21 Facts About Black Lightning

Black Lightning is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Later retellings of Black Lightning's origins simplify his story by depicting him as a metahuman with the inborn ability to manipulate and generate electricity.

Black Lightning has proven a popular character for DC and was ranked 85th overall on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Books Heroes" list in 2011.

Isabella wrote the first 10 issues of Black Lightning before handing it over to Dennis O'Neil, and Trevor Von Eeden designed the character's original costume and drew the first 11 issues.

Black Lightning made a number of guest appearances in various titles over the next few years, including a string of issues of World's Finest Comics written by O'Neil, then shifted to Detective Comics and a two-part story in Justice League of America in which he declined an offer of membership.

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In 1995, a new Black Lightning series began with art by Eddy Newell and again written by Tony Isabella, who was fired after the eighth issue and replaced with Australian writer Dave de Vries.

Black Lightning resigned amidst controversy over his "worst-kept secret in Washington" identity as Black Lightning and his alleged inadvertent killing of a criminally-minded corporate CEO, for which President Pete Ross then pardoned him.

Black Lightning appeared in the new Outsiders, of which his daughter, Anissa, is a member.

Black Lightning came to fight the new Sabbac and help his daughter alongside Captain Marvel Jr.

Black Lightning had on an outfit that mixed his second outfit with the colors of the first.

Black Lightning had intended to wound Somers with his lightning shot, but apparently ended up killing him.

Black Lightning turned down the offer, preferring to work as a loner and focus on street-level crime, though he did offer to become a reservist.

Years later, when all of the JLA reservists were called in to fight a newly revived Amazo, Black Lightning Lighting was one of the heroes called, confirming that the League had accepted his offer.

Black Lightning appears to be primarily based in Washington, DC again.

Black Lightning was the first member of the League to respond to the recent attacks made by the Amazons of Themyscira, and he saved the President of the United States in this event.

Black Lightning was the focus of the one-shot issue Final Crisis: Submit, in which he helped the new Tattooed Man and his family escape at the cost of his own freedom.

Recently, Black Lightning was recruited by Alfred Pennyworth to join a new version of the Outsiders following an attack by Doctor Hurt which left Thunder comatose.

Black Lightning later made an appearance as a possible recruit for the Justice League.

Tony Isabella, the creator of Black Lightning, rebooted the character in a new six-part series that began in November 2017.

Black Lightning appears in The World's Greatest Superheroes newspaper comic strip.

IGN listed Black Lightning as the 85th greatest comic book hero of all time, describing him as a "true hero and a born badass who has earned his spot on the Justice League".