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Once he awakens, he is of a much more calmer mind. The two set off back home in Tom's new ship, Tom shows Strange an array of comic books, produced on his earth, which matches the history and events on Strange's earth. |
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+ | Tom helps Strange revive his surviving allies, who have been trapped in time by the alien menace for the thirty years, unaware and unaging. With the contents of a lab hidden deep in [[Invertica City (Earth-ABC)|Invertica City]], the assembled science heroes manage to neutralize the alien menace. |
He operates with the modern incarnation of SMASH. |
He operates with the modern incarnation of SMASH. |
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Revision as of 04:45, 17 November 2007
History
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The World's Best in action!
1940s
Strange frequently partnered with The Terror, a team dubbed "The World's Best" by the press.
1950s
Benton designed and built a spaceship, The Terrorizer, and flew to Venus on a test flight with Tom Strange. On their way back, they were captured by two lawmen from another world who based their crime-fighting identities on the Terror Twins. Unfortunately, there was also a version of Black Satan on the planet, and the Terror Twins and their counterparts were imprisoned and about to be killed when Strange and a local police officer rescued them. Strange showed the cop how to make Alosun to become that world's version of Tom Strange.
2000s
Tom Strange is revealed to have run across the Milky Way for 30 years to reach Tom Strong for help in stopping an alien menace which killed or imprisoned most of the science-heroes of Terra Obscura. It is judged Strange had set off on his task soon after Tom had left. The leaping from world to world temporarily drives Strange mad and he battles Tom before being subdued and sleeping for about a fortnight.
Once he awakens, he is of a much more calmer mind. The two set off back home in Tom's new ship, Tom shows Strange an array of comic books, produced on his earth, which matches the history and events on Strange's earth.
Tom helps Strange revive his surviving allies, who have been trapped in time by the alien menace for the thirty years, unaware and unaging. With the contents of a lab hidden deep in Invertica City, the assembled science heroes manage to neutralize the alien menace.
He operates with the modern incarnation of SMASH.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Superhuman strength, the ability to fly, and invulnerability. He is described by Strong as the most powerful being he's ever met, and "in a different league" from Strong entirely. Based on Tom Strong's assessment, this would place Strange above Tom Strong and below The American Crusader in terms of powers.
Abilities
- Superhuman intellect.
- Invulnerability such that he can survive in the vacuum of space unaided.
- Can project beams of energy from his hands.
- Enhanced vision
Weaknesses
None known. He remained awake for thirty years without rest.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Alosun, a chemical elixir which is the source of his great strength.
Transportation
A spaceship, The Strange Adventurer, based on Tom Strong's hypersaucer.
Notes
- Tom Strong describes Alosun as giving Strange the ability to store nuclear solar energy as mass. Physically, Strange is "as dense as uranium".
- It is somewhat unclear if Strange can fly, or only leap great distances based on this strength. He is described (and shown) as "running" across the Galaxy, but is later depicted as flying ahead of Strong's hypersaucer, as well as retrieving the members of SMASH from their time-prisons in space, which would imply the ability to control his movements in zero gravity.
Trivia
- The character of "Doc" Hugo Strange actually does date back to the 1940s, when the character appeared in comics published by Nedor Comics. When the company went out of business, the character eventually entered the public domain. Alan Moore revived him for an appearance in Tom Strong, along with other heroes published by Nedor.
Related
- 19 Appearances of Thomas Hugo Strange (Earth-ABC)
- 13 Images featuring Thomas Hugo Strange (Earth-ABC)
- Quotations by or about Thomas Hugo Strange (Earth-ABC)
- Character Gallery: Thomas Hugo Strange (Earth-ABC)
External Links
Footnotes
- ↑ Historical First Appearance: Thrilling Comics #1 (1940)