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| | The Comic Treadmill: Black Lightning 1-5 (1977) |
 | | Black Lightning was DC’s first fl character to receive his own book (and for a jaw dropping story of the character who almost received this distinction, follow this link). |
 | | Black Lightning 2, “Merlyn Means Murder”, was a strong second issue, continuing the origin story and providing plenty of dramatic action with Merlyn, most recently receiving a position of some prominence in Identity Crisis, and Talia giving Black Lightning something beyond ordinary thugs to face, a great decision by Isabella. |
 | | Black Lightning 4, featured Jimmy Olsen from the brief shining period in his career where he was generally depicted as competent, and Isabella lets Olsen come off as the equal of Isabella’s own creation, Black Lightning. |
| www.comictreadmill.com /CTMBlogarchives/2005/2005_Individual/2005_03/000742.php (2538 words) |
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