![]() “I’m saying he graduated from Kent State either later in 1968 or 1969, after the ’68 Olympics," Isabella said. It’s also influenced by the narrative that the character competed in the 1968 Olympics. His year of graduation, however, is fluid because of the sliding timeline of comic book universes. Looking back at some of Black Lightning’s costumes over the years, it’s not a stretch to imagine that Jefferson Pierce’s years as a Golden Flash could have influenced their design. “I thought that Kent State would be the college, the Ohio school, that would be most well-known across the country.” I wanted him to be from Ohio because I’m from Ohio,” Isabella said. ![]() In whatever version of Black Lightning you want to consider, he is a Cleveland native and has family there. ![]() “In my mind, Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, was born in Cleveland. Yes – Black Lightning is a Kent State alumnus.īlack Lightning’s creator, Tony Isabella, who now lives in Medina, grew up on the west side of Cleveland. In his secret identity, Jefferson Pierce (shh, don’t tell anyone), he also appeared on the Kent Campus to get his teaching degree. Since his debut in 1977 as DC’s very first “headline” Black character, Black Lightning has appeared in comic books, animated TV series, video games and, in 2017, a live-action TV series that ran for four seasons on The CW Network. Black Lightning’s creator talks about his character’s connection to Kent State and to Black HistoryĭC Comics’ superhero Black Lightning has been part of popular culture, and Black history, for more than 40 years.
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