Thunderbolt

    (Charlton, 1966-1967)
™ and ©1966 Charlton Publications, Inc.
Series picks up numbering from Son of Vulcan #50 following issue #1

The Silver Age hit Charlton Comics the way the Renaissance hit Russia. They knew something important was going on in the outside world and really wanted to be a part of it, but in a fundamental way, they just didn’t get it. While the 1960s at Marvel and DC brought exciting new art and storytelling ideas that reinvigorated the super-hero genre, at Charlton it brought stiff, costumed figures and hand-lettering (an improvement to be sure, but…). Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, is a globe-trotting adventurer in the mold of Doc Savage, who inexplicably dons a red-and-blue costume and mask when the action gets hot and heavy. The backup feature was The Sentinels, about a rock band (”They’re gear, man!”) that transforms into super-heroes by night. Peter Cannon…Thunderbolt was acquired by DC in the 1980s and played a small part in The Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jan 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Ernie Bache
    1st Appearance of Thunderbolt; Origin of Thunderbolt
    1 copy for $60.00
  • 51
    #51
    Mar 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi  ·  A: Pete Morisi
    Series continues after hiatus (Son of Vulcan #50?)
    No copies available
  • 52
    #52
    Jun 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Frank McLaughlin
    Versus Gore the Man-Ape
    3 copies from $2.12
  • 53
    #53
    Aug 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Frank McLaughlin
    3 copies from $4.25
  • 54
    #54
    Oct 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi, Gary Friedrich  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Sam Grainger
    2 copies from $8.50
  • 55
    #55
    Dec 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi, Gary Friedrich  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Sam Grainger
    2 copies from $6.00
  • 56
    #56
    Feb 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi, Gary Friedrich  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Sam Grainger
    1 copy for $8.00
  • 57
    #57
    May 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko, Sam Glanzman  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Sam Grainger
    5 copies from $3.40
  • 57-2
    #57 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.35
    W: Pat Boyette, David Charles Glanzman, Sam Glanzman  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Sam Grainger
    Modern Comics Reprint; ca. 1978
    4 copies from $2.25
  • 58
    #58
    Jul 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pete Morisi, Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Pete Morisi, Sam Grainger
    3 copies from $4.25
  • 58-2
    #58 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.35
    W: Sergius O’Shaugnessy  ·  A: Sam Grainger
    Modern Comics Reprint, ca. 1978
    2 copies from $14.50
  • 59
    #59
    Sep 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Pat Boyette, Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Sam Grainger
    No copies available
  • 60
    #60
    Nov 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Pat Boyette, Jim Aparo
    Carl Gafford L.O.C.; Final Issue
    5 copies from $3.40