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 |