Changes: Jonni Thunder (New Earth)

Jonni and her father, Jim Thunder, started the "J. Thunder Detective Agency" in Los Angeles, California, years after he was let go from the police force, apparently because he would not take bribes. He died from his own vices, or, as Jonni describes it, "An animal attack ... too many Camels [cigarettes], too much Wild Turkey [whiskey]." Shortly after his funeral, Jonni returned to their office to find a man who had been waiting for her, but was now deceased. An investigation ensued, conducted by Detective Mike Sanchez, and Jonni eventually returned to her office to face off against a robotic bug, which she whacked with a lamp. Though she told the police of the attack, they would not believe her. Later, she met up with Clarence "Slim" Chance, who was an old friend of her father. He told Jonni the story of a statue her father possessed, which was found in a South American country and given to Jim by a man he himself had put in jail. Chance was willing to pay her $100,000 for the statue. She retrieved the statue from a repair shop where it had ended up because it had been a part of the lamp she used to stop the robot. Taking the statue to the meeting place Chance had specified, Jonni was instead accosted by a man and inadvertently released the energy of the statue, freeing the creature called Thunderbolt!

Jonni apparently had mental control over the Thunderbolt creature, though she herself was rendered unconscious when it was active. Using this newfound power, she eventually thwarted the schemes of both Slim Chance and the deranged exotic dancer Red Nails, both of whom knew of the statues power and intended to use it for their own nefarious ends. Later, Jonni would become involved in the Crisis on Infinite Earths, aiding the Star Spangled Kid against Knodar, the Last Criminal (a villain from the future) and seemingly losing her Thunderbolt power. She also attended a detective's convention around this time. Jonni began a relationship with the Star Spangled Kid (who later became Skyman), and he and his teammates in Infinity, Inc. aided her when the Thunderbolt returned, proving to be a hostile alien entity which had bonded itself to her. The Thunderbolt was imprisoned in the statue once more, and Jonni remained an associate of Infinity, Inc. until the death of Skyman.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Energy Transference: Jonni Thunder has mental control over her Thunderbolt. When she takes control over Thunderbolt, she leaves her body and possess the genie.

Abilities

Investigation

Weaknesses

Vulnerability to Unconsciousness: While in possession of Thunderbolt, she leaves her human body unconscious and open to attack.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

1957 Thunderbird

Notes

Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and no longer apply.

Trivia

Jonni owns a pet rabbit named Shamus.
Associate of Infinity, Inc.

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-| ImageText               =
 | RealName                = Jonni Thunder
-| CurrentAlias            = Thunderbolt
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+| Aliases                 = [[J. Thunder]]
-| Distinguish2            =
-| Aliases                 =
 | Identity                = Public
 | Alignment               = Good
 | Affiliation             =
-| Relatives               = Jim Thunder (Dad, deceased)
+| Relatives               = Jim Thunder (father, deceased)
 | Universe                = Earth-Two; New Earth
 | BaseOfOperations        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
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 | Citizenship             = American
 | MaritalStatus           = Single
-| Occupation              = Private Detective
+| Occupation              = [[Detective|Private Detective]]
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+| Overview                = '''Jonni Thunder''' is a private detective who has her own [[Mzzttexxal (New Earth)|Thunderbolt]].
-| HistoryText             = Jonni Thunder is a female private detective who first appeared in a four issue miniseries in [[1985]] named '''[[Jonni Thunder Vol 1|Jonni Thunder AKA Thunderbolt]]''', written by [[Roy Thomas]]. A small gold statue gives her the power to turn into a human thunderbolt, while leaving her body behind. In later issues of [[Infinity, Inc.]], the thunderbolt is revealed to be a hostile alien energy-being, who is defeated by being reimprisoned in the statue, leaving Jonni without powers. Jonni existed on [[Earth-Two]] before [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]] and is briefly seen on the merged Earth resulting from Crisis, attending a detectives convention.
+| HistoryText             =
-She and her father, Jim Thunder,started the "J. Thunder Detective Agency" in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] years after he was let go from the police force, apparently because he wouldn't take bribes. He died from his own vices or as Jonni describes it "An animal attack ... too many Camels [cigarettes], too much Wild Turkey [whiskey]." Shortly after his funeral, Jonni returns to their office to find a man who been waiting for her but is instead deceased. An investigation ensues and Jonni eventually returns to her office to face off against a robotic bug, which she whacks with a lamp. Though the police don't believe her, she tells them of her ordeal anyway. Later, she meets up with Clarence "Slim" Chance, who is an old friend of her father. He tells Jonni the story of a statue her father possesses, which was found in a South American country and given to Jim by a man he himself had put in jail. Chance is willing to pay her $100,000 for the statue. She retrieves the statue from a repair shop where it was because it had been a part of the lamp she used to stop the robot. Taking the statue to the meeting place, Jonni is instead accosted by a man and inadvertently releases the energy of the statue, becoming Thunderbolt!
+Jonni and her father, Jim Thunder, started the "J. Thunder Detective Agency" in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], years after he was let go from the police force, apparently because he would not take bribes. He died from his own vices, or, as Jonni describes it, "An animal attack ... too many Camels [cigarettes], too much Wild Turkey [whiskey]." Shortly after his funeral, Jonni returned to their office to find a man who had been waiting for her, but was now deceased. An investigation ensued, conducted by Detective [[Michael Sanchez (New Earth)|Mike Sanchez]], and Jonni eventually returned to her office to face off against a robotic bug, which she whacked with a lamp. Though she told the police of the attack, they would not believe her. Later, she met up with Clarence "Slim" Chance, who was an old friend of her father. He told Jonni the story of a statue her father possessed, which was found in a South American country and given to Jim by a man he himself had put in jail. Chance was willing to pay her $100,000 for the statue. She retrieved the statue from a repair shop where it had ended up because it had been a part of the lamp she used to stop the robot. Taking the statue to the meeting place Chance had specified, Jonni was instead accosted by a man and inadvertently released the energy of the statue, freeing the creature called Thunderbolt!
+Jonni apparently had mental control over the [[Mzzttexxal (New Earth)|Thunderbolt]] creature, though she herself was rendered unconscious when it was active. Using this newfound power, she eventually thwarted the schemes of both Slim Chance and the deranged exotic dancer Red Nails, both of whom knew of the statues power and intended to use it for their own nefarious ends. Later, Jonni would become involved in the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], aiding the [[Sylvester Pemberton (New Earth)|Star Spangled Kid]] against [[Knodar (New Earth)|Knodar, the Last Criminal]] (a villain from the future) and seemingly losing her Thunderbolt power. She also attended a detective's convention around this time. Jonni began a relationship with the Star Spangled Kid (who later became Skyman), and he and his teammates in [[Infinity, Inc. (New Earth)|Infinity, Inc.]] aided her when the Thunderbolt returned, proving to be a hostile alien entity which had bonded itself to her. The Thunderbolt was imprisoned in the statue once more, and Jonni remained an associate of Infinity, Inc. until the death of Skyman.
-{{update}}
 | Powers                  =
+* {{Energy Transference}}: Jonni Thunder has mental control over her [[Mzzttexxal (New Earth)|Thunderbolt]]. When she takes control over Thunderbolt, she leaves her body and possess the genie.
-| Abilities               = Flight; laser beams from hands.
+| Abilities               =
+* {{Investigation}}
 | Strength                =
-| Weaknesses              = While in Thunderbolt form, she must exit her human body. The body is then open to attack.
+| Weaknesses              =
+* {{Vulnerability to|Unconsciousness}}: While in possession of Thunderbolt, she leaves her human body unconscious and open to attack.
 | Equipment               =
-| Transportation          = 1957 Thunderbird
+| Transportation          =
+* '''[[Wikipedia:Ford Thunderbird|1957 Thunderbird]]'''
 | Weapons                 =
-| Notes                   =
+| Notes                   = {{Multicont Earth-Two}}
 | Trivia                  =
+* Jonni owns a pet rabbit named [[Shamus (New Earth)|Shamus]].
+* Associate of [[Infinity, Inc. (New Earth)|Infinity, Inc.]]
 | DC                      =
 | Wikipedia               = Jonni Thunder
 | Links                   =
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-{{out-of-universe}}
-[[Category:Pre-Crisis Characters]]

Changes: Jonni Thunder (New Earth)

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