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What powers did Sandman (Wesley Dodds) have?
Wesley Dodds has prophetic dreams which come to him as cryptic, ambiguous visions of crimes.
What were Sandman's (Wesley Dodds) abilities?
Wesley Dodds possesses the strength level of a man who engages in regular exercise, and was a fine hand-to-hand combatant.
Did Sandman (Wesley Dodds) have any more abilities other than prophetic dreams?
Sandman is a talented chemist and inventor, creating the sand-like substance and the Silicoid Gun ultimately responsible for transforming Sandy the Golden Boy into a Silicon-based life-form.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Sandman (Wesley Dodds) article?
Wizard Magazine ranked Wesley Dodds among the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time, and he is the oldest superhero in terms of continuity to appear on the list.

Question: What year did he start?
Self-contained rewrite: What year did Sandman (Wesley Dodds) start?