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Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

27 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1971–2023 Β· 4 key issues
Who is Tom Thumb?

Tom Thumb was a founding member of the Squadron Supreme, a team of super-powered champions from an alternate Earth. A brilliant scientific genius despite his diminutive stature, he relied on advanced technology and inventions rather than any innate superpowers.

Few Bronze Age debuts carry the quiet distinction of Tom Thumb, who first materialized in The Avengers #85 in 1971, courtesy of the remarkable creative trio of Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Buscema. A Marvel original with affiliations to both the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme, he's spent over five decades keeping extraordinary company β€” sharing pages with heavy-hitters like Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum, and Mark Milton across landmark series including Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power. With four key-issue appearances to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2023, Tom Thumb is a quietly enduring piece of the Marvel tapestry β€” the kind of character that rewards the dedicated collector who digs a little deeper than the front shelf.

Teams & affiliations
AvengersSquadron Supreme
β˜… First appearance
The Avengers #85
Feb 1971

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1971–2021

The Avengers #85 β˜… 1971
The Avengers #85
The Avengers #148 1976
The Avengers #148
Squadron Supreme #1 1985
Squadron Supreme #1
Web of Spider-Man Annual #5 β˜… 1989
Web of Spider-Man Annual #5
Supreme Power #15 2005
Supreme Power #15
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9 2009
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #9
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10 2021
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10

Appearances

The Avengers (1963)
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
Squadron Supreme (1985)
Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985)
#5
Avengers / Squadron Supreme '98 (1998)
Supreme Power (2003)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (2005)
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)
#9
Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2010)
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)
#10
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
#8
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003)
#25
Secret Wars II (1986)
#60