This week, we’re asking DC fans to submit their fun trivia facts about our own electrifying superhero, Jefferson Pierce, AKA Black Lightning! What inspired his creation? How many volts can his powers achieve?
Let us know all your little-known intel in the comments below, and it could be selected for featuring in our new “Trivia” Encyclopedia section!
Remember – All facts MUST be cited with their source to be considered for featuring- it can be any source! Just be sure you cite it.
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—CITE your facts with a credible source by providing a link, a magazine, commentary, DVD featurettes; anything that can validate your fact.
—If we are not able to VALIDATE your fact, or if it does not fit the tone of our Encyclopedia entries, we may not use the fact right away.
—If REPEAT facts are submitted that we would like to use, the first user to post that fact will receive the credit.
—You can submit AS MANY facts as you’d like! However, submission to this thread DOES NOT guarantee that your fact will be selected for featuring in the Encyclopedia. The selection process is entirely up to the discretion of DC Universe.
—We have RECRUITED a very helpful little friend from the 5th dimension to sort out the facts and answer questions you have moving forward in our weekly installments. He’s VERY excited to keep this party going!
—We will be accepting Black Lightning facts now through MONDAY, JULY 16th.
—To ensure your information has not ALREADY BEEN CITED in our existing Encyclopedia, you can find the current Black Lightning entry here:
Gambi, who was like a father to Black 
. However was also sadly the one who killed Lightning’s actual father and gave his life to protect Lightning from his enemy Tobias Whale!!