Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	August 1998
Cover Price	$1.99/$2.80 CAD
Pages	38
Editing	Tom Brevoort; Gregg Schigiel (assistant)
Notes	This issue has a gatefold cover.

Cover Details

Characters	Thunderbolts [Atlas; Jolt; Mach-1; Meteorite; Songbird]; Graviton
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Mark Bagley
Inks	Scott Hanna
Notes	This issue has a gatefold cover.

2 page Thunderbolts recap "Recap"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Kurt Busiek ?
Pencils	Mark Bagley
Inks	Scott Hanna
Notes	Recap of prior issues and character listing. This is on the inside of the gatefold cover. Design by Comicraft's John Marasigan.

22 page Thunderbolts story "Matters of Gravity"

Characters	Thunderbolts [Atlas [Erik Josten]; Jolt [Hallie Takahama]; Mach-1 [Abe Jenkins]; Meteorite [Dr. Karla Sofen]; Songbird [Melissa Gold]]; Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]; Techno [Paul Norbert Ebersol]; Citizen V; Lightning Rods [Big Bertha [Ashley Crawford]; Dinah Soar; Doorman [DeMarr Davis]; Flatman [Val Ventura]; Mr. Immortal [Craig Hollis]]; Hulk robot; Graviton [Franklin Hall]
Synopsis	Graviton is back! Graviton is bad! And Graviton has the Lightning Rods and the Thunderbolts completely on the ropes! Plus: Atlas is forced to deal with the repercussions of what's happened to his family... and Baron Zemo's plan for revenge leads to a climactic showdown! [per next issue box]
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Kurt Busiek
Pencils	Mark Bagley
Inks	Scott Hanna
Colors	Joe Rosas
Letters	Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Siobhan Hanna

1 page Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins"

Script	Stan Lee
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Stan's Soapbox. Miscellaneous Marvel items. Marvel Comics checklist for the week of June 24, 1998.

1 page letters page "Rap Sheet"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Letters from readers.