The Sandman Saga
| "The Sandman Saga" | |
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Cover of Superman vol. 1, 233 (Jan 1971).Art by Neal Adams.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | January – September 1971 |
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| Title(s) | Superman #233-235, 237-238, 240-242 |
| Main character(s) | Superman |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Denny O'Neil |
| Penciller(s) | Curt Swan |
| Inker(s) | Murphy Anderson |
| Editor(s) | Julius Schwartz |
"The Sandman Saga" is a Superman story arc published in 1971 in Superman (Vol. 1) #233 - 235, 237 - 238, 240 - 242. This is the first Superman storyline under editor Julius Schwartz and the first Bronze Age-era Superman story.
In 1971, DC attempted to revamp and streamline the Superman universe. Many of the concepts introduced during this time, such as a powered-down Superman, Intergang, the Cadmus Project, the Guardian, and Darkseid, would later be used in the post-Crisis incarnation of Superman, that first appeared in John Byrne's The Man of Steel.
Mort Weisinger, the editor on the Superman titles, retired from his 30-year career at DC at the end of 1970. A prolific editor, DC replaced him with four people: Mike Sekowsky (Adventure Comics and Supergirl), Murray Boltinoff (Superboy, Action Comics, and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen), E. Nelson Bridwell (Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane), and Julius Schwartz (World's Finest and Superman). The new editors streamlined the Superman mythos: kryptonite, imaginary stories, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bizarro, Krypto, Jimmy Olsen's Elastic Lad stories, Lois Lane's Reptile Girls stories, and Titano would all be removed and forgotten.
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