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===Wesley Dodds===
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'''Wesley Dodds''', also known as '''Sandman''', is the original costumed crimefighter who used the name. According to Gaiman, he was merely filling a hole in the universe in a similar way to a process of evolution, in which animals fill up a niche—for instance, what should fly. He is first seen in ''The Sandman'' series in a two-panel cameo in issue #1, and another cameo in issue #26. Dream occasionally appeared in dream sequences in Dodds's own series, ''[[Sandman Mystery Theatre]]''. The two finally met for real in Gaiman's ''[[Sandman Midnight Theatre]]''. Dodds appeared out of costume during ''[[The Sandman: The Wake]]'' (#72). The reason for his prophetic visions is explained as him being embodied with a small portion of Dream's essence. His reasoning for assuming his role as The Sandman is given as nightmares of Dream in his helmet that plague him ''until'' he begins his career as a crimefighter, after which "Wesley Dodds sleeps the '''sleep''' of the '''Just'''."

In the podcast, Wesley Dodds is voiced by [[Ray Porter]].