Sandman (Marvel)

The Sandman is a supervillain in the Spider-Man comics.

In a freak radioactive explosion, his DNA was transformed to match the the chemical composition of small rocks and minerals. He can control every particle of his body, and can form his limbs into weapons, pick locks with his finger, shape-shift into different beings, or even gather more sand onto himself to become a giant. He is nearly indestructible, making him a formidable opponent who cannot be beaten by shear strength. Sandman joined the group of supervillains known as the Sinister Six to attack Spider-man.

Later in his career, Sandman reformed and gave up his criminal activities, even joining the Avengers hero group. He continued to go back and forth between supervillain and superhero, making him a very interesting and untrustworthy character.

Sandman appeared in Spider-man 3 as well as The Spectacular Spider-man TV series.

In the Film
The Sandman is seen in Marvel's film: Spider-Man 3, when Flint Marko's life changed. He stole some money from New York's local bank to help his ill daughter, and the NYPD was onto him. During a chase, he accidentally fell into a large particle accelerator. Once the large mixers started to spin, there was no way out. Marko's body gradually began to disintegrate, and settled along with the millions of sand particles in the pit. He was transformed into living sand, and then went on a rampage, furious at what had happened to him. After a few run-ins with Spider-man, he teamed up with Venom to destroy him. After the battle, Sandman asked for Spider-man's forgiveness and blew away into the wind.