Who Is Tom Kalmaku? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tom Kalmaku is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Kalmaku, with over 390 comic issue appearances. One of Hal Jordan's closest friends, Tom Kalmaku is the resident mechanic at Ferris Aircraft.

Who is Tom Kalmaku?

Thomas Kalmaku is an Eskimo originally from Alaska . He moved to Coast City , California and worked for Ferris Aircrafts . He became friends with Hal Jordan , the Green Lantern. He married Tegra and has two children named Keith and Michele Kari . During the events of Millennium , the Guardian Herupa Hando Hu and the Zamaron Nadia Safir came to Earth to find ten people to propel the planet into the new millennium. Thomas was the ninth to be visited by Herupa and Nadia. Just like all of the chosen, Herupa and Nadia told him in their language: “We have chosen ten people on Earth to advance the human race, and one of the ten is you! The heroes and heroines of Earth, join us in asking you to leave this life and enter the future!” However, Thomas did not want to help them because it meant leaving his family, so he kindly refused their offering. Nicknamed "Pieface", Thomas often accompanied Hal Jordan during his many silver-age adventures.

Key facts

Tom Kalmaku is of human origin and first appeared in "The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!; Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 390 recorded issue appearances, Tom Kalmaku ranks among the most featured characters in comics.