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Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1 cover
Cover: Steve Epting & Keith Aiken

Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1

Jul 1997 · Marvel · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
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“Distant Rumblings!”

In "Distant Rumblings!", Kurt Busiek and Steve Epting lay the groundwork for the Thunderbolts' dark origins, spotlighting Baron Zemo’s ruthless control as he quashes a labor uprising in India, watched silently by his son Helmut and Erik Josten. Meanwhile, the Fixer aligns with HYDRA to subdue the amnesiac Sub-Mariner, setting the stage for a future marked by secrets and shifting loyalties. The cover by Steve Epting and Keith Aiken captures the tension of a world on the brink, rendered in bold lines and shadowed detail.

writer Kurt Busiek · artist Steve Epting · inker Bob Wiacek · colorist Tom Smith · letterer Comicraft · letterer Dave Lanphear · letterer OG · letterer SH · cover Steve Epting, Keith Aiken

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Full credits

colorist Tom Smith
letterer Comicraft
letterer Dave Lanphear
letterer OG
letterer SH
cover pencils Steve Epting
cover inks Keith Aiken

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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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