Tom Strong
In the ongoing fictional comicbook series created by
Alan Moore for
America's Best Comics (ABC),
Tom Strong is a "science hero", raised in a high-gravity chamber on an island by his slightly
mad scientist father. His upbringing, plus ingesting a root used by the natives of the island for health and long life, have made him nearly physically and mentally perfect.
The character is based on pulp hero Doc Savage, and represents one of the cultural threads that went into the modern view of the comic book superhero.
Spin-offs include Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, and the oneshot The many Worlds of Tesla Strong
Collections
The Tom Strong series has so far been collected in:
- Tom Strong: Book One, issues 1-7 (hardcover: ISBN 1563896540, paperback: ISBN 1840232285)
- Tom Strong: Book Two, issues 8-14 (hardcover: ISBN 1840234563)