Taking on the name "Black Lightning", he equipped himself with a force-field belt, and put on a stereotypical perception of African-Americans for the time to keep his alter ego a secret. When one of the gunmen killed a student of Pierce's, Jefferson related this to Peter, who advised him to fight back and gave him a costume. Going back to Garfield High School, Jefferson made an impression when he kicked a drug pusher and humiliated three criminals who were with the 100. When returning to Metropolis, Jefferson noticed that the Suicide Slam hadn't changed despite his attempts, and he decided it was time to make a difference. During his time away, Jefferson would meet Lynn Stewart, who would become his wife and have his daughter. However, when his mother passed away, Jefferson returned to Metropolis to attend her funeral. After receiving scholarships and winning medals, Pierce went off to college where he majored in English and also earned a teaching degree.Īfter graduating from college with his degrees four years later, Jefferson returned to the Olympics and managed to win a gold medal before beginning a teaching job in New Carthage. In addition, Jefferson held a great aptitude in English, becoming a skilled writer and poet in his own right. Pierce wanted to send a message to everyone in the slum that they could rise of the neighborhood, which also put more attention on the slum for the rest of the world. Jefferson would go on to push himself in athletics, managing to make it to the Olympic Games at one point, gaining media attention for rising out of the Suicide Slum. When Alvin was accidently shot during a mob hit, leaving Leona to raise her children alone until Peter Gambi, an Italian tailor, assisted her with the family's financial difficulties. Jefferson Michael "Jeff" Pierce was born in 1957-1958, he is the son of Alvin and Leona Pierce, and the sister to Connie Pierce, and he grew up in the Suicide Slum of Metropolis. He later made an appearance as a possible recruit for the Justice League.
In DC's 2011 reboot of its continuity, The New 52, Black Lightning comes into conflict with Blue Devil, over their confrontation of Tobias Whale's crime wave. Later in his career, as so often happens, he developed the ability to manifest the powers without the belt. Finding the neighborhood in the grip of organized crime, he became a costumed superhero equipped with a belt that gave him electrical powers. (Some stories replace Metropolis with Cleveland, OH, the home of both Isabella and the creators of Metropolis, Siegel and Shuster).
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Jefferson Pierce is portrayed by Cress Williams in the CW Arrowverse television series Black Lightning.īlack Lightning is Jefferson Pierce, who grew up in a slum in Metropolis, made good as an athlete, and returned to his old neighborhood to teach at the high school and help the next generation make something of themselves. The character appears in animated films, television series, arcade and video games as well as other DC-related merchandise. His two daughters operate as the super-heroes Thunder and Lightning.īlack Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden, first appearing in Black Lightning #1 in April of 1977. Returning to crime-fighting, he has also been a member of the Justice League. Eventually he would become a member of Batman's team of Outsiders for many years, although he retired briefly to become secretary of education underneath president Lex Luthor. Originally he was a high school principal and Olympic-level athlete who became a vigilante to take down organized crime in Metropolis' Suicide Slum. Lightning strikes twice in this town-and the second time I strike-it's for keeps.īlack Lightning (real name Jefferson Michael "Jeff" Pierce) is a fictional character from the DC comics, and a superhero with the ability to generate and control lightning.
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