Black Bolt

Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fiction character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (Dec. 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The character of Black Bolt has featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and video game, animated television series, and merchandise such as trading card.

Black Bolt's first appearance established the character as being a member of the Inhuman ruling class. The title Thor featured a back-up feature called Tales of the Inhumans, which recounts the character's origin story. The son of two preeminent Inhumans, Black Bolt is exposed to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist while still an embryo and eventually demonstrates the ability to manipulate electron. To protect the Inhuman community from his devastating voice, Black Bolt is placed inside a sound-proof chamber and is tutored in the use of his powers. Reentering Inhuman society as a young man — having vowed never to speak — the character is attacked by his younger brother Maximus, who attempts, unsuccessfully, to goad him into speaking.

Black Bolt proved popular, and decides to leave Attilan to explore the outside world. The character reappears in a story focusing on his cousin Medusa, drives off the Hulk after the monster defeats the entire Inhuman Royal Family (Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, and Crystal), and with the Fantastic Four battles his brother Maximus and his own group of rogue Inhumans.