Thunderbolts

Who are the Thunderbolts? Read on to learn more about this group of supervillains masquerading as super heroes!

As they defeated supervillains like the Enclave and a new Masters of Evil team (a slight they took personally), their popularity skyrocketed, and they became New York City’s most beloved heroes in the absence of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. In return, the Thunderbolts went on one mission per team member on a rotating basis. Download the app on iOS and Android now! The addition of teenage super hero Jolt (Helen Takahama) to the team further solidified their trend towards true heroism, as the rest of the group was forced to keep up their disguises in private as well as in public. Most recently, the Thunderbolts served under Mayor Wilson Fisk during Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s DAREDEVIL (2019) series. They eventually reunited with Gold and then, ultimately, with Zemo and his new Master of Evil. The series culminated in Kobik’s self-destruction following the revelation she had changed Captain America’s history and turned him into a Hydra sleeper agent, which then led directly into the events of SECRET EMPIRE (2017). She tracked down the team and managed to talk some sense into some of her former teammates. Eventually, this operation was discovered by Hawkeye and the Avengers, who then convinced Ross to disband the team. He convinced the others to continue following him on two principles: that the public would never trust them again, and that the criminal underworld would never forgive them for their transgressions against them. After bowing in INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #449, the Thunderbolts launched right into their own series with THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #1 by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. Their secret identities remained a mystery until the very end of their oversized first issue, where Zemo laid out his villainous endgame. For the purposes of Zemo’s deception, these Masters of Evil took on new identities. Let’s take a look at the Thunderbolts’ past, present, and future!