Who Is Tom Strong? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tom Strong is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tomas Strong, with over 160 comic issue appearances. A near perfect mental and physical specimen, Tom Strong uses his astounding prowess as a "Science Hero" to battle evil in classic two-fisted pulp style.

Who is Tom Strong?

History America's Best Comics Origin In 1899 Tomas's parents, Sinclair and Susan Strong , were shipwrecked on the island of Attabar Teru . Shorty after arriving on the island, their son Tomas was born. Named after the African-American captain of the ship who had brought them there, Tom was treated as if he were a science experiment and was put into a high gravity nursery to be raised by his robotic caretaker Pneuman . He was put on a strict vegetarian diet that had large amounts of Goloka root., a mythical root that the Ozu, natives of the island, believed improved longevity. When the volcano that Tomas and his family had built their home upon erupted, Tom was the only one left alive. Only eight years old, Tom moved in with the Ozu the natives of the island that helped deliver him unto this world during the difficult delivery Susan had dealt with. Growing up on the island to the age of twenty one, he developed various contraptions to aid in the lives of the natives of the island, accomplishing this due to his natural intellect. Eventually, Tom decided to leave with Pneuman to Millennium City where he made his public debut.

Key facts

Tom Strong is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 160 recorded issue appearances, Tom Strong ranks among the most featured characters in comics.