Character » Black Lightning appears in 995 issues.
Rick Tyler is the second Hourman and the son of the original. Richard is a member of the JSA All-Star and he's married to Jesse Chambers.
Helena Bertinelli, born into one of Gotham's mafia families, became a spy and vigilante, destroying those that had killed her family. As a key member of the Birds of Prey, she has moved toward brutal, but non-lethal methods for fighting crime.
Icon is the superhero persona of Arnus aka Augustus Freeman, and member of the Terminan alien race. He crash-landed on Earth in the American South in 1839; Raised as a slave, but escaped through the Underground Railroad. Following a series of events, Augustus decides to become a Superhero, and eventually joins the Justice League, after being drafted by Superman.
Queen of Markovia.
Member of the Shadow Cabinet with kleptomania. She would later join the group called Heroes.
A member of the Shadow Cabinet, and its field leader. She is secretly in love with the group's leader, Dharma.
The son of Jefferson Pierce in the Dark Knights of Steel reality.
Jay Garrick is the original, Golden Age, super-speedster, and was the first to have the mantle of the Flash and a founder of the Justice Society of America. It was Jay Garrick's legendary heroics that inspired Barry Allen.
Jesse Chambers is the daughter of the original Liberty Belle and Johnny Quick. She previously operated under the name Liberty Belle as a member of the JSA. She also was a leader of The Titans as Jesse Quick, and was a member of the Justice League of America.
A member of the Metropolis Police Department during the pre-Crisis universe.
Joan Lincoln is a reporter who has aided the Outsiders and the Markovian royalty on a number of occasions.
The niece of Black Lightning
Formerly an architect, social activist, and U.S. Marine sniper, John Stewart was chosen by the Guardians of the Universe to join the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping organization dedicated to protecting life throughout the universe. Stewart has proven himself time and again to be an exceptional champion in countless missions that have taken him across the cosmos. His distinguished service in the Corps has resulted in a place among the Oan Honor Guard and the position of Corps Leader.
Kaliber is a gun-runner from Markovia. Batman gave him a chance to redeem his past by working with the Outsiders, but he betrayed them to the League of Assassins.
Karate Kid, also known as Val Armorr, has mastered every single form of unarmed combat in the 31st Century.
A superb samurai, Katana uses her sword, The Soultaker, to fight evil. The sword contains the souls of every person killed by it and Katana can communicate with those souls. They are founding member of the Outsiders together.
Thanagarian police officer who traveled to Earth with his partner Shayera Thal chasing the criminal known as Byth Rok. He eventually decided to stay on Earth and became the third person to carry the mantle of the Hawkman.
Conner Kent, also known as Kon-El, is a human/Kryptonian hybrid clone of Superman and Lex Luthor created by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. for the purpose of being the mantle of Superman. Instead, he stuck to his own path, and became a member of the Teen Titans.
Lady Shiva is most likely the deadliest assassin in the DC Universe. Shiva has trained Batman and has also trained the third Robin, Tim Drake. Shiva's daughter, Cassandra Cain, would later become the second Batgirl.
Jennifer Pierce is the daughter of Black Lightning, and sister of the Outsiders member Thunder. She has absolute control of the electricity, however she can't interact with anything electrical. Father of Lightning
Jefferson Pierce, a teacher and Olympic medal-winning decathlete, wears a special suit and electronic power belt to give him him his electrical powers. Black Lightning and Looker were psrt of the Original Outsiders team.
Black Lightning is Lynn's ex-husband and a father of their daughters.
Macnair Chapin is the principal of Garfield High when Jefferson Pierce also known as Black Lightning taught there.
Maseo Yamashiro was the husband of the super-heroine known as Katana. His soul inhabits her sword, the Soultaker.
After being bombarded with radiation, Ned Creegan gained awesome new powers, which he sought to use for personal gain.
Metamorpho worked with Black Lightning in the original outsiders team.
A young White Martian that traveled to Earth to follow in the footsteps of the Martian Manhunter. She struggles with her past as a member of a race which is not trusted or well-regarded on Earth. She is generally associated with the Teen Titans.
Michael Holt aka Mr. Terrific is the 3rd smartest man alive. Mr. Terrific embodies his Golden Age predecessor's slogan of "Fair Play", and is currently the leader of his own team, the Terrifics.
An Amazon warrior who was charged by the Greek Gods with defending the entrance to the river Styx and the Tartarus Gate. Sometime during her time in the underworld, Nu'bia met the Zoroastrian god of light, Ahura Mazda, and became his lover. Nu'bia sided with Wonder Woman. Reimagined in the New 52 and Grant Morrison's Multiversity to be the Wonder Woman of Earth-23. Now the new current Queen of the Amazons.
Enemy of Black Lightning, defeated and his where abouts is unkown.
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