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History
Jefferson Pierce is a Los Angeles high school teacher, and the vigilante known as Black Lightning.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Electrokinesis: Jefferson is able to generate and manipulate electricity that is black in color.
- Electro-Blast: Jefferson is capable of projecting the electricity he produces from his hands, as arcs and blasts.[1]
- Superhuman Reflexes: Jefferson possesses superhuman reflexes, as he has shown himself capable of dodging gunfire at close range.[2]
Abilities
Notes
- Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden, first appearing in Black Lightning Vol 1. However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity his first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha's New 52 DC Universe Presents series.
Related
- 97 Appearances of Jefferson Pierce (Prime Earth)
- 62 Images featuring Jefferson Pierce (Prime Earth)
- 9 Quotations by or about Jefferson Pierce (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Jefferson Pierce (Prime Earth)
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