DC Comics’ Sandman’s First Appearance: A Golden Age Debut
DC Comics’ Sandman’s First Appearance: A Golden Age Debut On this day in comic book history, June 15, 1939, a new type of hero emerged from the shadows. Sandman’s first appearance in the pages of Adventure Comics #40 marked a pivotal moment, introducing readers to the enigmatic Wesley Dodds. This debut wasn’t just another story; […]
Sandman (June 15, 1939) This Day In Comics
Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, first appeared in Adventure Comics #40 (June 15, 1939). One of the medium’s seminal “mystery men”, as referred to at the time, the Sandman straddled the pulp magazine detective tradition and the emerging superhero tradition by dint of his dual identity and his fanciful, masked attire and weapon: an exotic “gas […]