Thunderbolts Classic #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection reprints the earliest adventures of the Thunderbolts, a team that debuted in the wake of Marvel's 'Onslaught' event. Initially presented as a new generation of heroes, the team was secretly composed of classic villains—including Baron Zemo, Beetle, Fixer, Goliath, and Screaming Mimi—posing as the heroic Citizen V and his allies. The volume gathers the first issues of their original series, revealing their true identities and setting the stage for their complex evolution from villains to antiheroes.
"Justice ... Like Lightning!" kicks off a bold new chapter in the Thunderbolts saga with a gripping look at the uneasy origins of the team’s future members. Written by Kurt Busiek and illustrated by Steve Epting, the issue captures a pivotal moment before the Marvel Age, as Baron Zemo asserts control over his Indian laborers, while his son Helmut and Erik Josten observe—watching a world where power and morality blur. The cover by Mark Bagley and Vince Russell sets the tone with a stark, dramatic image of the looming conflict.
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The days before the dawn of the Marvel Age are eventful for the future Thunderbolts: Baron Zemo squashes an uprising of his Indian laborers, as his son Helmut and Erik Josten watch. The Fixer joins HYDRA and helps to subdue the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.
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