Who Is Mad Tommy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mad Tommy is a Rebellion comic book character, the alter ego of Tommy Churchill , with over 65 comic issue appearances. 'No one takes any notice of a madman, no matter what he says, no matter what he claims to know.'

Who is Mad Tommy?

CREATION "Mad" Tommy Churchill was created by Peter Milligan , Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy as a member of Bad Company (which started in prog 500 of 2000AD ). He was one of hte few characters to survive and make it to the sequel, The Bewilderness. Tommy, although somewhat subverted, ties into a long tradition of British comic book heroes who date back to anthologies such as Battle , Warlord and Lion . ORIGIN Tommy Chuchill was a soldier fighting in the war on Ararat against the vicious Krool . His commanding officer was a man named, Kano , a hard but fair leader who believed in the preservation of decency in the face of the violence of war. Unfortunately, these beliefs proved to be tragic when, instead of killing some Krool soldiers, Kano decided to keep them prisoner. The Krool prisoners eventually escaped during the night and murdered many of Kano's troops before fleeing. Kano confided to Tommy, his only trusted aide that he was not sure if he had made the right decision; he doubted if it was possible to be decent in an undecent war.

Key facts

Mad Tommy is of human origin and first appeared in "Prog 500". The character is published by Rebellion. With 65 recorded issue appearances, Mad Tommy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.