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Tom Strong

Tom Strong

TOM STRONG

THE COMPLETE SCIENCE HERO SAGA

ALAN MOORE · CHRIS SPROUSE

America's Best Comics / WildStorm · 1999–2013

🔴 6 MAJOR WORKS · 72 SERIES ISSUES · COMPLETE

Complete Collection: 3 large editions · 2,040 pages

Original Creators: Alan Moore · Chris Sprouse

Writers: Alan Moore · Peter Hogan · Steve Moore · Leah Moore · Various

Main Artists: Chris Sprouse · Karl Story · Yanick Paquette · Arthur Adams · Alan Weiss · Various

Original Publisher: America's Best Comics / WildStorm

Current Publisher: DC Comics

Genres: Science Fiction · Pulp Adventure · Retro-Futurism · Superhero Fiction · Alternate History · Multiverse Fiction

Publication Status: COMPLETE / INACTIVE

🚀 ABOUT THE SERIES

Tom Strong is a science-fiction adventure series created by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse as part of the America's Best Comics imprint.

Born in 1900 and raised on the remote island of Attabar Teru, Tomas Strong undergoes an extraordinary upbringing designed by his scientist parents to develop his physical and intellectual abilities to their maximum potential.

As an adult, he becomes the legendary science hero of Millennium City, protecting humanity from mad scientists, alien civilizations, interdimensional threats, and technological catastrophes.

Alongside his wife Dhalua, daughter Tesla, robotic assistant Pneuman, and intelligent gorilla King Solomon, Tom explores the mysteries of the universe and countless alternative realities.

Inspired by classic pulp adventure stories and Golden Age superheroes, the series combines imaginative science fiction, philosophical ideas, humor, and elaborate worldbuilding.

The larger franchise includes the original 36-issue series, an anthology of short adventures, stories involving Tom's daughter Tesla, the parallel world of Terra Obscura, and two later miniseries.

📚 THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

6 MAJOR WORKS

01 — TOM STRONG: ORIGINAL SERIES

1999–2006 · 36 issues

Compendium (2023): 952 pages

Creator / Principal Writer: Alan Moore
Principal Artist: Chris Sprouse

The original series introduces Tom Strong and his extraordinary family as they protect Millennium City from bizarre technological and supernatural threats.

Over the course of 36 issues, Tom encounters alternate versions of himself, alien civilizations, lost worlds, mysterious scientific discoveries, and the criminal genius Paul Saveen.

His adventures expand into an elaborate multiverse populated by other science heroes and parallel civilizations.

The series concludes with events connected to the finale of Alan Moore's Promethea.

Status: COMPLETE

02 — TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES

2001–2004 · 12 issues

Collected: Tom Strong Compendium Two (2026)

Writers: Alan Moore · Steve Moore · Others

Artists: Arthur Adams · Alan Weiss · Paul Rivoche · Various

A companion anthology featuring short stories about Tom Strong, his family, and other inhabitants of his retro-futuristic universe.

The anthology regularly presents three types of adventures:

Status: COMPLETE

03 — THE MANY WORLDS OF TESLA STRONG

2003 · 1 oversized special

Collected: Tom Strong Compendium Two (2026)

Writer: Peter Hogan
Plot Assistance: Alan Moore
Artists: Chris Sprouse · Arthur Adams · Michael Golden · Adam Hughes · Various

When King Solomon accidentally disappears into another dimension, Tesla Strong begins a journey across multiple parallel realities.

Along the way, she encounters alternative versions of herself, bizarre civilizations, and strange variations of familiar characters.

The adventure explores the enormous diversity of the Tom Strong multiverse.

Status: COMPLETE

04 — TERRA OBSCURA

2003–2005 · 12 issues · 2 miniseries

Complete Collection: S.M.A.S.H. of Two Worlds (2014) · 336 pages

Story: Alan Moore · Peter Hogan
Writer: Peter Hogan
Artists: Yanick Paquette · Karl Story

A parallel world first explored by Tom Strong becomes the setting for an independent series of adventures.

The story follows the Society of Super-Heroes and Mighty Heroes (S.M.A.S.H.), whose members were trapped in suspended animation for decades.

After being released, the heroes struggle to adapt to a dramatically transformed world while confronting powerful enemies and mysterious threats.

Volume One (2003–2004) — Issues #1–6

The revived heroes confront the consequences of their long absence and attempt to rebuild their place in society.

Volume Two (2004–2005) — Issues #1–6

Further adventures explore the political, technological, and supernatural dangers threatening Terra Obscura.

Status: COMPLETE

05 — TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM

2010 · 6 issues

Original TPB (2011): 144 pages

Writer: Peter Hogan
Artist: Chris Sprouse
Inker: Karl Story

While preparing for Tesla's wedding, Tom Strong witnesses reality suddenly transform into an alternate world conquered by Nazi Germany.

This terrifying new timeline is controlled by his malevolent son Albrecht and an army of destructive robots.

To restore the original timeline, Tom must travel into the past and confront the dangerous consequences of his own history.

Status: COMPLETE

06 — TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL

2013 · 6 issues

Original TPB (2014): 144 pages

Writer: Peter Hogan
Artist: Chris Sprouse
Inker: Karl Story

When Tesla Strong and her unborn child face a life-threatening medical crisis, Tom searches for a cure beyond the boundaries of his own world.

Together with Val Var Garm, he travels to Terra Obscura, where an extraordinary scientific discovery may offer the only hope of saving his family.

The adventure reconnects the main Tom Strong universe with the heroes and civilizations of Terra Obscura.

Status: COMPLETE

✅ END OF THE PUBLISHED MAIN FRANCHISE

📦 COMPLETE COLLECTED EDITIONS

TOM STRONG COMPENDIUM

2023 · 952 pages

ISBN: 9781779521729

Collects:

The entire original series in a single volume.

RECOMMENDED — COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES

TOM STRONG COMPENDIUM TWO

2026 · 752 pages

ISBN: 9781799507468

Collects:

The complete collection of the major additional Tom Strong adventures and supplementary stories.

RECOMMENDED — COMPLETE COMPANION COLLECTION

TERRA OBSCURA: S.M.A.S.H. OF TWO WORLDS

2014 · 336 pages

ISBN: 9781401242800

Collects:

Both complete miniseries in one volume.

RECOMMENDED — COMPLETE TERRA OBSCURA COLLECTION

🔗 CONTINUITY & RELATED WORKS

Parent Imprint: America's Best Comics (ABC)

Related Series:

PROMETHEA

Tom Strong #36 connects directly to the apocalyptic conclusion of Promethea.

The two series share important elements of the ABC fictional universe, although each can be read independently.

TERRA OBSCURA

The characters and world of Terra Obscura first appear in Tom Strong #11–12.

They subsequently receive two standalone miniseries.

The setting returns in Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril.

THE MANY WORLDS OF TESLA STRONG

A standalone multiverse adventure expanding the background of Tesla Strong and the larger Strong family.

ADDITIONAL ABC MATERIAL

Several shorter Tom Strong stories and reference features appeared in America's Best Comics specials and ABC: A–Z publications.

Relevant supplementary material is included in Tom Strong Compendium Two.

No separate collection is required for the principal narrative.

✅ COLLECTION SUMMARY

Original Series: 36 issues
Terrific Tales: 12 issues
Tesla Strong: 1 special
Terra Obscura: 12 issues
Robots of Doom: 6 issues
Planet of Peril: 6 issues

Total Regular Series Issues: 72

Major Standalone Specials: 1

Recommended Complete Collection:

01 · Tom Strong Compendium (2023) — 952 pages

02 · Tom Strong Compendium Two (2026) — 752 pages

03 · Terra Obscura: S.M.A.S.H. of Two Worlds (2014) — 336 pages

Total: 3 collected editions · 2,040 pages

Suggested Reading Order:

01 · Tom Strong: Original Series
02 · Tom Strong's Terrific Tales
03 · The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong
04 · Terra Obscura
05 · Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom
06 · Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril

Reading Order Note: The anthology and early spin-offs overlap with the original series in publication chronology. This is a simplified reading order.

Original Series Status: COMPLETE

Main Spin-offs: COMPLETE

Overall Status: INACTIVE

Required Additional Files: None beyond the three recommended collections.

Official Publisher:
https://www.dc.com/