Who Is Sandstorm? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sandstorm is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Tony Trainer , with over 3 comic issue appearances. Former Grad student turned superbeing

Who is Sandstorm?

Origin Bombarded by bio samples from Quicksand and the Sandman , Tony Trainer was transformed into Sandstorm , by Morelle Pharmaceuticals rep Marcus Devane . The two samples had an adverse affect when they were irradiated with a microwave bombardment it exploded and Trainer went on a rampage. Spider-man rescued Dr. Marla Madison who had earlier voiced her concerns about Project : Sandstorm to Devane . Then Sandman and Quicksand ( who were looking for their bio-samples ) arrived as Trainer emerged as SandStorm . Upset that Devane was killed in the explosion he made a massive sandstorm and drove Spider-man and the Sandman temporarily away. He briefly fought Quicksand but she convinced him that they were on the same side and together they attacked Spider-man and the Sandman . Spider-man hit Sandstorm with a chunk of reversed polarized shrapnel and it disrupted his armor.

Key facts

Sandstorm is of human origin and first appeared in "The Coming Storm". The character is published by Marvel. With 3 recorded issue appearances, Sandstorm ranks among the most featured characters in comics.