History: Thomas Thompson was born with a hormonal deficiency that left him a dwarf, but he was an intellectual giant. Using his own 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 the technology to impliment the Utopia Program, including the behavior modification device. Tom learned during his attempt to save Nuke's parents from cancer that he was dying of cancer himself. He kept the information secret from the Squadron and passed away while working on his lab on another project for the betterment of humanity.
