Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)

Tom Thumb
Name	Thomas Thompson
Current Alias	Tom Thumb
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Squadron Supreme
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	3′10″ (1.17 m)
Weight	120 lbs (54.43 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Grey-haired
Unusual Features	Dwarfism. Stricken with a pituitary abnormality when he was 3, he no longer grew.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-712
Place of Birth	Metzburg, Danteana
Place of Death	Squadron Supreme Headquarters
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Scientist, inventor, crimefighter
Education	Held PHDs in Mathematics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering by the age of 17.
Base of Operations	Formerly Squadron City Formerly Squadron Supreme Satellite
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, John Buscema
First	Avengers #85 (February, 1971)
First	Avengers #85 (February, 1971)
Death	Squadron Supreme #9 (January, 1986)
Death	Squadron Supreme #9 (January, 1986)

History

Thomas Thompson was stricken with a pituitary abnormality when he was 3 that left him a dwarf. However, he was also an intellectual giant. Using his inventions, he became a crimefighter under the name Tom Thumb and a member of the Squadron Supreme.

Tom was the Squadron's chief scientist and inventor, and he designed all of the technology used to implement the Utopia Program, including the behavior modification (B-Mod) device, the hibernaculum (a hibernation tank used to place a subject into a state of suspended animation), and the Life-Watch (a device to monitor vital signs and summon a medical unit to place the wearer in a Hibernaculum in the case of death until a cure can be found).

Tom learned during his attempt to save Nuke's parents from cancer that he was dying of brain cancer himself. Tom passed away while working in his lab on another project for the betterment of humanity.

Attributes

Abilities

• Super Genius-Level Intellect: Thomas Thompson was an incredibly brilliant scientific genius and inventor. He could create practically any tool or design that he could think of.

Weaknesses

Being so short and lacking any real powers beyond his genius, Tom often felt ignored and overlooked. His best friend was an artificial intelligence that he'd created. Also, toward the end of his life, Tom developed an incurable form of cancer, which was the ultimate cause of his death,

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Tom Thumb used various inventions as part of his crimefighting duties, including a force-field that was projected from his belt.

Weapons

Tom Thumb utilized a variety of weapons of his own invention, including:

• a 'Neuronic scrambler' that stunned opponents
• a 'Tritainium band projector' used to capture foes
• a force field generating belt (a technology that he made available to the public; one in every ten Americans owned one at the time of his death)
  • This belt worked for 96 hours of continued use before needing a full recharge. While activated, the user could breath normally under and physical activity (from sleeping to intensive exercise) but the user could not take food or drink without shutting down the force field. It is unknown if the force field protected against gaseous attacks.
• The Pacifier Pistol (a device that fires pellets which trigger the pleasure centers of the brain, making for a completely non-lethal crime deterrent (this device was also substituted for police handguns and tasers in American police departments and armed forces)).
  • The force field generating belt could protect people from these pellets.

Transportation

Tom utilized a 'Flying Chair' that was equipped with various weapons and other devices.

Trivia

• Tom Thumb was created as a possible pastiche of DC Comics' Golden and Silver Ages Atoms Albert Pratt and Ray Palmer.

See Also

• 20 appearance(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 1 mention(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 7 image(s) of Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Thomas Thompson (Earth-712)

Links and References

• Thomas Thompson on Marvel.com
• Thomas Thompson on Wikipedia.org