Thunderbolts

Alias
Thunderbolts
Nick Name
Marvel's Most Wanted Superhero Team
Founding Members
Atlas I Citizen V [II] MACH-1 Meteorite II Techno Songbird
Common Members
Amazon Atlas I Atlas II/Vantage Baron Zemo II Black Widow III Blackheath Blizzard II Bullseye Charcoal Citizen V II Cobalt Man II Crossbones Cyclone Green Goblin I Harrier Hawkeye I Headsman Jack O'Lantern II Jester Jolt Joystick Juggernaut Lady Deathstrike MACH-1 MACH-2 MACH-3 MACH-4 Meteorite II Mister X Ogre Paladin Penance II Photon III Power Man II Radioactive Man Scourge VIII Scourge IX Skein Songbird Speed Demon Techno Vantage Venom III
Occupation
Criminals initially posing as superheroes, looking for redemption.
Legal Status
Primarily citizens of the United States with criminal records.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Primarily Earth
Group Alliances
Avengers Redeemers
Base of Operations
1st: Abandoned apartment complex in New York, New York 2nd: Four Freedoms Plaza, New York, New York 3rd: Abandoned cabin in Rocky Mountains, Colorado 4th: Mount Charteris, Burton Canyon, Colorado 5th: Stormfront-1, Faustus Villa, Canary Islands 6th: Thunderbolts Base, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Accessories
T-Bird: Small hovering craft used for short distance travel. Resources of Stormfront-1 island base.
Common Enemies
Arnim Zola Avengers Baron von Strucker Baron Zemo II Count Nefaria Dr. Doom I Elements of Doom Enclave Fenris Graviton Humus Sapien HYDRA Kosmos Mad Thinker Masters of Evil VII MODOK Ratpack Secret Empire Super Adaptoid ULTIMATUM Wreaking Crew
Regularly Appearing
Avengers/Thunderbolts Thunderbolts Vol. 1 & 2
First Appearance
Thunderbolts #1 (April, 1997)
Creator
Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley
Origin
In a ploy to rule the world Baron Zemo formed a group of criminals posing as heroes. In time the majority of group began to enjoy their role as heroes and turned against their leader before he could exercise his plot. Still working outside the law they struggle for redemption as the Thunderbolts.