Thunderbolts (1997) #1

Marvel 1997–2003 series Cover date Apr 1997

EditionsStandard / direct Newsstand 2nd Print

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Thunderbolts #1 (1997) is issue #1 of Marvel's Thunderbolts (1997–2003), with a cover date of April 1997. Written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Mark Bagley. It has the first appearance of Dallas Riordan, Hallie Takahama and Megan McLaren.

Creators

Writer: Kurt Busiek
Penciller: Mark Bagley
Inker: Vince Russell
Colorist: Joe Rosas
Letterers: Comicraft, Oscar Gongora, Dave Lanphear
Cover artists: Mark Bagley, Vince Russell

Characters

First appearance Dallas Riordan (Citizen V; Crimson Cowl; Vantage)
First appearance Hallie Takahama (Jolt)
First appearance Megan McLaren

Brian Calusky (Piledriver) villain
Bulldozer (Wrecking Crew, Henry Camp) villain
Dirk Garthwaite (Wrecker, Marvel, Wrecking Crew) villain
Eliot Franklin (Thunderball) villain
Henry Camp (Bulldozer) villain
Piledriver (Brian Calusky, Wrecking Crew) villain
The Wrecker villain
Thunderball (Eliot Franklin, Wrecking Crew) villain
Abner Jenkins (Beetle / MACH)
Atlas (Erik Josten)
Citizen V (Helmut Zemo)
Erik Josten
Helmut Zemo (civilian identity of Baron Zemo)
Karla Sofen
MACH-1 (Marvel, Abner Jenkins)
Melissa Gold (Screaming Mimi / Songbird)
Meteorite (Karla Sofen)
Norbert Ebersol (Fixer)
Songbird (Melissa Gold)
Techno (Norbert Ebersol)
Dwayne Taylor (Night Thrasher) cameo
Namorita (Atlantean) cameo
Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) cameo
Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor) cameo
Nova (Richard Rider) cameo
Peter Parker cameo
Richard Rider (Nova) cameo
Robbie Baldwin (Speedball / Penance) cameo
Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) cameo
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) cameo

The story

“Justice ... Like Lightning!”

Earth's newest heroic team, the Thunderbolts, bursts on the scene to widespread acclaim ... but all is not as it seems.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.