Tom Strong #4
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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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.
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