What is Sandman (Marvel Comics)?
[[File:Sandman vs spiderman.jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as Sandman fighting Spider-Man.]] '''Sandman''' ('''William Baker''', better known as '''Flint Marko''') is a character and antagonist in [[Marvel Comics]], typically serving as an enemy of Spider-Man. He is a supervillain who can control and manipulate sand. Sandman was created by the late [[Stan Lee]] and the late [[Steve Ditko]]. He started out as a recurring adversary to the superhero [[Spider-Man]], has been slowly redeemed over time, eventually becoming an antihero. The Sandman has also been an enemy of the [[The Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]] and is a founding member of the supervillain teams the [[Sinister Six]] and the [[Frightful Four]]. == In other media == The character has been adapted to various other media incarnations of Spider-Man, including movies, television series, and video games. In live-action, he was portrayed by [[Thomas Haden Church]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007) and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) movie ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' (2021). A creature based on the Sandman appeared in the MCU movie ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'' (2019), which was actually an illusion created by a series of drones operated by [[Mysterio]]. In 2009, the Sandman was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 72nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. == Source == * [[File:CC-BY-SA icon.svg|50px]] Some text was copied from [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Sandman_(Marvel) Sandman (Marvel)] at Villains Wiki, which is released under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license]. [[Category:Marvel Comics supervillains]] [[Category:Spider-Man]]