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QUOTATION: "You're the second donkey who's tried blastin' me away tonight, and like I
tole the other fella, you got a lot to learn 'bout Black Lightning."
Justice League of America #173
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Real Name: |
Jefferson Pierce |
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Status: |
Reserve Member of The JLA |
Versions of the JLA: |
Justice
League America Reserves |
Known Aliases: |
None |
Nicknames: |
None |
Occupation: |
former Secretary of Education, former Teacher, former Olympic decathlete |
Other Group Affiliations: |
The Outsiders |
First Appearance: |
Black Lightning (first series) #1 (April 1977) |
Base of Operations: |
Gotham City |
Age: |
Mid-thirties |
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Height: |
6' 1" |
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Weight: |
182 lbs. |
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Eyes: |
Brown |
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Hair: |
Black |
Known Relatives: |
Lynn Stewart Pierce (wife; divorced) |
Known Allies: |
None |
Known Enemies: |
the Whale |
Powers and Abilities: |
Jefferson Pierce has an Olympic-level training and maintains his strength and
stamina. Pierce is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and can handle his own
even without any super-powers.
Jefferson Pierce wears the Black Lightning power belt. This belt enables
Black Lightning to generate an electromagnetic field around his body and channel
electric current along this field. He can emit this charge at a distance. The
field also serves as a force field and augments Black Lightning's strength.
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