| Alias |
 |
| Sandman |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
|
William Baker Aliases
Flint Marko
Sylvester Mann
Note: Apparently the criminal William Baker suffers from
a split-personality disorder and assumes the name of Flint Marko when he
is not acting in a criminal manner. |
| Occupation |
|
Adventurer
Criminal
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of the United States with a criminal record, pardoned but revoked. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Queens,
New York |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Avengers
Frightful Four
Sinister
Six
Wild Pack I
|
| Base
of Operations |
| New
York, New York |
| Height |
| 6'
1" - Varies |
| Weight |
| 450
lbs. - Varies |
| Eye
Color |
| Brown |
| Hair
Color |
| Brown |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian
- Now Sand |
| Known
Powers |
| Nuclear
radiation combined with silicate causing a mutation enabling superhuman
strength, speed, agility, durability and the ability to convert into and
control sand. Sand can be added to mass to increase density, contort
body into different shapes of various density or fuse into glass.
|
| Accessories |
| Sand
and other silicate based materials. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Fantastic
Four
Hulk
II
Hydro-Man
Silver
Sable
Spider-Man
I
Spider-Man
II
|
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Amazing
Spider-Man Vol. 1 & 2
Friendly Neighborhood
Spider-Man
Incredible
Hulk Vol. 1
Peter
Parker Spider-Man Vol. 1 & 2
Spectacular
Spider-Man Vol. 1
Spider-Man
Vol. 1
Web of Spider-Man
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Amazing
Spider-Man Vol. 1 #4 (Sept. 1963) |
| Creator |
| Stan
Lee & Steve Ditko |
| Origin |
| Escaping prison, William
Baker found refuge in a military nuclear testing site on a beach.
When a nuclear explosion was detonated, he was exposed to huge amounts of
radiation. Awaking, he discovered himself alive, but realized he had changed
into a Sandman. |