Issue: #1
Last valuation update: 2026-03-20
Ex-Olympic athlete Jefferson Pierce takes a job as a school teacher at an inner city school in Metropolis and takes on the name of Black Lightning!Spoiler Alert The origin of Black Lightning starts as many other superheroes do with a tragic murder. Black Lightning is a teacher at Garfield High when he crosses some drug dealers who retaliate and end up killing a young talented teenager by the name...
First appearances: Black Lightning, Whale, Macnair Chapin, Peter Gambi, Joey Toledo, Earl Clifford
Creators: Rich Buckler, Tony Isabella, Liz Berube, Frank Springer, Trevor Von Eeden, Jack C. Harris
Characters: Black Lightning, Whale, Macnair Chapin, Peter Gambi, Joey Toledo, Earl Clifford