Sandy Hawkins

Sandy Hawkins
Cover to Justice Society of America, Volume 2 #5 (2007), art by Alex Ross
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventure Comics #69 (December 1941)
Created by	Mort Weisinger (writer) Paul Norris (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Young All-Stars Justice League
Notable aliases	Sandy the Golden Boy, Sand, Sandman
Abilities	Prophetic dreams Armed combat Silicon-based body

Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins, formerly known as Sandy the Golden Boy, Sands, Sand and currently known as Sandman, is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Mort Weisinger and artist Paul Norris, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #69.^[1] After being unutilized for several years, he was reintroduced by writers David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns in the comic JSA in the late 1990s and with a greatly expanded set of powers and responsibilities. He eventually took on the name of Sandman, succeeding his former mentor.