Tom Strong Books in Order
Part ofAlan Moore Books in OrderThis page shows the Tom Strong books in order, with short summaries, reading order, and background on Alan Moore's pulpy science adventure series.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
Book 1
by Alan Moore
2001
Tom Strong's first trade introduces the science hero's world, from Millennium City to hidden realms and old enemies. It is bright, brisk pulp adventure powered by brains as much as fists.
Book 2
by Alan Moore
2001
The second Tom Strong collection widens the series with strange relatives, cosmic detours, and more family-scaled heroics. It keeps the book's affectionate pulp energy while making the world bigger.
Terrific Tales, Book 1
by Alan Moore
2003
This companion anthology fills in the edges of Tom Strong's world with Young Tom, Tesla, King Solomon, and Jonni Future. It feels like a pulp magazine opened up and modernized.
Terrific Tales, Book 2
by Alan Moore
2003
The second Terrific Tales volume keeps roaming through side adventures, future exploits, and backstory. It is a fun expansion pack for readers who want more of the Strong family universe.
Book 3
by Alan Moore
2004
This volume brings back old allies and fresh complications as Tesla is kidnapped and Tom is pulled into new mysteries. The series keeps balancing family adventure with slippery science fiction.
Book 4
by Alan Moore
2005
The fourth collection opens up more of Tom Strong's family history while keeping the series quick on its feet. Hidden relatives, old friends, and new threats keep Millennium City lively.
Book Five
by Alan Moore
2005
Tom Strong tackles paranormal trouble in the upper atmosphere and stranger problems still closer to home. These issues lean into dream logic, one-off concepts, and the book's generous sense of invention.
Book Six
by Alan Moore
2006
The final collection closes the series on apocalyptic stakes, odd detours, and a welcome return from Moore and Chris Sprouse. It is a busy, affectionate farewell to one of Moore's brightest creations.
Tom Strong
by Alan Moore
2009
This opening collection introduces Tom Strong, his family, and Millennium City in a run of clever science-adventure tales. It is superhero comics filtered through pulp magazines, optimism, and big, playful ideas.
Tom Strong Vol. 2
by Alan Moore
2010
Tom Strong's second collection sends the science hero from volcanoes to outer space, with family, alternate worlds, and old pulp thrills close behind. It keeps the series' bright sense of wonder while widening the canvas.
Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom
by Alan Moore
2011
In a nightmare alternate world, Tom Strong must team up with another version of himself to fight robot tyranny and rewrite disaster. It is a darker spin on the series' usual bright pulp energy.
Tom Strong And The Planet of Peril
by Alan Moore
2014
Tom Strong heads into another retro-styled science adventure full of danger, impossible landscapes, and classic cliffhanger energy. It is a straight-ahead pulp romp built on the world Moore created.
Series background & context
Tom Strong is Alan Moore's love letter to old pulp adventure, but it never feels dusty. Tom is a science hero raised on the island of Attabar Teru under extreme conditions, which leaves him brilliant, strong, and ready for almost anything. Almost.
The series is set largely in Millennium City, yet it never stays put for long. One story might give you a mad-science threat in the streets, the next a lost civilization, time travel, alternate dimensions, or some forgotten corner of the Strong family tree. The fun is in how lightly it moves between them.
Tom is the center, but the book works because he is never alone for long. His wife Dhalua, daughter Tesla, the talking ape King Solomon, and robotic valet Pneuman make the series feel like a family adventure strip as much as a superhero comic. There is warmth here. That matters.
Moore uses that setup to play with the whole history of popular adventure fiction. You can feel echoes of Tarzan, Doc Savage, old newspaper strips, science pulps, and silver-age comics, but the stories are clever enough that they do not depend on you catching references.
The tone is bright, curious, and generous. Tom is not a tormented antihero. He solves problems with brains, nerve, and experience. Even when the stakes are huge, the books keep a sense of wonder that makes them easy to like.
That optimism is the hook.
If you want a Moore series that shows how playful he can be, this is a great place to land. Tom Strong has action, strange science, and wild premises, but it also has a simple pleasure that runs through every volume: the feeling that adventure is still big enough to surprise you.
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