Who Is Tommy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tommy is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tommy Thompkins, with over 77 comic issue appearances. A member of the new incarnation of the Newsboy Legion, and clone of the original Tommy Thompkins.

Who is Tommy?

Origin Tommy was originally introduced as the nearly-identical son of Tommy Thompkins , one of the founding members of the original Newsboy Legion . He was later revealed to actually be a clone of his father, created by Project Cadmus as part of an abortive plot. Following in the steps of his surrogate father, Tommy formed the new Newsboy Legion with the clones of the other original members. Creation Tommy was originally created by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta . Tommy was reintroduced by Roger Stern and Ron Frenz . Character Evolution Initially simply the son of the original Tommy Thompkins, Tommy was eventually revealed as a clone who had been aged up to the age his surrogate father had been when he was first involved in the Newsboy Legion. As such he shares his personality with his surrogate father, and he has all the memories of his father, but only up till the age to which he has been artificially aged. He and his Legion worked with Cadmus, but eventually left the Project along with their surrogate fathers due to changes being made to the project.

Key facts

Tommy is of human origin and first appeared in "The Newsboy Legion!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 77 recorded issue appearances, Tommy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.