DC Comics Presents #16
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- Graded copies for sale
- $15.50 - $125
- 11 graded copies listed, as of Oct 4, 2026
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Black Lightning stops a robbery on a subway train as it travels through Suicide Slum but causes one of the robbers to inadvertently shoot and kill another passenger, Trina. This angers Trina's boyfriend, Hugh Bryant, who is also one of Jefferson Pierce's students. Hugh, actually an alien trapped on earth for millions of years, \"devolves\" into his true form as an energy creature. Black Lightning and Superman subdue the creature and help him finally leave the planet.
Cover Date
December 1, 1979
On Sale Date
September 11, 1979
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.40
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
Joe Orlando
Barcode
0709893121612
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Colorist
Letterer
Characters
Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Clark Kent; Hugh Bryant (introduction, origin, villain); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Superman; Trina (introduction, death)
