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Tom Strong#4
Cover: Chris Sprouse & Karl Story

Tom Strong #4

Feb 2006 · DC · 17.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
“How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter One”

In "How Tom Stone Got Started, Chapter One," Alan Moore and Jerry Ordway launch a bold reimagining of Tom Strong’s origins, exploring an alternate timeline where a single pivotal choice reshapes history—Tom Stone, born to a mother who married a slave, grows up to forge a heroic legacy with Paul Saveen. With Jerry Ordway’s dynamic art and Karl Story’s sharp inks, this issue blends personal drama with the birth of a unique superhero team, all rendered in Dave Stewart’s vivid colors and Todd Klein’s precise lettering. Chris Sprouse’s striking cover captures the moment’s weight, hinting at a legacy built on unexpected beginnings.

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writer Alan Moore · artist Jerry Ordway · inker Karl Story · colorist Dave Stewart · letterer Todd Klein · cover Chris Sprouse, Karl Story

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Full credits

writer Alan Moore
colorist Dave Stewart
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils Chris Sprouse
cover inks Karl Story

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A slight change of events alters history and creates an alternate universe where Tom Strong's mother marries a slave and bears the child Tom Stone, who later forms a super-heroic team with Paul Saveen.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).