kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst lˈuː stɹˈɪŋɚ, tˈɑːm wʌz ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd baɪ hɪz skˈɪnhɛd fˈɑːðɚ təbi ɐ skˈuːl bˈʊli lˈaɪk hiː jˈuːzd tə bˈiː.
Created by cartoonist Lew Stringer, Tom was encouraged by his skinhead father to be a school bully like he used to be.