Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero", with a wife, Dhalua, and a daughter, Tesla, both with enhanced physical and mental abilities and longevity.
Tom Strong appears in The Terrifics, a DC Comics series about a group of the same name formed by Mr.
[1] Tom is reared in a high-gravity chamber and given an intensive education by his eccentric scientist parents on the fictional West Indian island of Attabar Teru.
His upbringing, plus ingesting a root used by the natives of the island for health and long life, makes him nearly physically and mentally perfect.
Strong maintains his physical health and longevity through the regular consumption of a mysterious herb called Goloka Root.
(4 January 2002) w: Alan Moore p: Chris Sprouse i: Karl Story c: Matt Hollingsworth Tom Strong #16 – Some Call Him The Space Cowboy (27 February 2002) w: Alan Moore p: Chris Sprouse i: Karl Story c: Alex Sinclair Tom Strong #17 – Ant Fugue!
(3 July 2002) w: Alan Moore p: Chris Sprouse i: Karl Story c: Alex Sinclair Tom Strong #18 – The Last Roundup (30 October 2002) w: Alan Moore p: Chris Sprouse i: Karl Story c: Dave Stewart Tom Strong #19 – Electric Ladyland!