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I fell into a super collider.
―Sandman to Max Dillion[src]

Sandman (real name Flint Marko) is a character from Marvel Comics. Flint Marko, portrayed by Thomas Haden Church, returns in Spider-Man: No Way Home after previously appearing in the non-MCU film Spider-Man 3.

Sandman was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

Background

In 2004, Flint Marco was a criminal who had a daughter named Penny. He watched the news of Spider-Man fighting Otto Octavius and learnt that the hero had defeated him and he died via using one of his own contraptions. Some time following this information, Marko fell into a super collider full of sand, which turned his body into sand. With these powers, Marko became known as Sandman and clashed with Spider-Man, discovering his true identity as Peter Parker. After a brutal fight, Parker learnt that Marko was the one who killed his uncle Ben, but Parker forgave Flint and they ended on good terms as Flint apologised to Peter and explained what caused him to shoot Ben. At some point following being forgiven, Marko's condition with the sand became permanent and he was unable to return to full human form.

Appearances

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Spider-Man: Far From Home

A Sandman who is a technologically-created decoy appears in the movie as part of Mysterio's scheme.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The Sandman of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy appears in this film, reprised by Thomas Haden Church. Teleported to another reality by Doctor Strange's botched spell, Sandman accidentally encounters the local Spider-Man and protects him from an attack by Electro. Mistaking this Peter Parker for his own Spider-Man since he hadn't seen him in years, Flint helps him incapacitate Electro, but, believing that this other Peter had killed Electro by teleporting him with a magic web, he almost attacks him, only to be placed in a magic cell in turn.

Later, Sandman is surprised to see the two villains Doctor Octopus and Green Goblin who were supposed to be long dead. Things become clearer, however, when Peter and his friends explain that Strange's botched spell brought several of Spider-Man's alternate foes to their dimension, with the majority having died fighting him. Afterwards, a guilt-ridden Peter decides to help the villains avoid their fate before they return home.

Brought to Happy Hogan's apartment, Sandman remains very relaxed until the evening when he and Electro converse about how they got their power and what they care about, Electro not wanting to be nobody again and Flint only wanting to see his daughter again. Unfortunately, a Green Goblin fully in possession of Norman Osborn's spirit tells Sandman, Electro, and Lizard that they don't need to be cured because their powers are gifts. Flint is at first reluctant due to his desire to see his daughter again but eventually snaps and flees the building.

On the Statue of Liberty in full renovation, Spider-Man allows the villains to trace him back through a broadcast of the Daily Bugle saying that he has in his hands the magic box that can bring them all home. Upon arriving, Sandman also finds himself confronted by the Spider-Man of his own reality and another alternate Spider-Man. During the confrontation, Sandman took on a gigantic form to easily overwhelm the three spiders despite brief interference from Electro. The two old acquaintances come face to face in the head of the statue, Spider-Man trying to convince Sandman that he can help him but it falls on deaf ears and Flint tries to gobble up his old enemy. in his body of sand. His attempt is ultimately successful when Spider-Man receives the Sandman's Cure in time and activates it, producing a burst of radiation that reverses Sandman's mutation, returning him to his human form. Again Flint Marko and in shock from the event, he is left safely inside the head while the other villains are healed and the ultimate fight against Green Goblin begins. Once Green Goblin is defeated and cured, Strange casts his spell and sends everyone back to their respective dimensions, with Flint being sent back into his own dimension along with Norman, Otto, and their Peter.

Marvel Animation

Spider-Man

Sandman appears in the new series Spider-Man with his daughter, Keemia, who also has sand powers.

Trivia

  • In Marvel Comics, William Baker was part of a gang and was locked up in Ryker's Island. After escaping, he was exposed to nuclear radiation that gave him the ability to control and morph into Sand. He battles against Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four and sometimes is an anti-hero, but later he joins the Sinister Six.
  • The shot of Sandman turning back into his human form in No Way Home is reused from Spider-Man 3. At the same time, he never reverts to his human form until he is healed, always taking a humanoid form made of sand.
  • Like Lizard's actor Rhys Ifans, Thomas Haden Church did not physically appear on set of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Instead Church recorded his lines and his transformation scene was re-used from Spider-Man 3.[1]

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References

External links

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (video/soundtrack) • Spider-Man: Far From Home (video/soundtrack) • Spider-Man: No Way Home (video/soundtrack) • Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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Media
Spider-Man
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WEB Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure
Characters
Heroes: Peter Parker/Spider-ManHulkMiles Morales/Spy-DAnya Corazon/Spider-GirlGwen Stacy/Ghost-SpiderNatasha Romanoff/Black WidowTony Stark/Iron ManBruce Banner/HulkLiz Allan/ScrewballSteve Roger/Captain AmericaKamala Khan/Ms. MarvelCloak and DaggerMarc Spector/Moon KnightCarol Danvers/Captain MarvelRiri Williams/IronheartAmadeus Cho/Totally Awesome HulkGamoraPeter Quill/Star-LordGrootDrax the Destroyer

Villains: Norman Osborn/Dark GoblinJohn Jameson/Man-WolfOllie Osnick/Steel SpiderSpencer SmytheSymbioteBrock Rumlow/CrossbonesAbner Jenkins/BeetleOtto Octavius/Doctor Octopus/Superior Spider-ManRaymond Warren/The JackalGhostHerman Schultz/ShockerAleksei Sytsevich/RhinoFelicia Hardy/Black CatFlint Marko/SandmanKeemia Marko/SandgirlHammerheadSergei Kravinoff/Kraven the HunterCarl Creel/Absorbing ManArnim ZolaPhineas Mason/TinkererJack O'LanternElectroM.O.D.O.K.Mark Raxton/Molten ManCarolyn Trainer/Lady Octopus
Other characters: Flash Thompson/VenomAunt MayBen ParkerMax ModellAnna Maria MarconiHarry Osborn/HobgoblinMary Jane WatsonMaria Corazon

Episodes
Season One: "Horizon High" • "Osborn Academy" • "A Day in the Life" • "Party Animals" • "Sandman" • "Symbiotic Relationship" • "Stark Expo" • "Ultimate Spider-Man" • "Kraven's Amazing Hunt" • "Halloween Moon" • "Spider-Man on Ice" • "Venom" • "Screwball Live" • "The Rise of Doc Ock" • "Spider-Island" • "The Hobgoblin"

Season Two: "How I Thwipped My Summer Vacation" • "Take Two" • "Between an Ock and a Hard Place" • "Rise Above It All" • "School of Hard Knocks" • "Dead Man's Party" • "Venom Returns" • "Bring on the Bad Guys" • "Brain Drain" • "The Living Brain" • "The Day Without Spider-Man" • "My Own Worst Enemy" • "Critical Update" • "A Troubled Mind" • "Cloak and Dagger" • "Superior" • "Brand New Day" • "The Cellar" • "The Road to Goblin War" • "Goblin War"
Season Three: "Web of Venom" • "Amazing Friends" • "Vengeance of Venom" • "Spider-Man Unmasked" • "Generations" • "Maximum Venom"

Organizations
AvengersStark IndustriesHYDRAA.I.M.Worldwide Engineering Brigade
See Also
Web-ShootersIron Man's armorPumpkin BombsCaptain America's ShieldVibraniumMilanoKamala's BangleList of characters in Earth-17628