Unofficial Chronology SANDMAN [Wesley Bernard "Wes" Dodds]
 Created by Gardner Fox and Bernard Christman

Sandman

CHRONOLOGY INDEX

   Below is the definitive list of appearances of Sandman in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

   Follow the underlined links for a complete index of the issue, including story and creator info as well as full character chronology and in some cases story synopses.

  • First Appearance: Adventure Comics #40 (July 1939)
  • SANDMAN CHRONOLOGY

  • Secret Origins Vol. 2 #7/2 (October 1986): "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Sandman"
  • New York World's Fair #1 (1939): "Sandman at the World's Fair"
  • Adventure Comics #40 (July 1939): "The Tarantula Strikes"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #1 (April 1993): "The Tarantula Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #2 (May 1993): "The Tarantula Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #3 (June 1993): "The Tarantula Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #4 (July 1993): "The Tarantula Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #5 (August 1993): "The Face Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #6 (September 1993): "The Face Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #7 (October 1993): "The Face Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #8 (November 1993): "The Face Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #9 (December 1993): "The Brute Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #10 (January 1994): "The Brute Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #11 (February 1994): "The Brute Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #12 (March 1994): "The Brute Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1 (1994): [No Title]
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #13 (April 1994): "The Vamp Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #14 (May 1994): "The Vamp Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #15 (June 1994): "The Vamp Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #16 (July 1994): "The Vamp Final Act"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #17 (August 1994): "The Scorpion Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #18 (September 1994): "The Scorpion Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #19 (October 1994): "The Scorpion Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #20 (November 1994): "The Scorpion Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #21 (December 1994): "Dr. Death Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #22 (January 1995): "Dr. Death Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #23 (February 1995): "Dr. Death Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #24 (March 1995): "Dr. Death Final Act"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #25 (April 1995): "Night of the Butcher Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #26 (May 1995): "Night of the Butcher Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #27 (June 1995): "Night of the Butcher Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #28 (July 1995): "Night of the Butcher Final Act"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #29 (August 1995): "The Hourman Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #30 (September 1995): "The Hourman Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #31 (October 1995): "The Hourman Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #32 (November 1995): "The Hourman Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #33 (December 1995): "The Python Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #34 (January 1996): "The Python Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #35 (February 1996): "The Python Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #36 (March 1996): "The Python Act Four"
  • Sandman Midnight Theatre #1 (1996): "Sandman Midnight Theatre"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #37 (April 1996): "The Mist Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #38 (May 1996): "The Mist Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #39 (June 1996): "The Mist Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #40 (July 1996): "The Mist Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #41 (August 1996): "The Crone Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #42 (September 1996): "The Crone Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #43 (October 1996): "The Crone Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #44 (November 1996): "The Crone Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #45 (December 1996): "The Blackhawk Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #46 (January 1997): "The Blackhawk Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #47 (February 1997): "The Blackhawk Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #48 (March 1997): "The Blackhawk Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #49 (April 1997): "Return of the Scarlet Ghost Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #50 (May 1997): "Return of the Scarlet Ghost Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #51 (June 1997): "Return of the Scarlet Ghost Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #52 (July 1997): "Return of the Scarlet Ghost Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #53 (August 1997): "The Crone Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #54 (September 1997): "The Crone Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #55 (October 1997): "The Crone Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #56 (November 1997): "The Crone Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #57 (December 1997): "The Cannon Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #58 (January 1998): "The Cannon Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #59 (February 1998): "The Cannon Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #60 (March 1998): "The Cannon Act Four"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #61 (April 1998): "The City Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #65 (September 1998): "The Goblin Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #66 (October 1998): "The Goblin Act Two"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #67 (November 1998): "The Goblin Act Three"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #68 (December 1998): "The Goblin Final Act"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #69 (January 1999): "The Hero Act One"
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #70 (February 1999): "The Hero Final Act"
  • Adventure Comics #41 (August 1939): [On the Waterfront]
  • Adventure Comics #42 (September 1939): [The Three Sandmen] [As Wesley Dodds]
  • Adventure Comics #43 (October 1939): [Island Uprising]
  • Adventure Comics #44 (November 1939): "The Sandman Meets the Face"
  • Adventure Comics #45 (December 1939): [The Golden Gusher]
  • Adventure Comics #46 (January 1940): "The Sandman Meets With Murder"
  • Adventure Comics #47 (February 1940): "Lady in Evening Clothes"
  • Adventure Comics #48 (March 1940): [Death to the D.A.]
  • Adventure Comics #49 (April 1940): [Cold Cures and Crime]
  • Adventure Comics #50 (May 1940): [Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot]
  • Adventure Comics #51 (June 1940): [The Van Leew Emeralds]
  • All-Star Comics #1/2 (summer 1940): [The Twin Thiefs]
  • New York World's Fair #2 (1940): "At the World's Fair"
  • Adventure Comics #52 (July 1940): "Wanted! Dead or Alive"
  • Adventure Comics #53 (August 1940): [The Loan Sharks]
  • Adventure Comics #54 (September 1940): [Case of the Kidnapped Heiress]
  • All-Star Comics #2/4 (fall 1940): [The Glowing Globe]
  • Adventure Comics #55 (October 1940): [The Star of Singapore]
  • Adventure Comics #56 (November 1940): [The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity]
  • Adventure Comics #57 (December 1940): [To Hammer the Earth]
  • Adventure Comics #58 (January 1941): [Orchids of Doom]
  • DC Special #29 (August-September 1977): "The Untold Origin of the Justice Society"
  • All-Star Comics #3 (winter 1940): "The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America"
  • All-Star Comics #4 (March-April 1941): "For America and Democracy"
  • Adventure Comics #59 (February 1941): [The Story of the Flaming Ruby]
  • Adventure Comics #60 (March 1941): [Mystery at Malay Mac's]
  • Adventure Comics #61 (April 1941): "The Menace of the Metal Gun"
  • Adventure Comics #62 (May 1941): [The Purple Death Ray]
  • Adventure Comics #63 (June 1941): "The Voodoo Sorcerer"
  • All-Star Comics #5 (June-July 1941): [The Mysterious Mister X]
  • Adventure Comics #64 (July 1941): "The Unseen Man"
  • Adventure Comics #65 (August 1941): [The Sandman at Sea]
  • All-Star Comics #6 (August-September 1941): "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder"
  • Adventure Comics #66 (September 1941): [The Cometiray]
  • World's Finest Comics #3 (fall 1941): "Crime Visits the Opera"
  • Adventure Comics #67 (October 1941): "The Man in Miniature"
  • All-Star Comics #7 (October-November 1941): "The Justice Society of America Raises $1,000,000 for War Orphans"
  • All-Star Squadron Annual #3 (1984): [Untitled] [Flashback]
  • DC 2000 #1 (2000): [No Title]
  • DC 2000 #2 (2000): [No Title]
  • Adventure Comics #68 (November 1941): [Crime on Ice]
  • Adventure Comics #69 (December 1941): "The Case of the Giant Bees"
  • World's Finest Comics #4 (winter 1941): "The Story of the Secret Six"
  • All-Star Comics #8 (December 1941-January 1942): "Two New Members Win Their Spurs"
  • Adventure Comics #70 (January 1942): "The Adventure of the Murderous Bookshop"
  • Adventure Comics #71 (February 1942): "Adventure of the Road of No Return"
  • All-Star Comics #9 (February-March 1942): [Hemisphere Defense]
  • Adventure Comics #72 (March 1942): "The Riddle of the Slave Market"
  • World's Finest Comics #5 (spring 1942): "Gems of Jeopardy"
  • Adventure Comics #73 (April 1942): "Bells of Madness"
  • All-Star Comics #10 (April-May 1942): "500 Years Into the Future"
  • Adventure Comics #74 (May 1942): "The Man Who Knew All the Answers"
  • Adventure Comics #75 (June 1942): "The Villain from Valhalla"
  • World's Finest Comics #6 (summer 1942): "The Adventure of the Magic Forest"
  • Adventure Comics #76 (July 1942): "Mr. Noah Raids the Town"
  • Justice League of America #193/2 (August 1981): "The All-Star Squadron"
  • All-Star Squadron #1 (September 1981): "The World on Fire"
  • All-Star Squadron #2 (October 1981): "The Tyrant Out of Time"
  • All-Star Squadron #3 (November 1981): "The Dooms of Dark December"
  • All-Star Squadron #4 (December 1981): "Day of the Dragon King"
  • All-Star Squadron #5 (January 1982): "Never Step On A Feathered Serpent" [Appearance same as All-Star Comics #11, pages 1-4]
  • All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983): "For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light" [Flashback]
  • All-Star Comics #11 (June-July 1942): "The Justice Society Join the War on Japan" [Pages 4-55]
  • All-Star Squadron #19 (March 1983): "Death Considered As a State of Mind" [Note: Appearance same as All-Star Comics #11]
  • All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983): "For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light"
  • All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983): "A Tale of Three Citadels"
  • All-Star Squadron #27 (November 1983): "A Spectre is Haunting the Multiverse"
  • All-Star Squadron #28 (December 1983): "By Hatred Possessed"
  • All-Star Comics #12 (August-September 1942): "The Black Dragon Menace"
  • All-Star Squadron #30 (February 1984): "Day of the Black Dragon" [Flashback: Appearance same as All-Star Comics #12]
  • Adventure Comics #77 (August 1942): "Dreams of Doom"
  • All-Star Squadron #31 (March 1984): "Uncle Sam Wants You"
  • Adventure Comics #78 (September 1942): "The Miracle Maker"
  • World's Finest Comics #7 (fall 1942): "A Modern Arabian Nightmare"
  • Adventure Comics #79 (October 1942): "Footprints in the Sands of Time"
  • All-Star Comics #13 (October-November 1942): "Shanghaied Into Space"
  • All-Star Squadron #50 (October 1985): "Crisis Point" [Appearance same as All-Star Comics #13 pages 1-5]
  • All-Star Squadron #55 (March 1986): "Crisis at Canaveral" [Appearance same as All-Star Comics #13 pages 13-18]
  • All-Star Squadron #60 (August 1986): "The End of the Beginning!" [Appearance same as All-Star Comics #13 pages 55-56]
  • Young All-Stars #2 (July 1987): "A Gathering of Heroes"
  • Young All-Stars #3 (August 1987): "A Call to Arms"
  • Young All-Stars #9 (February 1988): "You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Souls"
  • Adventure Comics #80 (November 1942): "The Man Who Couldn't Sleep"
  • Adventure Comics #81 (December 1942): "A Drama in Dreams"
  • All-Star Comics #14 (December 1942-January 1943): "Food for Starving Patriots"
  • Young All-Stars #27 (July 1989): "Meanwhile..." [Flashback to events taking place during All-Star Comics #14]
  • Adventure Comics #82 (January 1943): "Santa Fronts for the Mob"
  • Adventure Comics #83 (February 1943): "The Lady and the Champ"
  • All-Star Comics #15 (February-March 1943): "The Man Who Created Images"
  • Action Comics #663 (March 1991): [9] "Time & Time Again Phase Two: Lost In the '40s Tonight"
  • Adventure Comics #84 (March 1943): "Crime Carnival"
  • Adventure Comics #85 (April-May 1943): "The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack"
  • All-Star Comics #16 (April-May 1943): "The Justice Society of America Fights for a United America"
  • Detective Comics #76 (June 1943): "The Invasion of America"
  • Adventure Comics #86 (June-July 1943): "The Boy Who Was Too Big for His Breeches"
  • All-Star Comics #17 (June-July 1943): "Brain Wave Goes Berserk"
  • Adventure Comics #87 (August-September 1943): "I Hated the Sandman"
  • All-Star Comics #18 (fall 1943): "Insects Turn to Crime"
  • Adventure Comics #88 (October-November 1943): "The Cruise of the Crescent"
  • All-Star Comics #19 (winter 1943): "The Crimes Set to Music"
  • Adventure Comics #89 (December 1943-January 1944): "Prisoner of His Dreams"
  • Adventure Comics #90 (February-March 1944): "Sleepy Time Crimes"
  • All-Star Comics #20 (spring 1944): "The Movie That Changed a Man's Life"
  • Adventure Comics #91 (April-May 1944): "Courage a la Carte"
  • Adventure Comics #92 (June-July 1944): "The Tough Guy"
  • All-Star Comics #21 (summer 1944): "The Man Who Relived His Life"
  • Adventure Comics #93 (August-September 1944): "Sleep for Sale"
  • Adventure Comics #94 (October-November 1944): "Reincarnation of a Rogue"
  • Adventure Comics #95 (December 1944-January 1945): "The Riddle of the Rembrandt"
  • Adventure Comics #96 (February-March 1945): "Two Dreams to Destiny"
  • Adventure Comics #97 (April-May 1945): "No Curtains for Cupid"
  • Adventure Comics #98 (June-July 1945): "Hero of Dreams"
  • Adventure Comics #99 (August-September 1945): "He Doodled It"
  • Adventure Comics #100 (October-November 1945): "Sweets for Swag"
  • Adventure Comics #101 (December 1945-January 1946): "No Nap for No-Nerves"
  • Adventure Comics #102 (February-March 1946): "The Dream of Peter Green"
  • Justice League of America #113 (September-October 1974): "The Creature in the Velvet Cage" [Flashback]
  • Justice League of America #46 (August 1966): "Crisis Between Earth-One and Earth-Two"
  • Justice League of America #47 (September 1966): "The Bridge Between Earths"
  • Justice League of America #64 (August 1968): "The Stormy Return of the Red Tornado"
  • Justice League of America #65 (September 1968): "T.O. Morrow Kills the Justice League - Today"
  • Justice League of America #82 (August 1970): "Peril of the Paired Planets"
  • Justice League of America #100 (August 1972): "The Unknown Soldier of Victory"
  • Justice League of America #101 (September 1972): "The Hand That Shook the World"
  • Justice League of America #102 (October 1972): "And One of Us Must Die"
  • Justice League of America #107 (September-October 1973): "Crisis on Earth-X"
  • Justice League of America #108 (November-December 1973): "Thirteen Against the Earth"
  • Justice League of America #113 (September-October 1974): "The Creature in the Velvet Cage"
  • DC Comics Presents #42/2 (February 1982): "Whatever Happened to the Sandman?"
  • DC Comics Presents #47/2 (July 1982): "Whatever Happened to Sandy the Golden Boy?"
  • All-Star Comics #74 (September-October 1978): "World on the Edge of Ending"
  • Adventure Comics #466/3 (November-December 1979): "The Defeat of the Justice Society"
  • America vs. the Justice Society #1 (January 1985): "I Accuse" [Note: no longer in continuity]
  • America vs. the Justice Society #2 (February 1985): "Trial By Congress" [Note: no longer in continuity]
  • America vs. the Justice Society #3 (March 1985): "Hostile Witness" [Note: no longer in continuity]
  • America vs. the Justice Society #4 (April 1985): "D-Day For Degaton" [Note: no longer in continuity]
  • Infinity, Inc. #21 (December 1985): "Shadows at Midnight"
  • Infinity, Inc. #25 (April 1986): "Business As Usual"
  • Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1 (1986): "Last Days of the Justice Society of America"
  • Sandman Vol. 2 #26 (May 1991): "Season of Mists, Chapter 5"
  • Armageddon: Inferno #3 (June 1992): "The Last Hope"
  • Armageddon: Inferno #4 (July 1992): "The Gathering of Heroes"
  • Justice Society of America Vol. 2 #1 (August 1992): "Home Again"
  • Justice Society of America Vol. 2 #8 (March 1993): "Whispering Death"
  • Justice Society of America Vol. 2 #10 (May 1993): "JSA No More?"
  • Spectre Vol. 3 #20 (July 1994): "Spear of Destiny, Part Two: Strange Friends" [As Wesley Dodds]
  • Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #3 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
  • Zero Hour: Crisis In Time! #2 (September 1994): "Zero Hour"
  • Sandman Vol. 2 #72 (November 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Three: In Which We Wake" [As Wesley Dodds]
  • Starman Vol. 2 #20 (July 1996): "Sand and Stars, Part One"
  • Starman Vol. 2 #21 (August 1996): "Sand and Stars, Part Two"
  • Starman Vol. 2 #22 (September 1996): "Sand and Stars, Part Three"
  • Starman Vol. 2 #23 (October 1996): "Sand and Stars, Part Four"
  • Spectre Vol. 3 #55 (July 1997): "Proven Guilty" [As Wesley Dodds]
  • JSA Secret Files #1 (August 1999): "Gathering Storms"
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