Terra Obscura Vol 2 1

"The World's Best": During a date, Tom Strange and Princess Pantha remembered the time they fell in love. Tom Strange showed Princess Pantha his souvenirs and trophies and his gallery of friends and foes before he was contacted by Black Terror, who told him that the president wanted S.M.A.S.H.,

"The World's Best"
Terra Obscura Vol 2 #1
October, 2004
Publisher	America's Best Comics
Executive Editor	Scott Dunbier
Cover Artists	Yanick Paquette Karl Story Carrie Strachan
The World's Best
Writers	Peter Hogan Alan Moore
Pencilers	Yanick Paquette
Inkers	Karl Story
Colorists	Carrie Strachan
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Ben Abernathy Kristy Quinn
Next Issue	Terra Obscura Vol 2 # 2

I don't even want to think about how ancient I really am ... though I'll admit to being umpteen.

— Princess Pantha

Terra Obscura (Volume 2) #1 is an issue of the series Terra Obscura (Volume 2) with a cover date of October, 2004. It was published on August 18, 2004.

Synopsis for "The World's Best"

During a date, Tom Strange and Princess Pantha remembered the time they fell in love. Tom Strange showed Princess Pantha his souvenirs and trophies and his gallery of friends and foes before he was contacted by Black Terror, who told him that the president wanted S.M.A.S.H., so they decided to take the Strangemobile to Washington. Meanwhile, Ms. Masque and the Fighting Spirit fought the Clock and his henchmen outside of the National Reserve Bank, attempting to stop them from robbing it before a nearby Tim Roland postponed his dinner with some congressmen to intervene.

Tom Strange and Princess Pantha met Senator Tallis in the Pentagon and the three visited the Oracle with the two S.M.A.S.H. members learning that he saw a huge metal object near Europa. The senator showed Tom Strange a photograph of what the Hubble telescope found, then an undistorted image of Andrew Bryant's ship, the Thunderbolt. Tom Strange learned that Captain Future had returned after forty-five years.

Appearing in "The World's Best"

Featured Characters:

• Tom Strange (Flashback and main story)
• Princess Pantha (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Ms. Masque
• Fighting Spirit
• Tim Roland

Antagonists:

• The Clock

Other Characters:

• Black Terror (Flashback and main story)
• Senator Henry Tallis
• Oracle
• Buddy and the Hoppers (On a TV or computer screen)
• Virginia (Flashback only)
• Mike (Flashback only)
• Dale (Mentioned only)
• Tom Strong (In picture only)
• Dhalua Strong (In picture only)
• Tesla Strong (In picture only)
• Captain Future
• S.M.A.S.H. (Mentioned only)
• Cavalier (Mentioned only)
• John F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)
• Robert F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-ABC
  • Invertica City
    • National Reserve Bank
    • New Age Bookstore
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Pentagon
  • San Francisco (On a TV or computer screen)
  • New Lancaster (Mentioned only)
  • Europa (On a TV or computer screen)

Items:

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Vehicles:

• Thunderbolt
• Strangemobile
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Terra Obscura series
• Images from Terra Obscura Vol 2 1