Charlton Comics Created by
Pete Morisi, the character debuted in
Peter Cannon ... Thunderbolt #1 (Jan. 1966), part of Charlton editor
Dick Giordano's "Action Heroes" superhero line. The series then took over the numbering of the defunct title
Son of Vulcan, and ran from issue #51 through #60 (March/April 1966 – November 1967), after which Pete Morisi, who in addition to comic book work was also a
New York City Police Department officer, time-pressed with police duties, left the title, which was canceled along with the rest of Charlton's "Action Heroes" comics line. There were several backup series in
Thunderbolt. "The Sentinels", by
Gary Friedrich (writing his first superhero stories) and penciler-inker
Sam Grainger, appeared in #54–59, and #60 had the
Prankster, written by
Dennis O'Neil with art by
Jim Aparo. Morisi, who'd done work for
Lev Gleason Publications in 1940s, reported in
Comic Book Artist #9 (August 2000) that he had attempted to buy the rights to 1940s superhero
Daredevil in the early 1960s. Gleason gave him his okay, but the character's primary writer-artist,
Charles Biro, balked, requesting a percentage of future profits. Morisi declined and went on to create Thunderbolt in a scaled-down version of that Daredevil's symmetrically divided, red-and-blue costume. and
Jose Marzan Jr. DC Comics After Charlton sold its superhero properties to DC in 1983, Thunderbolt reappeared after almost two decades in the
Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover series (April 1985 – March 1986, Thunderbolt appearing in #6, 7, and 10) when he joined the heroes of the
Multiverse in their crusade against the
Anti-Monitor. Introducing him into the new
DC Universe, DC published
Peter Cannon – Thunderbolt, by writer-
penciler Mike Collins and
inker Jose Marzan Jr. The series ran for 12 issues before cancellation (September 1992 – August 1993). During the series' short run, his recurring foils were the criminal terrorists-for-hire known as
Scorpio. He later discovers that his girlfriend Cairo DeFrey was actually in charge of the organization. The character also appeared briefly with the
Justice League.
Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment published a ten issue series between September 2012 and July 2013. The series was co-written by Steve Darnall and
Alex Ross, with art by Jonathan Lau. The character later appeared in a new series published since February 2019, written by
Kieron Gillen with art by Caspar Wijngaard, Mary Jo Safro and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. In this series, it is revealed that Peter Cannon and Tabu were lovers. A new series has been announced in July 2022 and later on in July 2025 was announced a new series coming November 2025 ==Fictional character biography==