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Thunderbolt
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Real Name
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Yz
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First Appearance
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Flash Comics #1 (January, 1940)
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Creators
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John B. Wentworth, Stan Aschmeier
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Team Affliations
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The Justice Society of America, The All-Star Squadron
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Aliases
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Johnny Thunder, Yzklz
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Base of Operations
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New York City, New York
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Powers
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Reality Manipulation, Various Magic Abilities, Variable Corporeal Form, Flight
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Skills and Abilities
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None
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Tools and Weapons
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A Magic Pen (his home)
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Thunderbolt is a super-powered genie in the DC Universe and is a friend/servant to Johnny Thunder.
Origin
A powerful genie was bonded with young Johnny Thunder, helping him whenever Johnny said "Say You".
Biography
Pre-Crisis (Earth 2)
When Johnny Thunder was but a baby in a foreign country, a spell was placed on him by some native Badhnesians to give him control of a genie-like creature known as the Thunderbolt, with the intent of using the child to rule the world. After the plot is foiled following an attack from a foreign country, Johnny returned to the US and lived a relatively ordinary life. While working as a window washer, Johnny inadvertently summons Thunderbolt using the magic word "cei u" which sounds exactly like the words "say you" and finds himself turned into a successful boxer.
The bumbling Johnny Thunder went through a number of adventures that he unwittingly got himself into and/or out of due to the unintentional wishes he's made to the Thunderbolt and it was quite a while before he discovered Thunderbolt's existance. With this, Johnny decided to work with Thunderbolt to help people by using its magic powers. Eventually, the duo caught the attention of the Justice Society of America and despite Johnny Thunder's occasional bungling, both members were valued by the rest of the team.
After a long tenure with the team, Johnny and Thunderbolt found they needed to quit after Thunderbolt's power was severly diminished due to the sorcery of rebel Badhnesian priests. Later Johnny was kidnapped by Badhnesian renegades attempting once more to use Thunderbolt and Johnny to conquer the world, but with Johnny weakened, he finds himself unable himself. Johnny and Thunderbolt were able to summon Superman and the three team up to save the world and Johnny, noticing the problems with the nation of Badhnesia, decides to stay to teach people about democracy with his Thunderbolt, staying until the first democratically elected president was decided.
Afterward, Johnny returned to the Justice Society for a few adventures before retiring.
Post-Crisis
After the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the history of the Thunderbolt was rewritten.