Who Is Thunderbolt? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thunderbolt is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Peter Cannon, with over 109 comic issue appearances. The powers of Peter Cannon come from tapping into the 90% of his brain that usually lies latent within humans. By harnessing this power, he can achieve physical and mental tasks denied other men.

Who is Thunderbolt?

Background Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt was created by the late Peter Morisi . Peter Cannon was one of the first characters in American culture to focus on martial arts abilities (though he also acquired some quasi-mystical lore), Also, he was one of those rare creations from that time, a creator-owned comic and still owned by his estate. Thunderbolt first appeared in Thunderbolt #1 in 1966 published by Charlton Comics . When DC Comics acquired several Charlton characters, Thunderbolt made his DC Comics debut in Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 in 1985. However DC had just bought the license to publish Thunderbolt. When the license expired, the rights returned to the Morisi estate and now he has been licensed to Dynamite Entertainment. Peter Cannon was the inspiration for other martial artist abilities superheroes like Iron Fist and have a direct analog in Watchmen 's Ozymandias . Origin Peter Cannon became an orphan when his parents died battling the Black Plague that was sweeping through the Himalayas where they were working as medics.

Key facts

Thunderbolt is of human origin and first appeared in "origin". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 109 recorded issue appearances, Thunderbolt ranks among the most featured characters in comics.