THUNDERBOLTS - THE COMPLETE HISTORY

MISCELLANEOUS

Item Year Description
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 2005 A 2005 retelling of Avengers #1-16 from a behind-the-scenes perspective.
Avengers Roster Book 1998 Encyclopedia of histories and powers to support the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game, with a secondary focus on the Thunderbolts.
Battlebooks: Citizen V 1998 A bizarre 1998 attempt to merge comic books and collectible card games, each "Battlebook" presented a series of images of a character in action and various possible options for their next move. As with other T-Bolts collectibles of the period, the Citizen V presented here is actually Dallas Riordan in drag.
Bullpen Bits . T-Bolts appearances in Chris Giarusso’s "Peanuts" style comic strip.
Comic Shop News #606 1999 The T-Bolts got the cover and lead story hyping the then-upcoming 25th issue.
Comic Shop News #872 2004 The week before its debut, Avengers/Thunderbolts #1 got the cover and lead story, with an amusing interview with Busiek and Nicieza.
Funky Winkerbean 2000 John, the comic shop owner, is seen reading Thunderbolts #20 in the Funky Winkerbean comic strip for Sunday, April 16, 2000.
History of Marvels 2000 An oddball text "history" of the Marvel comics published within the Marvel Universe. It includes a reference to a Thunderbolts comic, which presented adventures of the original team as unqualified heroes.
Marvel Vision #14 Feb 1997 Article introducing the series from Marvel’s self-promotional fan magazine.
Marvels 1994 Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' groundbreaking first-person retelling of the history of the Marvel Universe through 1972.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age 2004 2004 Encyclopedia style entries describing the histories and powers of the Timely heroes, including the original Citizen V.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 2005 Encyclopedia style entries providing overviews of the significant teams, heroic and villainous, of the MU.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Women of Marvel 2005 2005 Encyclopedia style entries describing the histories and powers of selected Marvel super-heroines, including four Thunderbolts.
Taking a Bite of the Golden (Age) Apple 2001 Fabian Nicieza’s essay that was cut for space from Citizen V and the V-Battalion #3.
Thunderblog 2005 Text from the web pages originally posted at marvel.com as an adjunct to New Thunderbolts #7.
What If...Kurt Busiek Had Unmasked the Crimson Cowl? 2002 E-mail exchange with Kurt Busiek in which he explains his original plans for the Crimson Cowl’s identity.

REPRINTS

Avengers Assemble (Volume 2) 2005 Oversized hardcover reprinting "Old Entanglements" from Avengers (Volume 3) #12, along with other Avengers stories.
Avengers Assemble (Volume 3) 2006 Oversized hardcover reprinting The Nefaria Protocols arc from Avengers (Volume 3) 31-34 and Thunderbolts 42-44, along with other Avengers stories.
Avengers/Thunderbolts: Best Intentions 2004 Trade paperback reprinting Avengers/Thunderbolts 1-6.
Avengers/Thunderbolts: The Nefaria Protocols 2004 Trade paperback reprinting Avengers (Volume 3) 31-34 and Thunderbolts 42-44.
Civil War: Thunderbolts 2007 Trade paperback reprinting Thunderbolts 101-105.
Civil War: Thunderbolts - Swimming With Sharks 2006 Comic-book reprint collecting Thunderbolts 103-105.
New Thunderbolts: One Step Forward 2005 Trade paperback reprinting New Thunderbolts 1-6.
New Thunderbolts: Modern Marvels 2005 Trade paperback reprinting New Thunderbolts 7-12.
New Thunderbolts: Right To Power 2006 Trade paperback reprinting New Thunderbolts 13-18 and Thunderbolts 100.
Secret Invasion: Thunderbolts 2009 Trade paperback reprint Thunderbolts 122-125, Thunderbolts: Breaking Point, Thunderbolts: International Incident and Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness.
Thunderbolts #1 (second printing) 1997 Second printing of the debut issue, with a recolored cover (pink background) and the creators' names prominently displayed.
Thunderbolts #103 (second printing) 2006 Second printing of the first Civil War tie-in, with a new cover by Mark Bagley.
Thunderbolts #104 (second printing) 2006 Second printing of the second Civil War tie-in, with a new Tom Grummett cover showing Zemo leading his super-villain army.
Thunderbolts #110 (second printing) 2007 Second printing of first Initiative issue, with a Deodata/Isanove cover showing the whole team standing in rubble.
Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo - Born Better 2007 Trade paperback reprinting the four issue Zemo miniseries.
Thunderbolts: Caged Angels 2008 Collection (available as both premiere hardcover and trade paperback) reprinting Thunderbolts #116-121.
Thunderbolts: Faith in Monsters 2007 Collection (available as both premiere hardcover and trade paperback) reprinting Thunderbolts #110-115, Desperate Measures and the T-bolts sequence from Civil War: The Initiative.
Thunderbolts: First Strikes 1997 Trade paperback reprinting issues #1 and #2.
Thunderbolts: Guardian Protocols 2007 Trade paperback reprinting Thunderbolts 106-109.
Thunderbolts: How to Lose 2003 Trade paperback reprinting Thunderbolts 76-81, the "fightbolts" issues starring Axum the Battler.
Thunderbolts: Justice Like Lightning 2001 Trade paperback reprinting Incredible Hulk 449, Spider-Man Team-Up 7, the T-Bolts segment from Tales of the Marvel Universe, Thunderbolts 1-4 and Thunderbolts ’97.
Thunderbolts: Marvel’s Most Wanted 1998 Trade paperback reprinting the debut stories of the original team from Avengers (Volume 1) 21-22, Captain America 168, Incredible Hulk 228-229, Marvel Two-In-One 56, and Strange Tales 123, 141-143.
Thunderbolts: Prelude 1997 Promotional reissuing of Incredible Hulk #449.

Scene from Funky Winkerbean 4-16-2000 Comic Shop News 606

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