| BLACK LIGHTNING (Jefferson Pierce) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden |
CHRONOLOGY
Black Lightning first appeared in DC Universe Presents #13 (December 2012). First historical appearance was in Black Lightning Vol. 1 #1 (April 1977).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Lightning in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Black Lightning Chronology
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| DC Universe Presents #13 (December 2012): "The Devil Made Me Do It" |
| DC Universe Presents #14 (January 2013): "Grave Matters" |
| DC Universe Presents #15 (February 2013): "Under Your Skin" |
| DC Universe Presents #16 (March 2013): "Details" |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #16 (March 2013): "Throne of Atlantis, Part 3: Friends & Enemies" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #16 (March 2013): "Throne of Atlantis, Part 4" |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #17 (April 2013): "Throne of Atlantis, Part 5" |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #18 (May 2013): "The Grid" |
| Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #14 (February 2014): "Blight, Part 3: Sins" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #1 (January 2018): "Ready To Do It All Over" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #2 (February 2018): "News In This City Breaks Without Pity" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #3 (March 2018): "Li'l Boys Bang Bang" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #4 (April 2018): "They Don't Know Who The Terror Is" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #5 (May 2018): "Watch 'Em Kill Each Other" |
| Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #6 (June 2018): "Shows Us Another Way" |
| Justice League: No Justice #4 (July 2018): "New Justice" |
| Detective Comics #983 (August 2018): "On The Outside, Part 1" |
| Detective Comics #984 (September 2018): "On The Outside, Part 2" |
| Detective Comics #985 (September 2018): "On The Outside, Part 3" |
| Detective Comics #986 (October 2018): "On The Outside, Part 4" |
| Detective Comics #987 (October 2018): "On The Outside, Finale" |
| Detective Comics #992 (January 2019): "Deface the Face, Part Five: A Fighting Man" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #1 (July 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 1" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #2 (August 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 2" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #3 (September 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 3" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #4 (October 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 4" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #5 (November 2019): "Lesser Gods, Part 5" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #6 (December 2019): "Lesser Gods, Finale" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Annual Vol. 3 #1 (December 2019): "Into the Soul Taker" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #7 (January 2020): "Call Me Ishmael" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #30 (October 2019): "Justice/Doom War, Part 1" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #36 (January 2020): "Justice/Doom War, Part 7" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #37 (February 2020): "Justice/Doom War, Part 8" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #8 (February 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 1" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #9 (March 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 2" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #10 (April 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 3" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #11 (May 2020): "A League of Their Own, Part 4" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #12 (June 2020): "A League of Their Own, Finale" |
| Doomsday Clock #9 (May 2019): "Crisis" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #13 (August 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 1" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #14 (September 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 2" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #15 (October 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Part 3" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #16 (November 2020): "The Demon's Fire, Finale" |
| Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 3 #17 (December 2020): "The Inside" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 (October 2020): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part III: Pick Up Styx" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1 (November 2020): "Trinity Crisis" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 (January 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part V: The Man of No Tomorrow" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (February 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VI: The Truth Machine" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face" |
| Justice League: Endless Winter #1 (February 2021): "Endless Winter, Chapter 1" |
| Batman: Urban Legends #1/3 (May 2021): "The Caretaker, Chapter 1" |
| Batman: Urban Legends #2/3 (June 2021): "The Caretaker, Chapter 2" |
| Batman: Urban Legends #3/3 (July 2021): "The Caretaker, Finale" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #6 (March 2020): "Infection Aftermath" [Flashback] |
| Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1/8 (December 2018): "Mercy Killing" |
| Heroes in Crisis #9 (July 2019): "Heroes in Crisis, Part 9: All of Us" [Flashback] |
| Wonder Twins #1 (April 2019): "It Gets Weirder" [Flashback] |