His origin story is presented in flashbacks. On the Planet Rann, a Thanagarian armada invaded and attacked. Adam Strange's Rannian wife Alanna was killed in the missile strike, and he had to fight his way while searching for his daughter Aleea. During his search, he was randomly teleported to the Eden Corp Mining Colony in Space Sector 24601 by a Zeta Beam. He swore he would find his way back to Rann and be reunited with Aleea when the Zeta Beam returns. He determines the Beam's arrival through scientific calculations, but decades pass and he gives up, resorting to alcohol and getting into fights with local residents of the colony. The people of the mining colony face an attack from bug-like aliens that were dwelling underground where the colony was mining, so he decides to help. After the aliens are all destroyed, the mine is compromised, knowing there could be more aliens, and all the miners and their families prepare for departure. The Foreman, grateful for Strange saving his family during the attack, offers to give Adam a ride, but the latter chooses to stay and wait for the inevitable arrival of the Zeta Beam. The spaceship leaves, and Adam's rocket pack alerts him that the long-awaited Zeta Beam has finally arrived. He can finally return home to his daughter.