(September 2009)

DC, 2009 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2009-07-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
WildStorm Productions
Brand
America's Best Comics
Barcode
761941287133 00111
Editing
Jim Lee (editorial director); Scott Dunbier (reprinted material)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tom Strong / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chris Sprouse
Inks
Al Gordon
Colors
Tad Ehrlich
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Strong; Dhalua Strong; Tesla Strong; Pneuman; King Solomon
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How Tom Strong Got Started (Table of Contents: 1)

Tom Strong / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Chris Sprouse
Inks
Al Gordon
Colors
Tad Ehrlich
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Timmy Turbo; Sinclair Strong; Susan Strong; Tomas; Pneuman (origin); Tom Strong (origin); Chief Omotu; Dhalua Strong; Paul Saveen; Tesla Strong (origin); King Solomon (origin); Brink Hinckley
Synopsis
While his sky car is attacked by Blimp Bandits and saved by Tom Strong, Timmy Turbo reads about how Tom Strong got started. The origin: Scientist Sinclair Strong and his wife are marooned on Attabar Teru, where they build Pneuman and have a child, Tom, raising him following a scientific protocol. Tom's parents die when he is 11 and he is raised by the Ozu. He eventually grows up, defeats Paul Saveen, marries Chief Omotu's daughter Dhalua, gives intelligence to King Solomon, and has a daughter, Tesla.
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Keywords
Blimp; desert island; frame story; lost world; mad scientist; orphan; robot

Indexer Notes

Story is told in three parts: "The Fabulous Island", "The Earthquake", "His Early Years," plus the frame story of Timmy Turbo reading the main story.

Born with the Century: Tom Strong and His City (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom Strong / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
President David Goodman Croley; Winsor McCay; Cole Porter; Quinta Desrault; Lazlo Camphor; Johnny Nectarine; Charley Bones [Charles Costanza]; Charade [Denby Jilks]; Vanilla Tuesday; Paul Dorian Saveen; Tom Strong; Mechanthrope; Dhalua Strong; Pneuman; Kirk Alyn; Tesla Strong; King Solomon; Modular Man; Aztech Empire
Synopsis
A brief history of Millennium City and Tom Strong.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tom Strong
  2. 1. How Tom Strong Got Started
    Tom Strong
  3. 2. Born with the Century: Tom Strong and His City
    Tom Strong
  4. 3. ["This fall -- the legend returns"]
  5. 4. ["... My mind jumped across space..."]
  6. 5. ["Two of the year's best action thrillers!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Kirk House
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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