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Issue: Thunderbolts Classic #1
Publication Date: June 2011
 
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Rating: A
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/20/2011
Volume: 1
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9780785153092
UPC/EAN: 978078515309252999
Price: $32.99 CAD
$29.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: A
Content Items: 49 (18 stories, 3 covers)
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Disclose Notes: Reprints Thunderbolts (Marvel, 1997 series) #1-5; The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #449-450; Tales of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1997 series) #1; Spider-Man Team-Up (Marvel, 1995 series) #7; Thunderbolts '97 (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn]; Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings (Marvel, 1997 series) #-1. The one page reprinted from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #450 is not noted on this book.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interiors
Binding: softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

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FlagThunderbolts #1 [Newsstand] published April 1997
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]new trade dress
 
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Collected Editions

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Inside front cover.
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Thunderbolts

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Masters of Evil
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Title page. Includes a detail from the back cover of Thunderbolts '97.
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Thunderbolts Classic Credits

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Credits of the book. Includes a detail from the variant cover of Thunderbolts #2.
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Discover the Shocking Secret Behind Marvel's Newest Champions!

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FlagThunderbolts #1 [Newsstand] published April 1997
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The background color on the cover of the first printing is green; the background color on the cover of the second printing is pink.
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Justice ... Like Lightning!

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Rat Pack
Earth's newest heroic team, the Thunderbolts, bursts on the scene to widespread acclaim ... but all is not as it seems.
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FlagThunderbolts #1 [Newsstand] published April 1997
was Justice ... Like Lightning! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Thunderbolts first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #449 (January 1997).

As revealed in this story, the Thunderbolts are the Masters of Evil: Baron Helmut Zemo disguised as Citizen V; Moonstone as Meteorite; Goliath as Atlas; Beetle as MACH-1; Fixer as Techno; Screaming Mimi as Songbird.
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Thunderbolts Promotional Image

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Introducing the Thunderbolts!

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FlagThe Incredible Hulk #449 [Direct Edition] published January 1997
was Introducing the Thunderbolts! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Introducing the Thunderbolts

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Janis Jones
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FlagThe Incredible Hulk #449 [Direct Edition] published January 1997
was Introducing the Thunderbolts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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First appearance of the Thunderbolts.
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[untitled]

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Colonel St. Lawrence
Arizona
Baron Zemo, disguised as Citizen V, is interviewed by reporters and then confronted by Colonel St. Lawrence who is surprised that he knows who she is.
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FlagThe Incredible Hulk #450 [Direct Edition] published February 1997
was Hurray for Hulk [Story on Interior Page(s)]one page only
 
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Page 8 of the story from Hulk #450.
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The Dawn of a New Age of Heroes!

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Marvel Universe
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FlagTales of the Marvel Universe #1 published February 1997
was The Dawn of a New Age of Heroes! [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
 
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[untitled]

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The Thunderbolts build their reputation.
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FlagTales of the Marvel Universe #1 published February 1997
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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FlagThunderbolts #2 [Newsstand] published June 1997
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Masters of Evil!

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FlagThunderbolts #2 [Variant Cover] published June 1997
was Masters of Evil! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Deceiving Appearances

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The Thunderbolts intervene when the Thinker's android kidnaps Franklin Richards; the Thunderbolts are offered the Baxter Building as a headquarters.
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FlagThunderbolts #2 [Newsstand] published June 1997
was Deceiving Appearances [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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FlagSpider-Man Team-Up #7 [Direct Edition] published June 1997
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Old Scores

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The Enclave [Zota; Morlak; Shinski]
When Spider-Man is implicated in a series of burglaries, the Thunderbolts are asked by the mayor's office to apprehend him. Mach-1 is eager to comply, as he has an old score to settle.
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FlagSpider-Man Team-Up #7 [Direct Edition] published June 1997
was Old Scores [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The New Masters of Evil vs. Thunderbolts

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FlagThunderbolts #3 [Newsstand] published June 1997
was The New Masters of Evil vs. Thunderbolts [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Too Many Masters!

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Arms Merchant
The Thunderbolts are surprised to find that a new Masters of Evil has formed to help consolidate the New York underworld; the Black Widow announces her intention to bring all of the Avengers' old foes to justice.
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FlagThunderbolts #3 [Newsstand] published June 1997
was Too Many Masters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Introducing: Jolt

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FlagThunderbolts #4 [Newsstand] published July 1997
was Introducing: Jolt [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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A Shock to the System!

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Zola's mutates (destroyed); Greg; Janey; Ryan
The Thunderbolts go to upstate New York to find out who kidnapped and tortured Hallie Takahama; as Jolt, Hallie joins the team.
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FlagThunderbolts #4 [Newsstand] published July 1997
was A Shock to the System! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hallie Takahama adopts a costumed identity (Jolt) and joins the Thunderbolts in this story.
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The Origin of the Thunderbolts

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Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo] (vignette); Moonstone [Karla Sofen] (vignette); Goliath [Erik Josten] (vignette); Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (vignette); Fixer [Norbert Ebersol] (vignette); Screaming Mimi [Melissa Gold] (vignette)
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
 
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Wraparound cover; this is the first Thunderbolts annual. Background is made up of cover images from Avengers (1963 series) #22; 79; 270; 274; 277; Daredevil (1964 series) #140; Incredible Hulk (1968 series) #228 [partially obscured]; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #16; 49; Captain America (1968 series) #277; 278; Micronauts (1979 series) #25
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The Origin of the Thunderbolts! (Chapter 1: Awkward Questions)

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Jolt asks Citizen V about the beginnings of the Thunderbolts.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 1: Awkward Questions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Most of this issue is a flashback to the origin of the Thunderbolts.
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Chapter 2: The Search Begins

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Baron Helmut Zemo finds evidence of an old comrade trapped in another dimension.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 2: The Search Begins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This story reveals that Zemo's wife died prior to the formation of the Thunderbolts.
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Chapter 3: Technical Support

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Zemo enlists the aid of the Fixer in rescuing Goliath and decides to form a new Masters of Evil.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 3: Technical Support [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter 4: Screams of Anguish

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Zemo recruits Screaming Mimi for his new Masters of Evil.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 4: Screams of Anguish [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter 5: Shell-Shocked!

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Zemo recruits the Beetle for his new Masters of Evil.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 5: Shell-Shocked! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter 6: Onslaught

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Onslaught
Zemo is distraught after learning of the final battle between Earth's heroes and Onslaught.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 6: Onslaught [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This story takes place during Onslaught: Marvel.
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Chapter 7: To Defy a Kosmos

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Zemo and his allies rescue Goliath from Kosmos; Goliath inadvertently gives Zemo the idea for the Thunderbolts.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 7: To Defy a Kosmos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter 8: Showdown at the Vault

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Orka
The Thunderbolts stop a breakout at the Vault in their first public appearance; however, the breakout is mainly a cover for recruiting Moonstone, the final original member of the team.
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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was The Origin of the Thunderbolts! Chapter 8: Showdown at the Vault [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Thunderbolts Fact File (or, The Truth Behind the Lies)

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FlagThunderbolts '97 #[nn] published June 1997
was Thunderbolts Fact File (or, The Truth Behind the Lies) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Text article detailing the background of the individual members of the Thunderbolts.
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Big Trouble!

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FlagThunderbolts #5 published August 1997
was Big Trouble! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Growing Pains

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superhero
Hydra; Billy Kozliewski (introduction)
The Thunderbolts go to upstate New York to find out who kidnapped and tortured Hallie Takahama; as Jolt, Hallie joins the team.
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FlagThunderbolts #5 published August 1997
was Growing Pains [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Featuring: Zemo! Namor!

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Hydra (vignette)
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FlagThunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1 published July 1997
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Distant Rumblings!

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Dr. Leonard Samson; Hydra
The days before the dawn of the Marvel Age are eventful for the future Thunderbolts: Baron Zemo squashes an uprising of his Indian laborers, as his son Helmut and Erik Josten watch. The Fixer joins HYDRA and helps to subdue the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.
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FlagThunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1 published July 1997
was Distant Rumblings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Rudy the Robot; The Li'l Prof; Captain Daring; the Thunderer
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FlagThunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1 published July 1997
was [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Advertisement for Daring Comics (Daring Mystery Comics #8), featuring Citizen V, Rudy the Robot, the Li'l Prof, the Blue Diamond, the Silver Scorpion, the Fin, Captain Daring, the Thunderer.
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Prelude

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FlagThunderbolts Prelude #1 published January 1997
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted TPB

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Cover and back cover of Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted TPB (Marvel, 1998 series).
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Criminal Records

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Citizen V

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Meteorite

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M.A.C.H.-1

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Songbird

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Techno

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Atlas

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Thunderbolts: Justice Like Lightning TPB

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The Trickiest Part of the Whole Thing Was Maintaining the Surprise

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Marvel's Most Heroic Collections!

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Inside back cover.
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Justice, Like Lightning!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Back cover. Includes a detail from the cover of Thunderbolts #3.

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