Who Is Thunderbolt? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thunderbolt is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ylzkz, with over 445 comic issue appearances. Yz is a fifth-dimensional djinn. It found itself to be in the Thunderbolt pen, a device used by Johnny and JJ Thunder each to make themselves, "superheroes".

Who is Thunderbolt?

As an infant, John L. Thunder is given possession of the genie-like "Thunderbolt" during a mystic ritual on his seventh birthday, which was intended to allow the Badhnesians to use Johnny to rule the world. However, the plan is soon aborted after an attack from a neighboring country. Johnny eventually returns to the United States and lives an ordinary life until one day, while washing windows, he inadvertently summons the Thunderbolt with the magic words cei-u (pronounced "say you") which he accidentally uses to become a successful boxer. Johnny underwent several adventures (each time inadvertently summoning the Thunderbolt via the use of cei-u in his day-to-day conversation, never realizing the Thunderbolt was responsible for the extraordinary events that befell him) before finally learning of the Thunderbolt's existence. Johnny's appearances with the Justice Society of America and in his own solo adventures tended to be quite comedic, as Johnny's main personality trait was being fairly dim-witted, which prompts his much-smarter Thunderbolt to possess a sarcastic (if patient) attitude toward his "boss". Despite recurring impatience with his stupidity, his fellow JSAers genuinely v.

Key facts

Thunderbolt is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Origin of the Flash". The character is published by DC Comics. With 445 recorded issue appearances, Thunderbolt ranks among the most featured characters in comics.