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The Thunderbolts

 
The Thunderbolts
 

Name: The Thunderbolts

Other Names: Dark Avengers

Classification: villains villains   heroes heroes   group group  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #449 (Jan. 1997): "Brakoow"

Creators: Peter David, Mike Deodato Jr., Tom Wegrzyn

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 452

Nation: USA

Number of group members listed below: 43

Character
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Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Ant-Man Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) hero
CBR Scale: M manifestly non-religious
Damage Control; Initiative...  Marvel 48
Atlas Atlas (Erik Josten) villain hero
  Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Initiative...  Marvel 197
Black Widow Black Widow (Yelena Belova) villain hero
  GRU; HYDRA...  Marvel 47
Blizzard Blizzard (Donny Gill) villain hero
  Initiative; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 99
Bullseye Bullseye (Benjamin Poindexter) villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Charcoal Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) villain hero
  black; Brute Force... 
[belonged to Imperial Force, agents of Secret Empire]
Marvel 41
Citizen V Citizen V (Helmut Zemo) villain hero
  Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 142
Cyclone Cyclone (Pierre Fresson) villain hero
  Maggia; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 44
Ghost Ghost (Johnny) villain
CBR Scale: S anti-corporate activist
A.I.M.; The Thunderbolts Marvel 36
Harrier Harrier (Josh Clendenon) villain hero
  Air Force; black...  Marvel 23
Hawkeye Hawkeye (Clint Barton) hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Headsman Headsman (Cleavon Twain) villain
  The Thunderbolts Marvel 28
Hyperion Hyperion (Mark Milton) hero
  Squadron Supreme; Star Masters...  Marvel 175
Jack O'Lantern Jack O'Lantern (Steven Levins) villain
CBR Scale: I possessed by demon
Skeleton Crew; The Thunderbolts
[killed by Punisher; body possessed by Lucipher]
Marvel 40
Jester Jester (Jody Putt) villain
  The Assembly of Evil; The Thunderbolts Marvel 14
Jolt Jolt (Hallie Takahama) hero
  Asian; Redeemers...  Marvel 83
Joystick Joystick (Janice Olivia Yanizeski) villain hero
  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts Marvel 45
Lady Deathstrike Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) villain
  Asian; The Reavers...  Marvel 138
MACH-IV MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins) villain hero
  black; Initiative...  Marvel 152
Man-Killer Man-Killer (Katrina Luisa van Horne) villain
CBR Scale: D Radical Feminist
HYDRA; Spider-Man Revenge League...  Marvel 41
Mercy Mercy (Abigail Wright) villain
CBR Scale: S angel (self-styled); alien missionary (claimed)
The Thunderbolts
["helps" suffering people commit "suicide" by killing them]
Marvel 16
Mister X villain
  The Thunderbolts Marvel 25
Moonstone Moonstone (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons...  Marvel 235
Nighthawk Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) hero
  Redeemers (Earth-712); Redeemers...  Marvel 361
Nuke Nuke (Frank Simpson) villain
CBR Scale: S ultra-nationalist
The Thunderbolts; U.S. Army...  Marvel 15
Ogre Ogre (Brian Dunlap) supporting character villain scientist
  Factor Three; The Thunderbolts Marvel 15
Norman Osborn Norman Osborn villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Paladin hero
  Heroes for Hire; Intruders...  Marvel 136
Photon Photon (Genis-Vell) hero
CBR Scale: I Titanian Eternals religion
Kree; The Thunderbolts Marvel 158
Plantman Plantman (Samuel Smithers) villain hero
  Chain Gang; Crime Wave...  Marvel 86
Portal Portal (Charles Little Sky) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Native American
A.R.M.O.R.; The Thunderbolts
[mutant, gained Darkhawk armor]
Marvel 18
Radioactive Man Radioactive Man (Dr. Chen Lu) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Communist Buddhist
Asian; People's Defense Force...  Marvel 187
Dallas Riordan Dallas Riordan supporting character hero
  Commission on Superhuman Activities; The Thunderbolts...  Marvel 66
The Scorpion The Scorpion (Mac Gargan) villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Dark Avengers; Initiative...  Marvel 315
Skein Skein (Sybil Dvorak) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Hedonist cult (leader); Gypsy/Roma (raised)
Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors...  Marvel 35
Smuggler Smuggler (Conrad Josten) villain hero
  Redeemers; The Thunderbolts Marvel 24
Songbird Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Femizons; Grapplers...  Marvel 229
Speed Demon Speed Demon (James Saunders) villain
  Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate...  Marvel 86
Speedball Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) hero
CBR Scale: I Presbyterian
League of Losers; The New Warriors...  Marvel 359
Swordsman Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Nazi / white supremacist
Initiative; The Assembly of Evil...  Marvel 128
Taskmaster Taskmaster villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Agency X; HYDRA...  Marvel 128
Techno Techno (Norbert Ebersol) villain hero
  HYDRA; Initiative...  Marvel 136
The Thunderbolts The Thunderbolts villain hero group
  [1st app: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #449 (Jan. 1997)] Marvel 452

This character is in the following 3 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #449 (Jan. 1997): "Brakoow"
Spider-Man Team-Up #7 (June 1997): "Old Scores"
Thunderbolts Prelude #1 (Jan. 1997): "Brakoow"


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