World ’s funfair Comics#1 . With his trademark petrol mask , fedora and sleeping gas , Sandman fought crime alongside both his partner Sandy and the Justice Society of America . The reference accomplish prominence in the modern earned run average thanks to the Vertigo titleSandman Mystery Theater , and recently returned to the land of the living in theLazarus Planetevent . While that series brought him to life in the present sidereal day , his current miniseries pursue him as a young human beings , just begin his crime fighting calling .
Yet , despite the Sandman ’s position as one of the sr. statesmen of the DC Universe , he has never had a baddie that was truly worthy of him . Many of his contemporary in the Justice Society , such as the Flash ( Jay Garrick ) and Green Lantern ( Alan Scott ) , had celebrated rogues ’ galleries . While Alan and Jay fought Vandal Savage and the Shade , the Sandman was limit to street crimes and mad scientists . This carry on in theSandman Mystery Theaterbook , which emphasized a pulpy , noir - inspire aesthetic that shun costume villain . The Sandman ’s dark and hover whole tone would lend itself well to some truly terrific villain .
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The Fog Took the Sandman Down to the Wire
How Will the Sandman Defeat the Fog?
But now the Sandman finally does get a worthwhile antagonist in the Fog . The Fog is a dark and corrupted interpretation of Dodds : both wear similar outfit , down to the gas mask . Yet whereas the Sandman seeks to expend his sleeping gas to usher in an epoch of “ humanistic warfare , ” the Fog wishes to pervert it into a arm of demise . Sometimes the best scoundrel are distorted interpretation of the heroes they campaign . While time will tell if the Fog will examine a worthy foe of the Golden AgeSandman , he is off to a hopeful start , nearly killing Dodds on his first outing .
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