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Black Bolt

Blackagar Boltagon

1,111 appearancesSince 1965

Black Bolt first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (1965-12), published by Marvel. 1,111 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Blackagar Boltagon

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

Fantastic Four
#45
first appearance
1965-12-00
Thor
#148
origin
1968-01-00
Marvel Tales
#124
origin retold
1981-02-00
Fantastic Four
#12
death
1997-10-00
Die Fantastischen Vier#12Cape Archive1999
Die Fantastischen Vier
#12
death
1999-12-16

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Fantastic Four
1961–1996
36 issues →
New Avengers
2013–2015
19 issues →
Uncanny Inhumans
2015–2017
15 issues →

The Inhumans cover

The Inhumans

1975–1977

12 issues →

ICape Archive 1998

Inhumans

1998–1999

12 issues →

BBCape Archive 2017

Black Bolt

2017–2018

12 issues →

Amazing Adventures cover

Amazing Adventures

1970–1976

11 issues →

TTTCape Archive 1997

Toyfare: The Toy Magazine

1997–2011

11 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

9 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2005–2010

9 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1998–2011

8 issues →

Earth X cover

Earth X

1999–2000

8 issues →

FF cover

FF

2011–2012

8 issues →

ICape Archive 2014

Inhuman

2014–2015

8 issues →

Twisted Toyfare Theatre cover

Twisted Toyfare Theatre

2001–2010

7 issues →

Paradise X cover

Paradise X

2002–2003

7 issues →

IVX cover

IVX

2017–2017

7 issues →

Spider-Man Comic cover

Spider-Man Comic

1979–1979

6 issues →

FFWCape Archive 2001

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine

2001–2002

6 issues →

WOKCape Archive 2009

War of Kings

2009–2009

6 issues →

Fantastic Four Annual cover

Fantastic Four Annual

1963–1994

5 issues →

Thor cover

Thor

1966–1996

5 issues →

Marvel's Greatest Comics cover

Marvel's Greatest Comics

1969–1981

5 issues →

Quicksilver cover

Quicksilver

1997–1998

5 issues →

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NAICape Archive 2007
New Avengers: Illuminati
2007–2007
5 issues →
Avengers Epic Collection
2013–
5 issues →
Infinity
2013–2014
5 issues →
IOACape Archive 2017
Inhumans: Once and Future Kings
2017–2018
5 issues →
RCape Archive 2017
Royals
2017–2018
5 issues →
DOTCape Archive 2018
Death of the Inhumans
2018–2019
5 issues →
ABJCape Archive 2020
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection
2020–
5 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
4 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
4 issues →
Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
4 issues →
What If...?
1989–1998
4 issues →
Quasar
1989–1994
4 issues →
Fantastic Four
1996–1997
4 issues →
ICape Archive 2000
Inhumans
2000–2000
4 issues →
Exiles
2001–2008
4 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four
2003–
4 issues →
FFTCape Archive 2006
Fantastic Four: The End
2006–2007
4 issues →
Nova
2007–2010
4 issues →
Hulk Chronicles: WWH
2008–2009
4 issues →
Guardians of the Galaxy
2008–2010
4 issues →
SIICape Archive 2008
Secret Invasion: Inhumans
2008–2009
4 issues →
Fantastic Four
2012–2012
4 issues →
FCape Archive 2013
FF
2013–2014
4 issues →
Avengers
2013–2015
4 issues →
IARCape Archive 2015
Inhumans Attilan Rising
2015–2015
4 issues →
UICape Archive 2016
Uncanny Inhumans
2016–2017
4 issues →
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection
2018–
4 issues →
The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
3 issues →
Marvel Triple Action
1972–1979
3 issues →
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe
1985–1987
3 issues →
SCape Archive 1994
Starblast
1994–1994
3 issues →
EFFCape Archive 1998
Essential Fantastic Four
1998–2013
3 issues →
FFFCape Archive 1999
Fantastic Four: Fireworks
1999–1999
3 issues →
FFVCape Archive 2001
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne
2001–2009
3 issues →
Black Panther
2005–2008
3 issues →
World War Hulk
2007–2008
3 issues →