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Tom Smith

Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition come across a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots the piranosaur and adopts the winky, named because of the rodent-like creature’s rapid eye-blinking. The settlers adopt the voluminous winkies as beloved pets. The son of the leader defends his winky from being eaten from a piranosaur, but is eaten himself instead. The leader starts a campaign to wipe out the piranosaurs, but it becomes evident the balance was disrupted in the action. Soon, the Winky population becomes aggressive, wiping out the colonists.
Alias Tom Smith
Real Names/Alt Names Tom Smith
Characteristics Charlton (Space-based), The Future
Creators/Key Contributors Stan Campbell
First Appearance Space Adventures #8 (Sept. 1953)
First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Space Adventures #8
Sample Read Space Adventures [DCM] [CB+]
Description Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition come across a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots the piranosaur and adopts the winky, named because of the rodent-like creature’s rapid eye-blinking. The settlers adopt the voluminous winkies as beloved pets. The son of the leader defends his winky from being eaten from a piranosaur, but is eaten himself instead. The leader starts a campaign to wipe out the piranosaurs, but it becomes evident the balance was disrupted in the action. Soon, the Winky population becomes aggressive, wiping out the colonists.
Source Tom Smith – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki