Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) was one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977), and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden.
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“All your ages
Matt and glossy on the thick black pages!”
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A lightning before death: O, how may I
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And death’s pale flag is not advanced there.”
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