Tom Strong

    (America’s Best, 1999-2006)
™ and ©1999 America’s Best Comics, LLC

Tom Strong was born in 1899 on the secluded island of Attabar Teru. His father, a brilliant, somewhat eccentric inventor, had sought out this island for its isolation. There Tom was reared in a pressure chamber that simulated five gravities. His parents wore pressure suits when they brought him his meals, which consisted primarily of Goloka root, noted to promote longevity and cognitive awareness. He was essentially another of his father’s experiments.

The earthquake that killed his parents when he was nine released him from the chamber. Using his mental acumen, Tom mirrored his father’s affinity for innovation. His superb physical conditioning served him well when he left Attabar Teru to become a super-hero in Millennium City. Considering his bizarre childhood, he seems surprisingly well-adjusted, if somewhat slow in matters of affection.

He eventually married Dhalua, the daughter of the native chief.

Tom Strong’s intellectual expertise and superb physique conveys a “Doc Savage” quality, which is bolstered by his feuding partners, a robot named Pnueman and King Solomon, an educated ape. But however uncomplicated the story line may seem, writer Alan Moore’s reputation for multilayered stories should not be discounted.
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Tom Strong #1

June, 1999
Cover Price: $3.50
7 copies available from $3.25 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #1 - 2nd printing

September, 2009
Cover Price: $1.00
3 copies available from $1.75 		After Watchmen …What’s Next Reprint; After Watchmen …What’s next? tie-in Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #1 Variation A

June, 1999
Cover Price: $3.50
5 copies available from $4.98 		Cover A by Chris Sprouse and Al Gordon; Origin of Tom Strong Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #2

July, 1999
Cover Price: $2.95
13 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #3

August, 1999
Cover Price: $2.95
12 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #4

October, 1999
Cover Price: $2.95
10 copies available from $1.50 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Arthur Adams
Tom Strong #5

December, 1999
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $0.95 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Jerry Ordway
Tom Strong #6

February, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.50 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Dave Gibbons
Tom Strong #7

March, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Gary Frank
Tom Strong #8

July, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
11 copies available from $1.50 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Alan Weiss
Tom Strong #9

September, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MoorePaul Chadwick, Chris Sprouse
Tom Strong #10

November, 2000
Cover Price: $2.95
6 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Gary Gianni
Tom Strong #11

January, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
7 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #12

February, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #13

March, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $1.00 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Kyle Baker, Peter Poplaski, Russ Heath
Tom Strong #14

April, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
8 copies available from $2.95 		Alan MooreHilary Barta, Chris Sprouse
Tom Strong #15

May, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #16

June, 2001
Cover Price: $2.95
9 copies available from $1.00 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #17

August, 2002
Cover Price: $2.95
7 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #18

December, 2002
Cover Price: $2.95
8 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #19

April, 2003
Cover Price: $2.95
7 copies available from $1.75 		Alan Moore, Leah MooreHoward Chaykin, Shawn McManus, Chris Sprouse
Tom Strong #20

June, 2003
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $1.75 		Alan MooreJerry Ordway
Tom Strong #21

October, 2003
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.00 		Alan MooreJerry Ordway
Tom Strong #22

December, 2003
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $2.80 		Alan MooreJerry Ordway
Tom Strong #23

January, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $1.75 		Peter HoganChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #24

March, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $1.75 		Peter HoganChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #25

May, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.98 		Geoff JohnsJohn Paul Leon
Tom Strong #26

July, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $1.93 		Mark SchultzPasqual Ferry
Tom Strong #27

September, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $1.75 		Steve AylettShawn McManus
Tom Strong #28

November, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $3.98 		Brian K. VaughanPeter Snejbjerg
Tom Strong #29

December, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $1.75 		Ed BrubakerDuncan Fegredo
Tom Strong #30

February, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $1.75 		Ed BrubakerDuncan Fegredo
Tom Strong #31

March, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
5 copies available from $3.98 		Michael MoorcockJerry Ordway
Tom Strong #32

April, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $3.25 		Michael MoorcockJerry Ordway
Tom Strong #33

August, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $3.98 		Joe CaseyBen Oliver
Tom Strong #34

October, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $5.00 		Steve MoorePaul Gulacy
Tom Strong #35

January, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $9.00 		Peter HoganChris Sprouse
Tom Strong #36

May, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $13.00 		Alan MooreChris Sprouse
Tom Strong Book #2 Hardcover


Cover Price: $24.95
1 copy available for $29.98 		Hardcover Edition by Chris Sprouse; Collects Tom Strong #8-14 Alan MooreChris Sprouse, Al Gordon, Alan Weiss, Paul Chadwick, Gary Gianni, Russ Heath, Kyle Baker, Peter Poplaski, Hilary Barta
Tom Strong Book #3


Cover Price: $17.95
1 copy available for $14.50 		Alan Moore, Leah MooreChris Sprouse, Shawn McManus, Karl Story, Howard Chaykin
Tom Strong Book #4


Cover Price: $17.99
3 copies available from $14.98 		Alan Moore, Peter HoganJerry Ordway, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Trevor Scott, Richard Friend, Sandra Hope, John Dell, John Paul Leon
Tom Strong Book #5 Hardcover

December, 1999
Cover Price: $24.95
1 copy available for $29.00 		Hardcover Edition by Chris Sprouse; Collects Tom Strong #26-30 Mark Schultz, Steve Aylett, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed BrubakerPasqual Ferry, Shawn McManus, Peter Snejbjerg, Duncan Fegredo
Tom Strong Book #6


Cover Price: $17.99
1 copy available for $13.50 		Peter Hogan, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, Joe Casey, Steve MooreChris Sprouse, Jerry Ordway, Ben Oliver, Paul Gulacy
Tom Strong Deluxe Set #2 Hardcover


Cover Price: $39.99
1 copy available for $34.99 		Hardcover Edition by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story; Collects Tom Strong #13-24; ca. 2010 Alan Moore, Leah Moore, Peter HoganChris Sprouse, Shawn McManus