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

January, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $60.00 		Pete MorisiPete Morisi, Ernie Bache
#52

June, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
5 copies available from $2.50 		Pete MorisiPete Morisi, Frank McLaughlin
#53

August, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
3 copies available from $5.00 		Pete MorisiPete Morisi, Frank McLaughlin
#54

October, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $10.00 		Pete Morisi, Gary FriedrichPete Morisi, Sam Grainger
#55

December, 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $6.00 		Pete Morisi, Gary FriedrichPete Morisi, Sam Grainger
#56

February, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $8.00 		Pete Morisi, Gary FriedrichPete Morisi, Sam Grainger
#57

May, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
5 copies available from $4.00 		Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko, Sam GlanzmanPat Boyette, Sam Grainger
#57 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.35
4 copies available from $2.25 		Pat Boyette, David Charles Glanzman, Sam GlanzmanPat Boyette, Sam Grainger
#58

July, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
3 copies available from $5.00 		Pete Morisi, Dennis O’NeilPete Morisi, Sam Grainger
#58 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.35
3 copies available from $18.00 		Sergius O’ShaugnessySam Grainger
#60

November, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
5 copies available from $4.00 		Dennis O’NeilPat Boyette, Jim Aparo