Tuesday, February 7, 2023

MINOR SUPER-HERO 031: THUNDERBOLT

(Flash Comics v1 007, 1940) 


The epitome of minor: Johnny Thunder spent one issue as a costumed hero named Thunderbolt. It's possible that he tried his hand at the costumed crimefighter game some other time - I'm hardly a Johnny Thunder expert - but this is the only time I know of.

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