The Sandman

Sandman aimed to use his mind control machinery to take over the Earth.

Somewhere in the Sahara Desert
A Colonel with the local contingent of the Galactic Patrol requested Space Ghost's help with people disappearing in the desert. Jan, Jace, and Blip accompanied him in the Phantom Cruiser as he flew to Earth. The Space Twins and their pet soon vanished in a sand storm, just as the others had. Space Ghost, dressed as a native, drove one of their vehicles to the area where the disappearances had occurred.

Beneath the surface
Jan recognized the Sandman immediately. The villain took control of the Space Twins' minds and waited for Space Ghost to follow them. When the hero saw his two wards, he was surprised when Jan threatened him with a blaster pistol while Jan took his Power Bands. Space Ghost also recognized the Sandman's voice, before he saw him. The Sandman determined not to break his will, but to destroy his brain. Just as he was about to succeed, Blip's alarmed cry snapped the Twins back to normal. They interrupted the process and returned Space Ghost's Power Bands. Although the Sandman and his henchmen attacked with rifle versions of the blaster (the Sandman referred to using his "destroy ray") they were no match for Space Ghost. The Sandman appeared to be vaporized when his rifle backfired. Space Ghost wondered if he'd used a hidden exit instead?

The Galactic Patrol reported that they had freed all of the Sandman's prisoners and would destroy the Sandman's lair. Space Ghost, Jan, Jace, and Blip returned to the Ghost Planet.