Yuppers. DCUC packaging. I dont’t have a lot left to say here, although I do really dig the gasmask logo they cooked up for him on the bottom insert. It looks cool and gives a nice personalized quality to the packaged figure. Sandman comes with one of C&C STRIPE’s legs, mostly concealed behind the insert.

So, right out of the gate, its pretty easy to tell that Sandman features a fair amount of reused sculpting from The Question. The legs and arms are identical, as is the hat. The shirt and tie appear to be the same too, and while at first glance I thought the suit jacket was the same, there are significant differences. At the very least there’s been some resculpting, although I’m thinking it might be entirely new. Sandman’s costume includes a purple cape that clashes with the green suit enough to make The Joker envious. He also has a clever little hook on his jacket that you can use to hang his gas gun. It was pretty tough for me to get a good look at Sandman’s head sculpt, since most of the production pictures were smaller and his face just looked like a yellow blob. As it turns out I’m really happy with the way the gasmask came out. It’s just a little bit creepy.

Sandman shares the same articulation as The Question, which is pretty common with most DCUC figures. The neck is ball jointed; The arms feature ball joints in the shoulders, swivels in the wrists and biceps, and hinged elbows. The legs feature universal movement at the hips, swivels in the thighs, and hinged knees and ankles. The only common articulation missing is the ab crunch in the chest. It may be there, but its buried under all that sculpted clothing. Unfortunately, I’ve got a pretty loose joint on Sandman’s right bicep swivel.

Sandman turned out to be one of my favorites of Wave 19. He’s a simple figure, and yes he borrows a lot from The Question, but both figures have a great pulp style to them and both are more than a little bit creepy, especially for heroes. Again, some collectors might argue whether he deserved a slot with only two waves left in the line, but I for one am glad Mattel produced him.