The Religious Affiliation of
The Sandman
Wesley Dodds

Religion: Jewish Catholic

Name: The Sandman

Alter Ego: Wesley Dodds

Other Names: Wesley Bernard "Wes" Dodds; Grainy Gladiator; Sandman I

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: New York World's Fair Comics #1 (Apr. 1939): "Sandman at the World's Fair"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (actual first appearance) New York World's Fair Comics #1 (Apr. 1939): "Sandman at the World's Fair"; (apparent intended first chronological appearance) Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #40 (July 1939): "The Tarantula Strikes"

Creators: Gardner F. Fox (as Larry Dean), Bert Christman

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 255

   Comic Book Appearances: 252

   TV, Film Appearances: 3

Teams/Affiliations: All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America

Enemy of: The Tarantula

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 49 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Adventure Comics

Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #40 (July 1939): "The Tarantula Strikes" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #47 (Feb. 1940): "Lady in Evening Clothes" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #48 (Mar. 1940): "Death to the D.A." (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #58 (Jan. 1941): "Orchids of Doom" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #59 (Feb. 1941): "The Story of the Flaming Ruby" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #60 (Mar. 1941): "Mystery at Malay Mac's" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #61 (Apr. 1941): "The Menace of the Metal Gun" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #62 (May 1941): "The Purple Death Ray" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #63 (June 1941): "The Voodoo Sorcerer" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #64 (July 1941): "The Unseen Man" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #65 (Aug. 1941): "The Sandman at Sea" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #66 (Sep. 1941): "The Comet-Ray" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #67 (Oct. 1941): "The Secret of the Man in Miniature" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #68 (Nov. 1941): "Crime on Ice" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #69 (Dec. 1941): "The Case of the Giant Bees" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #70 (Jan. 1942): "The Adventure of the Murderous Bookshop" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #72 (Mar. 1942): "The Riddle of the Slave Market" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #73 (Apr. 1942): "Bells of Madness" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #75 (June 1942): "The Villain from Valhalla" (lead character)

All-Star Comics

All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #2 (Fall 1940): "The Glowing Globe" (lead character)
All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #8 (Dec. 1941 - Jan. 1942): "Two New Members Win Their Spurs"

All-Star Squadron #50 (Oct. 1985): "Crisis Point!"
America vs. the Justice Society

America vs. the Justice Society #2 (Feb. 1985): "Trial by Congress"
America vs. the Justice Society #3 (Mar. 1985): "Hostile Witness"
America vs. the Justice Society #4 (Apr. 1985): "D-Day For Degation"

JSA

JSA #1 (Aug. 1999): "Justice Be Done" (dream)
JSA #2 (Sep. 1999): "The Wheel of Life" (mentioned)

Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #0 (Sep. 2006): "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Five: Born Again" (1-panel cameo)

Justice Society of America

Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #1 (Aug. 1992): "Home Again"
Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #6 (Jan. 1993): "Give Me Liberty..."
Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #8 (Mar. 1993): "Whispering Death!"
Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #10 (May 1993): "JSA No More?"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 2007): "The Next Age, Chapter 1" (cameo)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5 (June 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Chapter Two: Dreams and Fire" (mentioned)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #8 (Oct. 2007): "Belles & Whistles" (cameo)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #16 (July 2008): "One World, Under Gog, Part 1: He Came, and Salvation with Him" (cameo)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #25 (May 2009): "Between a Rock and Hard Place (Part III): Family Feuds" (statue)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #29 (Sep. 2009): "Fresh Meat" (photo/picture/video)

Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
New York World's Fair Comics #1 (Apr. 1939): "Sandman at the World's Fair" (lead character)
Sandman Midnight Theatre (Sep. 1995) (lead character)
Sandman Mystery Theatre

Sandman Mystery Theatre #1 (Apr. 1993): "The Tarantula - Act One" (lead character)
Sandman Mystery Theatre #58 (Jan. 1998): "The Cannon - Act Two" (lead character)

Secret Society of Super-Villains #15 (June-July 1978): "The Wizard's War of the Worlds!" (cameo)
Starman (vol. 2) #29 (Apr. 1997): "The Shade's Journal"
World's Finest Comics

World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #3 (Autumn 1941): "Crime Visits the Opera" (lead character)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #5 (Spring 1942): "Gems of Jeopardy" (lead character)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #6 (Summer 1942): "The Adventure of the Magic Forest" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Sandman.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0170844/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/wesley-dodds/29-9299/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=sandman
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=sandman
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=20
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=5602
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/475/