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Issue Details

Issue #100
Published May 2006
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 5.75 CAD
Pages 108
Editing Molly Lazer (Assistant Editor); Aubrey Sitterson (Assistant Editor); Andy Schmidt (Associate Editor); Tom Brevoort (Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes 100th Earth-Shattering Issue! Series reverts to the numbering of the original (1997) series.

Cover Details

Characters Helmut Zemo; Photon [Genis-Vell]; Songbird; Blizzard; Mach-IV; Speed Demon; Radioactive Man; Joystick; Atlas; Fixer; Moonstone; Mankiller
Genre superhero
Pencils Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks Gary Erskine (signed)
Colors Chris Sotomayor (signed)

1 page Thunderbolts recap

Characters Helmut Zemo; Atlas; Mach-IV; Radioactive Man; Genis-Vell; Songbird; Joystick; Blizzard; Speed Demon; Mankiller; Fixer
Synopsis recap of previous storyline
Genre superhero
Pencils Tom Grummett
Inks Gary Erskine
Letters typeset
Reprinted from New Thunderbolts (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 [one panel, from cover]; from ? [two other panels from other issues in the series]

37 page Thunderbolts story "The War at Home"

Characters Songbird; Photon [Genis-Vell](dies in this issue); Atlas; Nighthawk; Swordsman II; Radioactive Man; Joystick; Moonstone; Mach-IV; Blizzard; Fixer; Mankiller; Blackout; Helmut Zemo; Henry Peter Gyrich; Dallas Riordan; Smuggler; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers](cameo); Baron Strucker (cameo flashback); Andrea von Strucker (cameo flashback)
Genre superhero
Script Fabian Nicieza
Pencils Tom Grummett
Inks Gary Erskine
Colors J. Brown
Letters Albert Deschesne; Richard Starkings

1 page Thunderbolts cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Citizen V; Meteorite; Atlas; Mach-1; Techno; Songbird
Genre superhero
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Vince Russell
Letters Comicraft
Editing Tom Brevoort
Reprinted from Thunderbolts '97 (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn [background is made up of cover images from AVENGERS (1963) #22, 79, 270, 274, 277, DAREDEVIL (1964) #140, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #228 [partially obscured], SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #16, 49, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #277, 278, MICRONAUTS (1979) #25]

38 page Thunderbolts story "The Origin of the Thunderbolts!"

Characters Jolt; Citizen V [Helmut Zemo]; Mach-I [Beetle]; Atlas [Goliath]; Meteorite [Moonstone]; Techno [Fixer]; Songbird [Screaming Mimi]; Angar the Screamer (flashback); Daredevil (flashback); Radioactive Man (flashback); Hydro-Man (flashback); Mandrill (flashback); Orka (flashback); Armadillo (flashback); U-Foes (flashback); Kaine (flashback); Speed Demon (flashback); Onslaught (cameo flashback); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Thing (cameo flashback); Human Torch (cameo flashback); Hulk (cameo flashback); Captain America (cameo flashback); Falcon (cameo flashback); Sub-Mariner (cameo flashback); Vision (cameo flashback)
Synopsis Citizen V tells Jolt the origin of the Thunderbolts, leaving out the fact that they are all former super-villains.
Genre superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Mark Bagley [pp 1-3; 37, 38]; Bob McLeod [pp 4, 5, 9, 27, 36]; Tom Grummett [pp 6-8]; Ron Randall [pp 10-13]; Gene Colan [pp 14-18]; Darick Robertson [pp 19-23]; George Perez [pp 24-26]; Chris Marrinan [pp 28-35]
Inks Al Milgrom [pp 1-3; 37, 38]; Will Blyberg [pp 4, 5, 9, 27, 36]; Scott Koblish [pp 6-8]; Jim Sanders [pp 10-13]; Tom Palmer [pp 14-18]; Bruce Patterson [pp 19-23]; Karl Kesel [pp 24-26]; Andrew Pepoy [pp 28-35]
Colors Joe Rosas
Letters Dave Lanphear
Notes Thunderbolts appear in flashbacks in their original super-villain identities.
Reprinted from THUNDERBOLTS '97

1 page Marvel Universe cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Techno; Meteorite; Mach-I; Songbird; Ka-Zar; Zabu
Genre superhero
Pencils Carlos Pacheco
Inks Scott Koblish
Editing Terry Kavanagh
Reprinted from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 (February, 1997)

8 page Thunderbolts story "So what I figure is..."

Characters Citizen V [Helmut Zemo]; Techno; Mach-I; Atlas; Somgbird; Moonstone; Hulk; Meg Stone; Invisible Woman (cameo)
Synopsis A group of bar patrons watch news coverage of early missions of the Thunderbolts.
Genre superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Vince Russell
Colors Graphic Color Works (Separations), Tom Smith
Letters Janice Chiang
Editing Terry Kavanagh
Reprinted from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 (February, 1997) [pp 11, 12, 18-23]