Black Super Hero History Month
Black Lightning
Original 1970's-80s costume
A more recent costume
Black Lightning first appearance in #1 of his own title in April 1977. The title only lasted 11 issues. Black Lightning was offered membership in the Justice League of America, but turned it down to say in the "streets" saying he'd do more good there.
Later, he joined a new team formed by Batman (when he left the JLA) called the Outsiders and was in that team for some time. When Lex Luthor was elected president in 2000 (don't ask), Black Lightning, in his civilian identity of Jefferson Pierce, became Secretary of Education, as Jefferson Pierce was a teacher in his civilian identity.
He was also a member of the revived Justice League.
His powers, rather obviously, were electrical control and manipulation.
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