(October 2003)

DC, 1999 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.95 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2003-08-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
America's Best Comics, LLC
Brand
America's Best Comics
Barcode
761941219370 02111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Scott Dunbier (credited) (editor, group editor); Kristy Quinn (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Lee (credited) (editorial director)

The Strongmen Take Over! (Table of Contents)

Tom Strong / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (signed as CS)
Inks
Karl Story (signed as KS)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't miss the epic battle between Tom Stone and America's Best!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Stone; Johnny Future; Paul Saveen; Modular Man; Cobweb; Splash Brannigan; Ingrid Weiss; Pangaean; Promethea
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Indexer Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26 (May 1964), signed "after Kirby".

Ahead of the Game. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Alienware / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter Two: Strongmen in Silvertime (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom Strong / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Inks
Trevor Scott (credited); Karl Story (credited); Richard Friend (credited)
Colors
Wildstorm FX (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So. Let's get this straight
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; King Solomon; Susan Strong; Fingel Parallax; Sinclair Strong; Tomas Stone; Tom Stone; Greta Gabriel; Paul Saveen; Dhalua Saveen; Tesla Saveen; Ingrid Weiss; Pangaean; Comrade Kremlin; Promethea; Johnny Future; Cobweb; Splash Brannigan; Modular Man; Tom Strange; Black Terror; Tim Roland; Fighting Yank; Miss Masque; Dr. Permafrost [Gina Fantucci]; Terror Teens; Albrecht Weiss; Dhalua Strong
Synopsis
Tom Stone fights the villains Tom Strong faced in issues #4-7, but convinces them to join his super-heroic Strongmen of America team.
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Indexer Notes

A child reads a comic book titled "Dam" and lettered to look like the cover of a "Mad" magazine from the early 1950s.
One panel has several images of Earth arranged as merging in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" comics.

Must Have Collections from Comics Visionary Sam Keith (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

DC Wildstorm Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

You've Never Seen a Set Like This! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Wildstorm Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Robotech The Macross Saga Volume 3 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Wildstorm Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Because 'Top Secret' Always Looks Good on Your Resume. (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

U.S. Navy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

This Summer the Underdogs Have Their Day. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grind / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Savage by Nature. (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Capcom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Time to Get Your Freak On (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Midway Home Entertainment Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

They Needed a New Hero... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Pioneer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coolest Way to Fight Acne. (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Clearasil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Gravity Games 2003 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Strongmen Take Over!
    Tom Strong
  2. 1. Ahead of the Game.
    Alienware
  3. 2. How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter Two: Strongmen in Silvertime
    Tom Strong
  4. 3. Must Have Collections from Comics Visionary Sam Keith
    DC Wildstorm Comics
  5. 4. You've Never Seen a Set Like This!
    DC Wildstorm Comics
  6. 5. Robotech The Macross Saga Volume 3
    DC Wildstorm Comics
  7. 6. Because 'Top Secret' Always Looks Good on Your Resume.
    U.S. Navy
  8. 7. This Summer the Underdogs Have Their Day.
    Grind
  9. 8. Savage by Nature.
    Capcom
  10. 9. It's Time to Get Your Freak On
    Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
  11. 10. They Needed a New Hero...
    Pioneer
  12. 11. The Coolest Way to Fight Acne.
    Clearasil
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Gravity Games 2003
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Sean Byron
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kathy Li
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore