Tom Strong #1
In "How Tom Strong Got Started," Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse launch a bold origin story for the man who defies time and gravity. As young Timmy Turbo witnesses Tom Strong fend off Blimp Bandits in a sky car, the tale unfolds of how scientist Sinclair Strong and his wife, stranded on the mysterious Attabar Teru, raised their son Tom under a strict scientific regimen. From his upbringing by the Ozu to his triumphs over Paul Saveen and his role in shaping history with King Solomon, Tom’s journey begins long before the sky car chase—crafted with care by Sprouse and Gordon, and colored with vivid precision by Ehrlich.
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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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