(2004 [February 2006])

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Volume
4
Price
17.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
Pages
164
On-sale Date
2005-12-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
America's Best Comics, LLC
Brand
America's Best Comics
ISBN
1-4012-0572-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401205720 51799
Editing
Scott Dunbier (executive editor); Kristy Quinn (credited) (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tom Strong / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (signed as CS)
Inks
Karl Story (signed as KS)
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Tesla Strong; Val Var Garm; Greta Gabriel; Svetlana X; Doutor Permafrost; Wally Willoughby; Tom Stone; Susan Stone; Moon Creatures Queen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Tom Strong / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unorthodox American scientist Sinclair Strong had a vision...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Tom Strong Book 4 (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Half-title page.

Tom Strong Collected Edition Book 4 (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

Chapter One (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (signed); ? (background)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed); ? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
Jerry Ordway (signed); typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Stone
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Indexer Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of Tom Strong (DC, 1999 series) #1 (June 1999) by Alex Ross.

How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
historical; superhero
Characters
King Solomon; Pneuman; Tom Strong; Susan Stone (SW); Foster Parallax (SW); Sinclair Strong (SW); Tomas Stone (SW); Tom Stone (SW); Charlie "Bones" Costanza (SW); Paul Saveen (SW); Greta Gabriel (SW); Dr. Permafrost (SW); Dhalua Saveen (SW); Tesla Saveen (SW); Fingel Parallax (SW)
Synopsis
A slight change of events alters history and creates an alternate universe where Tom Strong's mother marries a slave and bears the child Tom Stone, who later forms a super-heroic team with Paul Saveen.
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Indexer Notes

Characters marked "(SW)" originate from Tom Stone's alternate universe, others are from the regular Tom Strong universe.

Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 7)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (signed); ? (background)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed); ? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

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) by Jack Kirby.

How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter Two: Strongmen in Silvertime (Table of Contents: 9)

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)

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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Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 10)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Ordway; ? (background)
Inks
Jerry Ordway; ? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
Jerry Ordway; typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Stone; Dhalua
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #7 (October 1985) by George Perez.

How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter Three: Crisis in Infinite Hearts (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited); Sandra Hope (credited as Hope) (additional inks); Richard Friend (credited as Friend) (additional inks)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Tom Stone; Dhalua (death); Chukulteh; Paul Saveen; Warren Strong; Basil Saveen; Patience; Modular Man (death); Pangaean; Ingrid Weiss; Greyshirt; Tesla Saveen; Temple; Susan Strong; Susan Stone; Tomas Stone; Sinclair Strong; Greta Gabriel
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Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 13)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chris Sprouse (signed); ? (background)
Inks
? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Tesla Strong; Svetlana X
Reprints

Moonday (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Peter Hogan (credited)
Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited); John Dell (credited) (additional inks)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Tesla Strong; Svetlana X; Val Var Garm; Dimitri
Synopsis
Tom Strong encounters intelligent life on the Moon.
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Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 16)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chris Sprouse; ? (background)
Inks
? (background)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Dr. Permafrost [Pluto Parulian]; Greta Gabriel
Reprints

Snow Queen (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Peter Hogan (credited)
Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited); John Dell ("with special thanks to")
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Greta Gabriel; Tom Strong; Tesla Strong; King Solomon; Val Var Garm; Dr. Permafrost [Pluto Parulian] (flashback, video); Pneuman; Dhalua Strong; Pericles Parulian [also as Dr. Permafrost]; Farjeon Farjeon
Synopsis
Tom Strong learns that Greta Gabriel, thought to have been killed by Dr. Permafrost, may still be alive.
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Chapter Six (Table of Contents: 19)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chris Sprouse (signed); ? (background)
Inks
? (background)
Colors
José Villarrubia (signed) (painting); ? (background)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Tom Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse (credited, signed)
Inks
Karl Story (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Strongmen of America [Fortnum Funt; Timmy Turbo; Calculus; Sue Blue; Mason Funt]
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Indexer Notes

This cover is an homage to the cover of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #137 by Jack Kirby and Neal Adams.

Tom Strong's Pal Wally Willoughby (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Geoff Johns (credited)
Pencils
John Paul Leon (credited)
Inks
John Paul Leon (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wally Willoughby; Tom Strong; Pneuman; King Solomon; Tesla Strong; Strongmen of America [Timmy Turbo; Calculus]; Darla Delaney; Alexander
Synopsis
Wally Willoughby, a young photographer with a strong resemblance to Jimmy Olsen, visits Millenium City to meet his hero, Tom Strong.
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Contributors (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

[Biographies] (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Tom Strong / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)