Wesley Dodds

Wesley Dodds is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.

Biography

Pre-Crisis

Wesley Dodds

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Wesley Dodds

Burke got the drop on Sandman in the library, and after kicking away his gun he started pounding his ribs while Sandman thought that his life was becoming a cliché. A woman saw Burke's attack, and hit him with a poker, screaming that he was killing the man on the ground. Sandman made his escape, but collapsed, and was found by a homeless man. Slipping into unconsciousness Sandman recalled a Eugene O'Neill play he'd seen that he thought was trite, but was coming to agree with O'Neill that people were ruled by their passions and unable to control their actions or others reactions. The homeless removed Sandman's mask, and thought he was a deranged war vet because of his gas mask. Sandman stumbled away and managed to drive home, getting patched up by Humphries. Dian came to check on him, and was horrified that he was up to his old nonsense. Sandman said he couldn't expect to change overnight, and he had a responsibility to end injustice. He said his dreams that guided him were not clear without Dian, but she left in a huff. Wesley had a dream about missing crucial parts of his mind, which had become puzzle pieces. Dian learned form her father Larry that Burke was pursuing the Butcher in the sewers under French restaurant Blanco Negro, and called Wesley to tip him off. She admitted that she didn't know why she felt the way she did, but she couldn't stop thinking about him. Sandman Burke and his men had discovered the Butcher's abattoir of butchered victims hanging from meat-hooks in various states of decay when Sandman entered the tunnels. Sandman was having trouble with his memory, and wondered if his family curse was hitting him. He'd seen his grandfather slip in dementia, even though he was too young to understand the ramifications, and when his father started getting ill he died soon after. Sandman liked to think his father would have fought his mental illness to his last. The Butcher had already killed one of Burke's men, and when Burke saw Sandman he decided to shoot at him instead of the Butcher. The Butcher attacked officer Francis, lifting him up with a meathook, and Sandman helped save him and Burke. The Butcher almost killed Sandman before Burke shot the serial killer, and Sandman managed to slip away. Dian met him on the street and offered him a ride home, and he was overjoyed to see her. (Sandman Mystery Theatre v1 #28)

Wesley and Dian had Christmas Eve dinner, and spent a night of passion together. On Christmas day, he gave Dian a locket that belonged to his mother, and she gave him a watch dedicated to helping Sandman sleep. He had little need to go out as Sandman since his dreams were unfocused and not pulling him in as they had without her. He'd been contacted to invest in Bannermain Chemicals, and took Dian along. She loved the fact that she respected him as an equal. He was wooed by Alexander Bannermain, but got along better with his chemist Rex Tyler. Bannermain insisted they attend his New Year's costume ball, and Wes and Dian spent another night together, but when she woke up the bed was empty except for a Sandman doll. Wes could not sleep because of a nightmare, and after some prodding from Dian he opened up. He dreamed of a giant clockface covering the city, and criminals running across it smashing valuables. He also saw Rex Tyler, and wanted to speak to him, so he arranged a dinner at McSorley's. After some good conversation they parted ways, but when Wes tried to trail him Rex took one of the Miraclo pills of his own invention that gave him superpowers and lost him. Wes tried to figure out how to do surveillance on him, and Dian called up the electric company as Rex's 'wife' saying their power was out and asking them to read back her address. Wes was pleased with her ingenuity, and she convinced him to go to Bannermain's ball, saying she'd already picked out costumes for them. (Sandman Mystery Theatre v1 #30)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Wesley Dodds

Notes

• Wesley Dodds was created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman where he made his first appearance in New York World's Fair Comics #1 (January, 1939).

Appearances

• New York World's Fair Comics v1: (1939)
• JSA v1:

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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