Thunderbolts (1997) #23

Marvel 1997–2003 series Cover date Feb 1999

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 #23 (1997) is issue #23 of Marvel's Thunderbolts (1997–2003), with a cover date of February 1999. Written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Mark Bagley.

Creators

Writer: Kurt Busiek
Penciller: Mark Bagley
Inker: Scott Hanna
Colorist: Joe Rosas
Letterers: Comicraft, Richard Starkings, Saida Temofonte
Cover artists: Mark Bagley, Scott Hanna

Characters

Abner Jenkins (Beetle / MACH)
Atlas (Erik Josten)
Clint Barton (Hawkeye / Ronin)
Erik Josten
Hallie Takahama (Jolt)
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
Jolt (Hallie Takahama)
Karla Sofen
MACH-1 (Marvel, Abner Jenkins)
Melissa Gold (Screaming Mimi / Songbird)
Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
Songbird (Melissa Gold)
Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer) villain
Cyclone (Pierre Fresson) villain
Justine Hammer (Crimson Cowl) villain
Katrina Luisa van Horn (Man-Killer / Amazon) villain
Klaw (Ulysses Klaue) villain
Man-Killer (Katrina Luisa van Horn) villain
Pierre Fresson (Cyclone) villain
Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) villain
Todd Arliss (Tiger Shark) villain
Ulysses Klaue (Klaw) villain
Bomblast antagonist
Curtis Elkins (Sentry/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Edwin Cord antagonist
Firearm (The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Jenny Stewart (Wysper/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
John Walker (Super-Patriot / U.S.Agent) antagonist
Kenneth Parmenter (Bomblast/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Ramshot (Samuel Caulkin/the Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Samuel Caulkin (Ramshot/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Sentry (Curtis Elkins/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
U.S.Agent (John Walker) antagonist
Wysper (Jenny Stewart/The Jury, Marvel) antagonist
Gayle Rogers (TV reporter, Marvel) supporting
Charcoal (Charles Burlingame) guest
Charles Burlingame (Charcoal) guest
Citizen V (Dallas Riordan) guest
Dallas Riordan (Citizen V; Crimson Cowl; Vantage) guest

The story

“Public Relations”

MACH-1 turns himself over to the authorities but the U.S. Agent, now working with the Jury, wants to force all of the Thunderbolts to face justice. The Thunderbolts' foe Charcoal asks to join the team and Hawkeye attempts to manipulate public relations by vowing to capture the Masters of Evil.

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