Thunderbolts

Marvel Comics.

Marvel's Most Wanted (Avengers 21-22; Captain America 168, 192; Incredible Hulk vol. 2, 228-229; Marvel Two-in-One 54, 56; Strange Tales 123, 141-143; w Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Peter B. Gillis, Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio; a Jack Kirby, Carl Burgos, Sal Buscema, Don Heck, George Pérez). [Collects only one page of MTIO 54, and only a B&W portion of one page from Cap 192. Collects only the Human Torch story from Strange Tales 123, and only the SHIELD stories from Strange Tales 141-143. Leaves out p. 5 of Hulk 228, and p.1 of Hulk 229.—JY]
Series
Justice, Like Lightning (Incredible Hulk vol. 2, 449; Spider-Man Team-Up 7; Tales of the Marvel Universe one-shot; Thunderbolts 1-4; w Kurt Busiek, Peter David; a Darick Robertson, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, Al Milgrom, George Pérez, Karl Kesel, Andrew Pepoy, Scott Koblish, Bob McLeod, Will Blyberg, Sal Buscema, Bruce Patterson, Dick Giordano, Ron Randall, Mark Bagley, Mike Deodato Jr., Tom Grummet, Chris Marrinan, Vince Russell, Tom Wegryzyn, Jim Sanders). [Collects only the Thunderbolts story from Tales of the Marvel Universe, and leaves out two pages from Hulk 449. Dialogue mixed up in word balloons on p. 21 of Thunderbolts 3.—JY From Marvel Comics: The Fantastic Four, Captain America, the Avengers, Iron Man. All dead. Or so the world believed and new heroes were needed. The Thunderbolts struck just in time. They had never been seen before. They were celebrities almost instantly, hailed as the world's newest generation of champions, born out of the ashes of the apparent death's of Marvel's classic heroes. There was only one problem. The Thunderbolts weren't heroes at all. They were villains. The Masters of Evil. Sworn enemies of the late Avengers. Their plan had worked.]
Avengers/Thunderbolts 1: The Nefaria Protocols (42-44, Avengers 31-34; w Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza; a George Pérez, Mark Bagley). [From Marvel Comics: Collecting for the first time the inaugural Avengers/T-Bolts crossover, in time for this month's all-new AVENGERS/THUNDERBOLTS #1! The T-Bolts and Earth's Mightiest Heroes stand side-by-side against Count Nefaria, master of ionic energy! But before they can confront the Count, they'll have to deal with their own ion-empowered teammates, Atlas and Wonder Man — both of whom have fallen under Nefaria's thrall and now act as his henchmen. Featuring the JLA/AVENGERS team of Kurt Busiek & George Pérez!]
Avenger/Thunderbolts 2: Best Intentions (??-issue mini; w Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza; a Barry Kitson & Tom Grummett). [From Marvel Comics: Legendary THUNDERBOLTS scribes Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza return for this mighty Marvel melee! It’s the rematch of the century as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face off against Marvel’s Most Wanted! Baron Zemo and the original Thunderbolts are back… but have they returned as friends or foes? The Avengers — including former T-Bolts leader, Hawkeye — want to know!]
1 How To Lose (76-81; w John Arcudi; a Francisco Ruiz Velasco). [From Marvel Comics: What if you're a former supervillain whose abilities make you the target of other, more powerful supervillains - as well as a pushover for defeat at the hands of superheroes? And what if you're trying to reform, to walk the straight-and-narrow path? Do you keep slaving away for minimum wage at a go-nowhere job, or do you make one last grab for fame - by busting heads? Daniel Axum, formerly the Battler, was beaten and sent to prison by Spider-Man. Now he's out, but he can't escape the feeling that he's watching the third strike in his last-chance life as it blows right by him - until opportunity springs from a dark choice. Does Axum, who did his time and is desperately trying to keep his life in order, stick to the straight and narrow, or is there something else?]
New Thunderbolts (2004)
1 One Step Forward (1-6; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet). [From Marvel Comics: From the ashes of the Avengers, a new group of heroes springs forth - all of whom happen to be former villains! NEW THUNDERBOLTS signals a return to greatness for one of Marvel's longest-running titles of the last decade! But does this new team have the backbone to support the hopes and dreams of an entire city? Guest-starring Spider-Man and Wolverine!]
2 Modern Marvels (7-12; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet, Bill Sienkiewicz). [From Marvel Comics: Flushed with success, the Big Apple's newest heroes have to face their greatest challenge yet: an adoring public and the reflections in their mirrors. An old friend asks Speed Demon to pull off a huge heist -- will he do it? And does Blizzard want to stop him -- or get in on the action? Meanwhile, Photon tries very, very hard to remember why he should be mad at Atlas. Radioactive Man gets -- a publicist? And a resignation threatens to tear the team apart before it's even come together. Plus: everyone in Atlantis is dying and only one man can save them -- the person responsible for their poisoning? Which T-Bolt was willing to kill thousands of people -- and is unwilling to stop the carnage? Also, Photon vs. Photon in a battle you won't believe! And ... what's up with Songbird's new boyfriend ... he look a little ... purple.]
3 Right of Power (13-18, 100; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet). [From Marvel Comics: There is a new superhuman team the government can't trust whose roster is made up of questionable choices. Unaccountable. Uncontrollable. Unknown. So the Commission on Superhuman Activities has a "request" for the New Thunderbolts -- take down the New Avengers! You know what that can only lead to... Songbird vs. Captain America! Photon vs. Sentry! Radioactive Man vs. Iron Man! Speed Demon vs. Spider-Man! Atlas vs. Cage! Joystick vs. Spider-Man! Place your bets, pick your winners, but know that the only sure outcome will be nasty throw-downs and long-term ramifications in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Plus: the new Squadron Sinister brings down the house, M.A.C.H. IV's mysterious recruitment drive continues, the new Swordsman vs. Baron Zemo and more!]
Becomes just plain Thunderbolts again and resumes old number with issue 100.
Civil War: Thunderbolts (101-105; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet). [From Marvel Comics: The Super Human Registration Act has been signed into law – sides are being chosen – but what side do our former villains fall on? Well...their identities are already public knowledge – and they sure can get good publicity by hunting down renegade heroes, so...time for the T-Bolts to kick some spandex butt! Plus: Zemo and Songbird? When did that happen? A new base, a new mission statement, and a new outlook face the no-longer-new Thunderbolts! But why have so many Thunderbolts agreed to Zemo’s plans? What role does the Grandmaster and his “Squadron Sinister” play in the gambit? And can there be anything worse than having the fate of the universe lie in the hands of Zemo? We’re thinking, yes...but wait until you see whose hands our fate does lie in!]
Guardian Protocols (106-109; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet). [From Marvel Comics: The Civil War gave Zemo a chance to amass a super-villain army – and now he is ready to unleash that fighting force on the Grandmaster, who plans to release an energy force across the planet that will lead to victory in his cosmic game of good and evil. But in this fight, who is good and who is evil? When the dust settles and the Guardian Protocols are enacted, the T-Bolts will never be the same again!]
By Warren Ellis 1: Faith in Monsters (110-115, Desperate Measures, stories from The Initiative, Choosing Sides; w Warren Ellis, Paul Jenkins, Marc Guggenheim; a Mike Deodato, Steve Lieber, Marc Silvestri, Leinil Yu). [From Marvel Comics: Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They’re America’s newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment’s notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They’re the All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts -- making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel’s Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find -- if it exists at all!]
Misc.
Zemo: Born Better (4-issue mini; w Fabian Nicieza; a Tom Grummet). [From Marvel Comics:   He is the last of thirteen, taught for his entire life that he was born better. A Zemo by blood is a superior person. So then why has he always failed? Now, having been sent hurtling through time, Baron Helmut Zemo will have a chance to encounter the truth of his family as it happened in the past -- when he comes face-to-face with the first of his family line, the legendary Baron Harbin Zemo! But how much of what we know of our family history is truth and how much has been embellished by the perspective of time? Can Zemo find a way to escape his situation, or will he choose to stay trapped in time if it means preventing his family lineage from a legacy of failure?]