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[[File:William Baker (Earth-616) from Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol 1 56 004.jpg|thumb|right|Sandman's dark side{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 56}}]]
 
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[[File:William Baker (Earth-616) from Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol 1 56 003.jpg|thumb|left|Sandman's feminine side{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 56}}]]
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The Sandman then began seeking out other celebrities to fill the missing part of his body. However their star driven personalities began to have an effect on the Sandman, transforming him into a fame driven caricature. As he battled Spider-Man and consumed more celebrities, Sandman's body could no longer handle the foreign matter and he exploded, freeing all the celebrities trapped within.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 43}} The resulting explosion caused the facets of the Sandman's personality to fragment into separate personalities. First his inner-child, conscience and evil "Flint Marko" personality surfaced. while the inner-child and conscience sought a peaceful existence, the evil persona went on a rampage, drawing Spider-Man in once again. The wall-crawler encountered the good portions of the Sandman's personality, and convinced them to seek out his evil component. Along the way, they came across the Sandman's feminine side.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 56}} Spider-Man and the trio tracked down Sandman's dark side, and during the ensuing battle his inner child "grew up" into a manifestation of the Sandman's insecurities. Sandman's feminine side stopped the battle and convinced the evil side that they all needed to be together. The inner child, insecurities, and feminine side all merged with Sandman's evil persona, the only one holding back being his conscience who refused to merge with the others. Satisfied with this, the evil Sandman fled the scene, and once the majority of his parts were gone, the Sandman's conscience became inert and fell over, shattering on the ground. The Sandman was now totally reformed but apparently devoid of a conscience.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 57}}
 
The Sandman then began seeking out other celebrities to fill the missing part of his body. However their star driven personalities began to have an effect on the Sandman, transforming him into a fame driven caricature. As he battled Spider-Man and consumed more celebrities, Sandman's body could no longer handle the foreign matter and he exploded, freeing all the celebrities trapped within.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 43}} The resulting explosion caused the facets of the Sandman's personality to fragment into separate personalities. First his inner-child, conscience and evil "Flint Marko" personality surfaced. while the inner-child and conscience sought a peaceful existence, the evil persona went on a rampage, drawing Spider-Man in once again. The wall-crawler encountered the good portions of the Sandman's personality, and convinced them to seek out his evil component. Along the way, they came across the Sandman's feminine side.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 56}} Spider-Man and the trio tracked down Sandman's dark side, and during the ensuing battle his inner child "grew up" into a manifestation of the Sandman's insecurities. Sandman's feminine side stopped the battle and convinced the evil side that they all needed to be together. The inner child, insecurities, and feminine side all merged with Sandman's evil persona, the only one holding back being his conscience who refused to merge with the others. Satisfied with this, the evil Sandman fled the scene, and once the majority of his parts were gone, the Sandman's conscience became inert and fell over, shattering on the ground. The Sandman was now totally reformed but apparently devoid of a conscience.{{r|Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 57}}
   

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Amazing Spider-Man #4
  2. 2.0 2.1 Marvel Team-Up #138
  3. Avengers (Vol. 2) #2
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Marvel Two-In-One #86
  5. 5.0 5.1 Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #18
  6. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #19
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #7
  8. Scream: Curse of Carnage #6
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1
  10. The nuclear bomb test origin was stated in bothAmazing Spider-Man #4 and Marvel Two-In-One #86 although the later tale states it was a device instead of a bomb. The nuclear reactor version in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1, and the nuclear waste story in Giant-Size Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #1. It can be assumed that the source of the Sandman's powers is subject to the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616, that the method in which he was irradiated is topical for the date of publication.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Giant-Size Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #1
  12. Defenders (Vol. 2) #10
  13. Strange Tales #115
  14. Untold Tales of Spider-Man #3
  15. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
  16. Amazing Spider-Man #18: Spider-Man was being accused of being a coward after fleeing a battle with the Green Goblin in Amazing Spider-Man #17. The reality was that Spider-Man left the battle due to his concern over Aunt May's health.
  17. Amazing Spider-Man #18
  18. 18.0 18.1 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #37
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Fantastic Four #36
  20. At that point in time in Strange Tales #118 (Wizard, Strange Tales #115 (Sandman), and Strange Tales #124 (Paste Pot Pete).
  21. Strange Tales #118
  22. X-Men First Class (Vol. 2) #15
  23. Fantastic Four #400
  24. Fantastic Four #38
  25. Journey into Mystery #116: Balder was called to Earth to defend Thor's lover Jane Foster from the Enchantress and Executioner while Thor was away from Earth participating in the "Trial of the Gods" against Loki.
  26. The Fantastic Four survived the blast as seen in Fantastic Four #39 and restored their powers battling Dr. Doom in Fantastic Four #40.
  27. 27.0 27.1 Fantastic Four #42
  28. Fantastic Four #41
  29. Fantastic Four #43
  30. Amazing Spider-Man #657
  31. Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #8
  32. Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #9
  33. 33.0 33.1 Fantastic Four #61
  34. Fantastic Four #57
  35. Fantastic Four #62
  36. Fantastic Four #63
  37. 37.0 37.1 Incredible Hulk #113
  38. Marvel Super-Heroes #15
  39. 39.0 39.1 Incredible Hulk #114
  40. 40.0 40.1 Incredible Hulk #138
  41. Fantastic Four #94: Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Girl had their son Franklin in Fantastic Four Annual #6. Medusa's memories were restored in Fantastic Four #44. She became an ally of the Fantastic Four after they helped reunite her with her fellow Inhumans in Fantastic Four #45-46.
  42. 42.0 42.1 Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine #10
  43. Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine #9: The Sandman teamed up with Blastaar in Fantastic Four #62, a union ended when Blastaar was defeated and returned to the Negative Zone in Fantastic Four #63.
  44. Marvel Team-Up #1
  45. Marvel Team-Up #2
  46. 46.0 46.1 Fantastic Four #130
  47. Fantastic Four #129
  48. Fantastic Four #133
  49. Fantastic Four #148
  50. Fantastic Four #149
  51. Marvel Team-Up #39: Spider-Man clashed with the original Crime-Master in Amazing Spider-Man #26 & 27. He was gunned down after being cornered by the police. The original Big Man was Daily Bugle reporter Frederick Foswell, his identity was exposed in Amazing Spider-Man #10. Going straight, he died defending his employer J. Jonah Jameson from the Kingpin in Amazing Spider-Man #52.
  52. Marvel Team-Up #40
  53. Amazing Spider-Man #154: The Kingpin's identity as Sandman's employer was not revealed until Amazing Spider-Man #163.
  54. 54.0 54.1 Fantastic Four #177
  55. Fantastic Four #176
  56. Fantastic Four #178: In reality the real Mister Fantastic was caught in the Negative Zone and his Counter-Earth double from Counter-Earth took his place among the Fantastic Four. The reason the Counter-Earth Reed was able to fool the Fantastic Four was because their Reed had lost the use of his powers in Fantastic Four #177. The Fantastic Four eventually learned the truth and rescued their true leader from the Negative Zone in Fantastic Four #183 with the Brute being stranded there in his place.
  57. 57.0 57.1 Marvel Team-Up #58
  58. Nova #13: Yellow Claw's identity was not revealed until Nova #16. He sent the Sandman to kidnap Mike because he held his brother, brilliant nuclear research scientist Samuel Burley, in an attempt to force Sam to help with his world domination plot. This plot was foiled in Nova #18.
  59. Nova #14
  60. Fantastic Four Annual #14
  61. 61.0 61.1 Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #40
  62. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #39
  63. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #42: Spider-Man and the Human Torch had used the Statue of Liberty as a meeting place since Strange Tales Annual #2.
  64. Fantastic Four #218
  65. Marvel Fanfare #22
  66. Marvel Team-Up #99
  67. 67.0 67.1 Amazing Spider-Man #214
  68. Amazing Spider-Man #213
  69. 69.0 69.1 Amazing Spider-Man #218
  70. Amazing Spider-Man #217
  71. Marvel Two-In-One #96
  72. Avengers: The Initiative #27
  73. 73.0 73.1 Marvel 1985 #6
  74. Marvel 1985 #2
  75. Marvel 1985 #4
  76. Spider-Man Family (Vol. 2) #1
  77. Wonder Man #1: The notation in this story states these events occur prior to West Coast Avengers #1 and Marvel Two-In-One #86. However the later reference is likely an error as, based on publishing dates, the events of WCA #1 happened years after MTIO #86.
  78. Amazing Spider-Man #280
  79. Amazing Spider-Man #281
  80. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #18
  81. Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #17
  82. Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #18
  83. Solo Avengers #6
  84. Solo Avengers #7
  85. Amazing Spider-Man #302
  86. Amazing Spider-Man #303
  87. Solo Avengers #17
  88. Web of Spider-Man #50
  89. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #15
  90. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #18
  91. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #24
  92. Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10
  93. Amazing Spider-Man #334
  94. Amazing Spider-Man #337
  95. Amazing Spider-Man #338
  96. Amazing Spider-Man #339
  97. Spectacular Spider-Man #169, the involvement of Calculus was not revealed until Spectacular Spider-Man #170.
  98. Spectacular Spider-Man #170
  99. Excalibur #36
  100. Avengers #329
  101. Avengers #330
  102. Avengers #331
  103. Captain America #385
  104. Avengers #332
  105. Avengers #333
  106. 106.0 106.1 Amazing Spider-Man #348
  107. Avengers Annual #20
  108. Avengers: West Coast Annual #6
  109. 109.0 109.1 Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11
  110. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25
  111. Web of Spider-Man Annual #7
  112. Spider-Man #18
  113. Spider-Man #19
  114. Spider-Man #23
  115. Spider-Man #22
  116. 116.0 116.1 Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #2
  117. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #1
  118. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #3
  119. 119.0 119.1 Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #4
  120. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #5
  121. Infinity War #5
  122. Infinity War #6
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  129. Fantastic Four #377: The Human Torch accidentally set fire to Empire State University in Fantastic Four #372.
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  132. See Infinity Crusade.
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  136. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #18: the Wild Pack previously battled and failed to capture Venom in Amazing Spider-Man #375. The cloud that enveloped San Francisco was the work of the demon Lilith during the Siege of Darkness event.
  137. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #19: The cloud of darkness was dispelled by Doctor Strange in Midnight Sons Unlimited #4.
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  144. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #25: The narrative of this story states that these events occurred during the Bosnian War which occurred form 1992 to 1995. Per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616 this should be considered a topical reference relative to the date of publication. This story should be generalized as taking place during a conflict in Bosnia, but not specifically the war that took place there between 1992 to 1995.
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  147. Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #29: Silver Sable was framed by her former lover Jacques Girard as part of a plea bargain to get out of his own legal troubles caused by the Foreigner. These events unfolded throughout the entire Silver Sable series.
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  154. Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus #1: Doctor Octopus was murdered by the Spider-Man clone known as Kaine in Spectacular Spider-Man #221. He was resurrected by the Hand in Amazing Spider-Man #427.
  155. Amazing Spider-Man #407: Peter Parker turned over the role of Spider-Man over to his clone Ben Reilly in Spectacular Spider-Man #229/Sensational Spider-Man #0, per Spectacular Spider-Man #226 they were tricked into thinking that Peter Parker was a clone and Ben Reilly was the original Spider-Man. Ultimately it was revealed in Spider-Man #75 that Peter Parker was the true Spider-Man all along and Ben Reilly was a clone and that the confusion was all part of a grander scheme of revenge against Spider-Man by his arch-nemesis the Green Goblin. See the Clone Saga for more details.
  156. Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 2) #3: Spider-Man resumed the role of Spider-Man following the death of Ben Reilly in Spider-Man #75. He was in Greece on a mission for the Authority. The narrative of the story states that ULTIMATUM was against the formation of the European Union and the implementation of the Euro as a unified currency between counties in Europe. As this story was published in 1997 as the Euro was still being established as a currency, it should be considered a topical reference per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616. As such any reference to these historical events should be generalized.
  157. Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 2) #4
  158. Sensational Spider-Man #26: Spider-Man was framed for murdering mobster Joey Z in Spider-Man #86 by Norman Osborn who hired the Trapster to do the dirty deed. Later Osborn put a bounty on Spider-Man's head, accusing him of trying to kidnap his grandson Normie Osborn in Sensational Spider-Man #25. Spider-Man eventually cleared his name in Spider-Man #92.
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  161. 161.0 161.1 Avengers (Vol. 3) #2
  162. Avengers (Vol. 3) #1
  163. Avengers (Vol. 3) #3: Wonder Man was slain in Force Works #1 but was resurrected by the Scarlet Witch in Avengers (Vol. 3) #2.
  164. Avengers (Vol. 3) #4
  165. Peter Parker: Spider-Man #12
  166. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #4
  167. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #12
  168. Peter Parker: Spider-Man #12: Stewart Ward was a former paramilitary who was infected with a Z'Nox virus, giving him the powers displayed here. As revealed in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #23.
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  172. 172.0 172.1 Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #17
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  174. Peter Parker: Spider-Man #16
  175. Peter Parker: Spider-Man #22: This battle was observed by the NYPD as recounted in Peter Parker: Spider-Man #26.
  176. 176.0 176.1 Peter Parker: Spider-Man #43
  177. Peter Parker: Spider-Man #42
  178. 178.0 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 Peter Parker: Spider-Man #56
  179. 179.0 179.1 Peter Parker: Spider-Man #57
  180. See JLA/Avengers Vol 1.
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  183. See Identity Disc #2 through 5.
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  191. Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 3) #14
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  193. Thing (Vol. 2) #5
  194. Thing (Vol. 2) #6
  195. See Civil War.
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  198. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17: Ben Parker of Earth-6078 got trapped in the Earth-616 universe by the Hobgoblin from the year 2211 of Earth-9500 as depicted in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #8. The Ben Parker of Earth-616 was murdered many years ago in Amazing Fantasy #15.
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  201. Aunt May was shot by one of the Kingpin's assassins in Amazing Spider-Man #538. Spider-Man made his deal with Mephisto in Amazing Spider-Man #545. This altered reality so that the wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 did not occur. Per Amazing Spider-Man #638 & Amazing Spider-Man #639 Peter and Mary Jane's relationship continued as it normally did, the only difference being they were never married. Per the latter issue Doctor Strange cast the spell that made everyone forget that Peter Parker was Spider-Man.
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  205. Amazing Spider-Man #642: Lily Hollister dated Harry Osborn from Amazing Spider-Man #545 to Amazing Spider-Man #588. She was exposed to the Goblin Formula and became the villain known as Menace as revealed in Amazing Spider-Man #585 & 586. She became involved with Harry's father Norman Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man #588. She was revealed as being pregnant in Amazing Spider-Man #595 and led Harry to believe that their son was actually the offspring of his father Norman Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man #598. The baby was revealed to be Harry's son in Amazing Spider-Man #646. Sandman's motivation for trying to capture the baby was revealed in Amazing Spider-Man #643. Doctor Octopus was dying after years of severe head trauma caused his body to begin failing on him, as revealed in Amazing Spider-Man #600.
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  230. See Superior Spider-Man Vol 1.
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  239. Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #9: Sandman's suspicions were correct, as revealed in Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #14 this was all part of the machinations of the so-called Quiet Man who was seeking to destroy the Fantastic Four and had apparently been manipulating them for years. The Thing was framed for the murder of the Puppet Master in Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #7.
  240. Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #10
  241. Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #11
  242. Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #12
  243. Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) #13
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  247. 247.0 247.1 Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #308
  248. 248.0 248.1 248.2 248.3 248.4 Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #309
  249. Fantastic Four #61
  250. Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide #2