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Black Lightning

Jefferson Pierce

960 appearancesSince 1977

Black Lightning first appeared in Black Lightning #1 (1977-04), published by DC. 960 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Jefferson Pierce

Jefferson Pierce (Black Lightning) is the ex-husband of Lynn Stewart, and the father of Anissa Pierce (Thunder) and Jennifer Pierce (Lightning).

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Black Lightning
#1
first appearance · origin
1977-04-00
Black Lightning
#10
intro
1978-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Batman and the Outsiders
1983–1986
32 issues →
The Outsiders
1985–1988
26 issues →
Justice League of America
2006–2011
26 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

16 issues →

Batman & the Outsiders cover

Batman & the Outsiders

2019–2020

16 issues →

AOTCape Archive 1986

Adventures of the Outsiders

1986–1987

13 issues →

BLCape Archive 1995

Black Lightning

1995–1996

13 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2025–

12 issues →

Black Lightning cover

Black Lightning

1977–1978

11 issues →

Green Arrow cover

Green Arrow

2001–2007

10 issues →

Outsiders cover

Outsiders

2003–2007

9 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

8 issues →

Tangent: Superman's Reign cover

Tangent: Superman's Reign

2008–2009

8 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

7 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2007–2011

6 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2007–2011

6 issues →

Amazons Attack cover

Amazons Attack

2007–2007

6 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2008–2012

6 issues →

BLYCape Archive 2009

Black Lightning: Year One

2009–2009

6 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

2011–

6 issues →

BLCCape Archive 2018

Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands

2018–2018

6 issues →

Batman: Urban Legends cover

Batman: Urban Legends

2021–2023

6 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

5 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

5 issues →

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2005–2011
5 issues →
Superman
2006–2011
5 issues →
Justice Society of America
2007–2011
5 issues →
Final Crisis
2008–2009
5 issues →
DCeased
2019–2019
5 issues →
Black Lightning
2025–2025
5 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
4 issues →
JSA
1999–2006
4 issues →
Green Arrow
2003–2007
4 issues →
Outsiders
2004–2007
4 issues →
52
2006–2007
4 issues →
Countdown
2007–2008
4 issues →
DUPCape Archive 2011
DC Universe Presents
2011–2013
4 issues →
Justice League
2011–2016
4 issues →
Superman Giant
2018–2019
4 issues →
Justice League
2018–2022
4 issues →
Dark Nights: Death Metal
2020–2021
4 issues →
DCeased: Dead Planet
2020–2021
4 issues →
The Other History of the DC Universe
2021–2021
4 issues →
Future State: The Next Batman
2021–2021
4 issues →
The Flash
2023–
4 issues →
Millennium
1988–1988
3 issues →
Outsiders
1993–1995
3 issues →
JLA: The Nail
1998–1998
3 issues →
Batman and the Outsiders
2007–2009
3 issues →
The Flash
2007–2009
3 issues →
DC Universe: Decisions
2008–2008
3 issues →
Trinity
2009–2009
3 issues →
The Outsiders
2009–2011
3 issues →
Booster Gold
2009–2011
3 issues →
Action Comics
2011–
3 issues →
Justice League
2012–2016
3 issues →
Justice League
2013–2017
3 issues →
JSA Omnibus
2014–2015
3 issues →
The New Teen Titans
2014–2022
3 issues →
Batman and the Outsiders
2017–2019
3 issues →