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Thunderbolts #1

Marvel · Series began 1997 · April 1997

first appearance of Hallie Takahama, Dallas Riordan and Megan McLaren

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Hallie Takahama (Jolt) — First appearance
Dallas Riordan (Citizen V; Crimson Cowl; Vantage) — First appearance
Megan McLaren (Marvel) — First appearance

Dates

Cover date: April 1997
On sale: 1997
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00928103566404
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Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960603566300111
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2nd printing

Second Printing Red Cover

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960603566300121
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Creators

pencils: Mark Bagleyinks: Vince Russellletters: Comicraft, Dave Lanphear, Oscar Gongorascript: Kurt Busiekcolors: Joe Rosas

Stories

Justice ... Like Lightning! · 38 pages
Earth's newest heroic team, the Thunderbolts, bursts on the scene to widespread acclaim ... but all is not as it seems.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManNatasha RomanoffKarla SofenNovaRichard RiderMelissa GoldErik JostenSongbirdAbner JenkinsRobbie BaldwinHelmut ZemoSpeedballNamoritaAtlasNorbert EbersolMACH-1The WreckerDirk GarthwaiteEliot FranklinThunderballPiledriverBrian CaluskyBulldozerNight ThrasherDwayne TaylorHenry CampHallie TakahamaMeteoriteCitizen V

Reprinted in

Thunderbolts: First Strikes (1997), Thunderbolts: Justice Like Lightning (2001), Thunderbolts (2006), Thunderbolts Classic (2011), Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus (2014), Thunderbolts Omnibus (2021), Thunderbolts Epic Collection (2023)