Detective Comics (vol. 1) #490 (May 1980):
“Lightning Strikes Out!”
by Martin Pasko, Pat Broderick, Frank McLaughlin

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #490

Title: “Lightning Strikes Out!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1980

Publisher:
Written by: Martin Pasko
Art by: Pat Broderick, Frank McLaughlin

7 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (lead character)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Lincoln Trask		Garfield High School [baseball player helped by Black Lightning]		2
Wandine Trask	Vodoun	[died after using Haitian voodoo remedy instead of doctors]		1
Jacques Cravin	Vodoun	[leader of a criminal gang]		2
Mama Mambu	Vodoun	[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #490 (May 1980)]		2
Leon	Vodoun	[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #490 (May 1980)]		2
Garfield High School		[high school]

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