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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published June 1999
Cover Price 3.50 USD; 5.50 CAD
Pages 44
Editing Eric DeSantis (Assistant Editor); Scott Dunbier (Editor)

Cover Details - "Regular Cover"

Characters Tom Strong
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross
Inks Alex Ross
Colors Alex Ross
Letters Todd Klein

Cover Details - "Variant Cover"

Characters Tom Strong; Dhalua Strong; Tesla Strong; Pneuman; King Solomon
Genre Superhero
Pencils Chris Sprouse (signed)
Inks Al Gordon (signed)
Colors Tad Ehrlich (signed)
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Variant Cover, distribution ratio 1:4.

32 page Tom Strong story "How Tom Strong Got Started"

Characters Timmy Turbo; Sinclair Strong; Susan Strong; Tomas; Pneuman (origin); Tom Strong (origin); Chief Omotu; Dhalua Strong; Paul Saveen; Tesla Strong (origin); King Solomon (origin); Brink Hinckley
Synopsis While his sky car is attacked by Blimp Bandits and saved by Tom Strong, Timmy Turbo reads about how Tom Strong got started. The origin: Scientist Sinclair Strong and his wife are marooned on Attabar Teru, where they build Pneuman and have a child, Tom, raising him following a scientific protocol. Tom's parents die when he is 11 and he is raised by the Ozu. He eventually grows up, defeats Paul Saveen, marries Chief Omotu's daughter Dhalua, gives intelligence to King Solomon, and has a daughter, Tesla.
Genre Superhero
Script Alan Moore
Pencils Chris Sprouse
Inks Al Gordon
Colors Tad Ehrlich
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Story is told in three parts: "The Fabulous Island", "The Earthquake", "His Early Years".

2 page Tom Strong text story "BORN WITH THE CENTURY: Tom Strong and His City."

Characters President David Goodman Croley; Winsor McCar; Cole Porter; Quinta Desrault; Lazlo Camphor; Johnny Nectarine; Charley Bones [Charles Costanza]; Charade [Denby Jilks]; Vanilla Tuesday; Paul Dorian Saveen; Tom Strong; Mechanthrope; Dhalua Strong; Pneuman; Kirk Alyn; Tesla Strong; King Solomon; Modular Man; Aztech Empire
Synopsis A brief history of Millenium City and Tom Strong.
Genre Superhero
Script Alan Moore
Pencils Chris Sprouse
Notes Also featured a four model-sheets & character designs by Chris Sprouse.