The Religious Affiliation of
Black Lightning
Jefferson Pierce

Religion: Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)

Name: Black Lightning

Alter Ego: Jefferson Pierce

Other Names: The Ebon Bolt; Jeff Pierce

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Black Lightning (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1977): "Black Lightning"

Creators: Tony Isabella, Trevor Von Eeden, Frank Springer

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

Number of Appearances: 353

   Comic Book Appearances: 349

   TV, Film Appearances: 4

Teams/Affiliations: The Justice League; The Network; The Outsiders

Location: Metropolis, USA; Washington, D.C., USA

Race: black

Gender: male

This character is in the following 181 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Action Comics (vol. 1) #769 (Sep. 2000): "Supermanamrepus"
Adventures of the Outsiders

Adventures of the Outsiders #33 (May 1986): "A Tiny, Deadly War"
Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986): "Against All Odds!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #35 (July 1986): "Sympathy for the Fuhrer"
Adventures of the Outsiders #36 (Aug. 1986): "Agents of Change"
Adventures of the Outsiders #37 (Sep. 1986): "Won't You Let Me Take You On a Sea Cruise?"
Adventures of the Outsiders #38 (Oct. 1986): "Many Brave Hearts Are Asleep in the Deep"
Adventures of the Outsiders #38 (Oct. 1986): "Welcome to L.A."
Adventures of the Outsiders #39 (Nov. 1986): "Nuclear Fear, Part 1: Beginning with a Bang!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #40 (Dec. 1986): "Nuclear Fear, Part II: Family Ties!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #41 (Jan. 1987): "Breaking the Bank!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #42 (Feb. 1987): "Cha$ing the Dollar!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #43 (Mar. 1987): "A Christmas Carol -- 1985"
Adventures of the Outsiders #43 (Mar. 1987): "Black Lightning and Katana"
Adventures of the Outsiders #44 (Apr. 1987): "...Nothing Can Stop -- The Duke of Oil!"
Adventures of the Outsiders #45 (May 1987): "Assault on Station Markovia!"

Batman and the Outsiders

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1983): "Wars Ended, Wars Begun"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #2 (Sep. 1983): "Markovia's Last Stand"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #3 (Oct. 1983): "Bitter Orange"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #4 (Nov. 1983): "One-Man Meltdown"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Dec. 1983): "Psimon Says"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #6 (Jan. 1984): "Death Warmed Over"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #7 (Feb. 1984): "Cold Hands, Cold Heart"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1984): "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1984): "Enter: the Masters of Disaster"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1984): "Battle For the Band" (1-panel cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #10 (May 1984): "The Execution of Black Lightning"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (June 1984): "A Sword of Ancient Death"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #12 (July 1984): "To Love, Honor, and Destroy"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #13 (Aug. 1984): "In the Chill of the Night"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #14 (Oct. 1984): "Two By Two"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #15 (Nov. 1984): "Going For the Gold"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #16 (Dec. 1984): "The Truth about Halo, Part 1: ...Goodbye..."
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #17 (Jan. 1984): "We Are Dying, Egypt--Dying"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #18 (Feb. 1985): "Who Wears the Crown of Ra?"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (Mar. 1985): "Who's Afraid of the Big Red S?"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #20 (Apr. 1985): "Death and Remembrance"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #21 (May 1985): "The Roar of the Ghetto Blaster"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (June 1985): "The Truth About Halo, Part 3: Who She Is and How She Came to Be"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #23 (July 1985): "The Truth About Halo, Part 4: The Search for Halo"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #24 (Aug. 1985): "I Went to the Animal Fair"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #25 (Sep. 1985): "A Serpent in Eden"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #26 (Oct. 1985): "Serpent in the Sky!"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #27 (Nov. 1985): "War Stars!"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #28 (Dec. 1985): "The Truth About Looker, Part 1: Below"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #29 (Jan. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 2: The People of the Abyss"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #30 (Feb. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 3: This Envious Race"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #31 (Mar. 1986): "The Truth About Looker, Part 4: Pawn of the World Below"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #32 (Apr. 1986): "A New War's Winning"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #1 (Dec. 2007): "The Chrysalis" (mentioned)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #3 (Feb. 2008): "Throwdown"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #11 (Nov. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 1" (2-panel cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 2"
Batman and the Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #1 (1984): "Land Where Our Fathers Died"
Batman and the Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #2 (1985): "Dissembler at the Wedding"
Batman and the Outsiders Special #1 (Mar. 2009) (cover & 4-panel cameo)

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 (July 2009): "Last Man Standing" (1-panel cameo)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 (Mar. 2009): "The Panic of the Composite Creature" (only on cover)
Black Lightning

Black Lightning (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1977): "Black Lightning" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #2 (May 1977): "Merlyn Means Murder" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #3 (July 1977): "Every Hand against Him" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #4 (Sep. 1977): "Beware the Cyclotronic Man" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #5 (Nov. 1977): "Nobody Beats a Superman" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #6 (Jan. 1978): "One Man's Poison" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #7 (Mar. 1978): "The Conscience of the Killer" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #8 (Apr. 1978): "Deadly Aftermath" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #9 (May 1978): "Fear and Loathing in Garfield High" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #10 (July-Aug. 1978): "The Other Black Lightning" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #11 (Sep.-Oct. 1978): "All They Will Call You Will Be... Deportee!" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 2) #2 (Mar. 1995): "Teachers" (lead character)
Black Lightning (vol. 2) #4 (May 1995): "Lessons" (lead character)

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #200 (July 1983): "Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders"
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Lost Pages "Above Top Secret"" (cameo)
Detective Comics

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #490 (May 1980): "Lightning Strikes Out!" (lead character)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #491 (June 1980): "Short-Circuit" (lead character)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #494 (Sep. 1980): "Explosion of the Soul!" (lead character)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #495 (Oct. 1980): "Animals" (lead character)

Green Arrow (vol. 3) #26 (Late July 2003): "Straight Shooter, Part One: Hired Guns"
Icon #30 (Oct. 1995): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)
Icon: Mothership Connection (May 2010): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)
Joker: Last Laugh #3 (Dec. 2001): "Lunatic Fringe"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado Red / Tornado Blue"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3 (Dec. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Three: The Brave & the Bold"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #4 (Jan. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Four: Being Human"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Five: Born Again"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #6 (Apr. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Six: Iron Man"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #8 (June 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Chapter One: Lightning Lad"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #11 (Sep. 2007): "Walls" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #12 (Oct. 2007): "Monitor Duty"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #13 (Nov. 2007): "Unlimited: Chapter 2"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #14 (Dec. 2007): "Unlimited: Chapter 3: Two Against Nature"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #15 (Jan. 2008): "Unlimited: Chapter 4: Unleashed"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17 (Mar. 2008): "Sanctuary: Part One"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17 (Mar. 2008): "Meanwhile, Back in the Kitchen..." (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #18 (Apr. 2008): "Sanctuary: Part Two" (cover & 3-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #19 (May 2008): "Sanctuary: Part Three" (cover & 1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #20 (June 2008): "Back Up to Speed" (2-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #22 (Aug. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter One: The Widening Gyre" (cover & 3-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #23 (Sep. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Two: Things Fall Apart"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #24 (Oct. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Three: The Blood-Dimmed Tide"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25 (Nov. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Four: The Best Lack All Conviction"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #26 (Dec. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Five: Spiritus Mundi" (4-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #27 (Jan. 2009): "Be Careful What You Wish For..." (4-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #28 (Feb. 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter 2: Shadow and Act"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #30 (Apr. 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter 3: New Moon Rising"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #31 (May 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town: Interlude: Crisis of Confidence" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #32 (June 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter 4: Nyctophobia" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #36 (Oct. 2009): "Royal Pain! Chapter Two: Shuffle Up and Die!" (1-panel cameo)

Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 (Sep. 2009): "The Beginning" (2-panel cameo)
Justice Society of America

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #6 (July 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Chapter Four: Three Worlds"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #12 (Mar. 2008): "Thy Kingdom Come: New Recruits"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #13 (Apr. 2008): "Supermen"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #17 (Aug. 2008): "One World, Under Gog, Part II: Wish Fulfillment"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #23 (Mar. 2009): "Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Part One: The Power of Shazam" (cameo)

Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
The Outsiders

The Outsiders (vol. 1) #1 (Nov. 1985): "Nuclear Fear, Part 1: Beginning with a Bang!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1985): "Nuclear Fear, Part II: Family Ties!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1986): "Breaking the Bank!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #4 (Feb. 1986): "Cha$ing the Dollar!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1986): "A Christmas Carol -- 1985"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #5 (Mar. 1986): "Black Lightning and Katana"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #6 (Apr. 1986): "...Nothing Can Stop -- The Duke of Oil!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #7 (May 1986): "Assault on Station Markovia!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #9 (July 1986): "Bentama Means Betrayal"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #10 (Aug. 1986): "The People's Heroes"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #11 (Sep. 1986): "No Escape"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #12 (Oct. 1986): "Nothing Left to Lose"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #13 (Nov. 1986): "Marooned..."
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #13 (Nov. 1986): "...Ten Minutes"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #14 (Dec. 1986): "The Looker Murder Case"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #15 (Jan. 1987): "Biohazard"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #16 (Feb. 1987): "The Firefly's Blaze of Glory"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #17 (Mar. 1987): "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #18 (Apr. 1987): "...Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (May 1987): "The Winds of Change"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #20 (June 1987): "...An Ill Wind"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #21 (July 1987): "Beware Strike Force Kobra"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (Aug. 1987): "Showdown with the Strike Force"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #23 (Sep. 1987): "...And the Rockets Red Glare"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #24 (Oct. 1987): "Night of Camp David!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #25 (Nov. 1987): "The Eve of Disaster"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #26 (Dec. 1987): "...Uneasy Lies the Head..."
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #27 (Jan. 1988): "Robot Tyrants of Kadeyland!"
The Outsiders (vol. 1) #28 (Feb. 1988): "...A Land Down Under..."
Outsiders (vol. 2) #1-alpha (Nov. 1993): "Blood & Ashes" (cameo)
Outsiders (vol. 2) #24 (Nov. 1995): "One Wedding and a Funeral" (cameo)
Outsiders (vol. 3) #3 (Oct. 2003): "Role Call, Part 3 of 3: Joke's on You"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #9 (Apr. 2004): "Devil's Work, Part 2 of 3: Lightning from Above and Below"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #10 (May 2004): "Devil's Work, Part 3 of 3: A Family Matter"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #16 (Nov. 2004): "A Change of Plans..."
Outsiders (vol. 3) #20 (Mar. 2005): "Back to Normal" (1-panel cameo)
Outsiders (vol. 3) #26 (Sep. 2005): "Tick Tock, Part 1 of 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #27 (Oct. 2005): "Tick Tock, Part 2 of 2"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #41 (Dec. 2006): "Mad Scientists, Part 2" (cameo)
Outsiders (vol. 3) #45 (Apr. 2007): "Pay as You Go, Part 2: Sins of the Father"
Outsiders (vol. 3) #46 (May 2007): "Pay as You Go, Part Three: Friends, Lovers & Other Strangers"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #15 (Apr. 2009): "The Deep, Part One"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #15 (Apr. 2009): "Origins & Omens"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #16 (May 2009): "The Deep, Part Two"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #17 (June 2009): "The Deep, Part Three"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #18 (July 2009): "The Deep, Part Four"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #19 (Aug. 2009): "The Deep, Part Five"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #20 (Sep. 2009): "The Deep, Conclusion"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #21 (Oct. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 1"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #22 (Nov. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 2"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #23 (Dec. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 3"
The Outsiders Annual (vol. 1) #1 (1986): "The Skull, the Serpent and the Outsiders"
Outsiders Annual (vol. 3) #1 (June 2007): "Pay as You Go, Part 4: The Wrong to Do the Right"
The Outsiders Special #1 (Apr. 1987): "From Here to Infinity!"

Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Wonder Woman/Grace #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 5: Member of the Tribe"
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Teen Titans / Outsiders Secret Files 2003 (Dec. 2003): "A Day After"
Teen Titans and Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2005 (Oct. 2005)
Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175 (Dec. 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part Two: Girl Frenzy"
World's Finest Comics

World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #256 (Apr.-May 1979): "Encounter with a Dark Avenger!"
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #257 (June-July 1979): "Death Ransom!" (lead character)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #258 (Aug.-Sep. 1979): "The Blood of the Lamb" (lead character)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #259 (Oct.-Nov. 1979): "The Last Hideout" (lead character)
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #260 (Dec. 1980 - Jan. 1981): "Lure of the Magnetic Menace" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/BlackLightning.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0124083/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/black-lightning/29-10994/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=blacklightning
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=blacklightning
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=361
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Lightning_Vol_1_1
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=58365
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/30904/
  - http://www.comics-db.com/story/1005689-0-Wars_Ended_Wars_Begun.html