CATALOG RECORD

Thunderbolts #159

Marvel · Series began 2006 · August 2011

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Dates

Cover date: August 2011
On sale: June 22, 2011
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #159 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

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

Barcode 75960605602615911
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148603255709
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Story arc: Fear Itself

This is part 2 of 143. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Kevin Walker, Declan Shalvey, Valentine De Landro, Eric Canete, Matthew Southworthinks: Kevin Walker, Declan Shalvey, Valentine De Landro, Eric Canete, Matthew Southworthcolors: Frank Martin, Chris Sotomayor, Fabio D'Auria, Matthew Southworthscript: Jeff Parker, Joe Caramagna, Jen Van Meter, Frank Tieriletters: Albert Deschesne, Dave Sharpeediting: Rachel Pinnelas

Stories

Underbolts · 12 pages
The available Thunderbolts have to split up to rescue the inmates still trapped in the ruins of the Raft, inadvertently giving Centurius a chance to neutralize the nanites keeping the Beta Team in subjugation. He convinces them to bide their time and wait for a better opportunity to escape.
Group Therapy · 8 pages
Moonstone leads a group of inmates female inmates to safety after defeating their ringleader.
The Ghost and Mr. Walker · 10 pages
Ghost helps Warden Walker to escape from his damaged quarters, learning things he didn't know before as the two make their way to safety, helping inmates along the way.
Double Cross · 10 pages
Crossbones gets out of the ruined prison with the help of four fellow inmates, but kills them once they are all free so that his own escape is assured.

Publisher’s description

Now the Thunderbolts will begin to learn the true meaning of FEAR ITSELF! Frank Tieri, Jen Van Meter & Joe Caramanga join series writer Jeff Parker to give us all a side of the story as the Thunderbolts try to hold themselves and their world together against tide of anarchy!

Characters

Cain MarkoJuggernautKarla SofenJohn WalkerMelissa GoldSongbirdAbner JenkinsMoonstoneBrock RumlowCrossbonesMACH-1Living LaserGhostArthur ParksMan Mountain Marko

Reprinted in

Fear Itself: Thunderbolts (2011), Fear Itself: Thunderbolts (2011), Thunderbolts: Uncaged Omnibus (2023)