Sandman vs. Thor

Two hands shook, one with web patterns and the other with large muscles. Spider-Man and Thor had just made a deal. With his spider-sense, the web-slinger would guide the Asgardian "god" to Sandman and the duo would hopefully defeat him. Thor flew slower than he usually did so that he would stay behind Spider-Man.

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Spider-Man scanned city, letting his spider-sense guide him. The Sandman had the unusual criminal habit of making daylight robberies. His senses started tingling like crazy. Swinging around a corner, he met a giant sand-hand rushing towards him. He jumped out of the way.

"Here he is Thor! Let's get him!"

Sandman seemed to be surprised to see Thor, who said in his high speech, "Prepare for battle sand monster! Verily, it is your end. Surrender and be spared!"

"No way, blondie! I ain't givin' up yet. Chew on some sand for a while!"

A large fist was flung towards Thor's mouth and it connected. The Asgardian superhero fell to the ground. The Sandman expanded his body size, lunging forward at his foe. But the Avenger wasn't caught quite off guard. He threw his hammer, which blasted a hole in Flint Marko. After the hammer returned to him, Thor went into the sky.

Sandman charged upwards and Thor threw his hammer again, but this time it simply whiffed through the grainy giant since he was in a soft form. Before his sacred hammer could return to him, he was knocked flat onto the ground by his sandy opponent. He beckoned for his weapon with his right hand, which was then smashed into the cement by an elephantine foot.

"So, high n' mighty, how does it feel to be pounded into the ground?"

"'Tis not to my liking, evil one. But ye shall be stopped soon."

"Alright, you Shakespeare reject. Go on and try!"

Spider-Man had tried to join the battle, but while the Sandman was morphing, his back knocked back the wall-crawler. Getting back up, Spidey swung towards his enemy.

"Yo, Beachhead! Behind ya!" Flint Marko turned with some surprise, giving Thor the chance to smash his sand molecules into pieces. The criminal started reforming, but found his head knocked off by Spidey. However, one of his new powers was to think even with part of his body exploded. While his head was coming back on, he fired a hard sandblast at each hero.

Spidey was knocked back, but Thor withstood the attack and charged forward, smashing his right arm, with his hammer, through Marko's body. Unfortunately, Sandman started hardening his body to the hardest extent, trapping Thor's arm. Even the thunder-lord couldn't break free. He made a swift punch at the super-villain, but neither of them got hurt.

Spider-Man recovered and webbed up Sandman's head. He lessened his body hardness, enabling Thor to break free and smash his evil opponent's jaw. He flew upwards with the criminal, who slipped out of his grasp and into a building.

"Gee whiz! Talk about obnoxious villains!" exclaimed Spidey.

The two superheroes entered the building, which turned out to be a fire station. Spidey's spider-sense was tingling like crazy. When he finally looked up, he saw Sandman clinging to the ceiling. The villain dropped while hardening his sand, trying to crush the web-spinner. Spider-Man leaped out of the way and let Thor knock th criminal backwards.

The firemen rushed to the scene and cheered on Thor and Spidey. The Sandman made a large box-shaped smasher out of his right hand and whammed Thor in the stomach. He was then covered thickly in webbing, but turned to grains of sand, slipping through. This gave Spider-Man an idea. He opened a closet, where he found a large vacuum cleaner. He plugged it in, turned it on, and started using it on his opponent.

Marko screamed as his body was sucked up into the vacuum cleaner. Spidey turned the machine off. "Well, we won't have to worry about him any more!" Suddenly the vacuum cleaner expanded. "I guess I was wrong." It exploded, thanks to Sandman's expanding his body. He made two large blades out of each hand and swung at his opponents, who both ducked.

Tired of fighting, Marko slipped under a door and sped down the stairs. Following the moving sand stream, Spider-Man and Thor smashed through the door. The firemen seemed to get a little annoyed at this, but were glad that the costumed crime fighters were going after the super-villain.

They descended into a garage, where Sandman unleashed his ambush. Thor was knocked back and went through a wall, taking a fire truck with him. Spider-Man felt himself get lifted up by the legs and thrown against another wall. Now his costume was ripped. That meant more sewing, if he survived.

The wall-crawler avoided a slamming sand blade, which cut into a fire engine and released some water. That was when Spidey believed he had found the solution. Grabbing two hoses, he started dousing the Sandman. The criminal found it increasingly harder to move. At his sluggish pace, he was an easy target for a revived Thor, who flew feet first into Marko's body, splattering mud everywhere. The good guys had won.

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The metal arm now had four fingers, thanks to some modifications by its owner. The newsmen still talked about the atomic weapons test. A door was opened, and the costumed robber known as the Beetle stepped.

"Dr., the Sandman's been captured. Should I go free him?"

"No, Mr. Jenkins. There's no need for that. He'll easily slip out of jail thanks to his powers. When he comes out, my contacts will inform him that he's wanted with the Sinister Six.

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Next: The Sandman gets an offer to join the Sinister Six!