Lying on a beach when a nearby nuclear reactor exploded, small-time criminal William Baker was forever transformed into the super-villain known as The Sandman! Able to convert his entire body into a powerful sand-like substance, Baker decided to continue his life of crime. As one of Spider-Man's oldest enemies, Sandman has long sought to destroy the web-swinging do-gooder. And now with the help of his "Sand Hands Catcher", he might finally get the chance to finish off his bitter rival!