Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Creator Credits for Thunderbolts* (2025)

In short: This was better than I assumed it would be; it had precious little to do with the comics, but it took itself more seriously than most Marvel Cinematic Films.

My full list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits is here. Let me know what I missed!

Jack Kirby: co-creator of the Avengers, a team of super heroes including Thor, Hulk and Iron Man, banded together as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America as one of the Avengers (Avengers #4, 1964); of Hawkeye as one of the Avengers (Avengers #16, 1965); of Captain America, Steve Rogers, who received the Super-Soldier Serum that made him a perfect specimen of humanity; of Captain America's red, white and blue costume with 'A' on forehead and stars and stripes on his chest; of James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, Steve's friend and partner who joins him in battle (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's mask being fastened to his costume; of Captain America's round, red and white shield with star in its center (Captain America Comics #2, 1941); of the Fantastic Four, adventurers (Fantastic Four #1, 1961); of the Hulk, large green monstrous hero; of Thaddeus Ross, an official (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of Thor, Norse god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of S.H.I.E.L.D., an espionage agency; of Hydra, a terrorist army (Strange Tales #135, 1965); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Black Widow's red hair, black bodysuit, Widow's Bite wrist weapon and carrying explosives (Amazing Spider-Man #86, 1970); of the Avengers, a team of super heroes including Thor, Hulk and Iron Man, banded together as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America as one of the Avengers (Avengers #4, 1964); of Hawkeye as one of the Avengers (Avengers #16, 1965); of Sam Wilson, hero and ally of Captain America (Captain America #117, 1969); of the Fantastic Four, adventurers (Fantastic Four #1, 1961); of the Hulk, large green monstrous hero; of Thaddeus Ross, an official (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of Thor, Norse god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of S.H.I.E.L.D., an espionage agency; of Hydra, a terrorist army (Strange Tales #135, 1965); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an archer hero (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of the Black Widow's Widow's Line device (Tales of Suspense #64, 1965)

Mark Gruenwald: co-creator of John Walker, a blond-haired patriot with superhuman strength who likens himself to Captain America (Captain America #323, 1986); of the US government assigning the identity of Captain America to John Walker; of John Walker background in the military (Captain America #333, 1987); of a variant Captain America costume in black and red with red stripes across the chest (Captain America #337, 1988); of John Walker's identity as Captain America as public knowledge (Captain America #341, 1988); of a variant Captain America shield with black and red stripes (Captain America #342, 1988); of John Walker losing control as Captain America and murdering his opponents (Captain America #345, 1988); of John Walker falling out of favor with the US government after committing murders as Captain America, leading to him losing the identity and shield (Captain America #350, 1989); of the U.S. Agent, John Walker's new costumed identity after losing the Captain America alias; of Walker wearing the variant Captain America costume and shield in black and red; of the U.S. Agent working for US intelligence (Captain America #354, 1989)

Kieron Dwyer: co-creator of John Walker's identity as Captain America as public knowledge (Captain America #341, 1988); of a variant Captain America shield with black and red stripes (Captain America #342, 1988); of John Walker losing control as Captain America and murdering his opponents (Captain America #345, 1988); of John Walker falling out of favor with the US government after committing murders as Captain America, leading to him losing the identity and shield (Captain America #350, 1989); of the U.S. Agent, John Walker's new costumed identity after losing the Captain America alias; of Walker wearing the variant Captain America costume and shield in black and red; of the U.S. Agent working for US intelligence (Captain America #354, 1989)

Paul Jenkins: co-creator of the Sentry, Bob Reynolds, a costumed hero with blond hair, yellow bodysuit and blue cape with large 'S' on belt; of the Sentry's massive power; of the Sentry's arch-foe the Void; of the Sentry called "the Golden Guardian of Good" and having the "power of a million exploding suns"; of Bob receiving his powers through a secret formula; of Bob forgetting about his career as the Sentry after his enemy the Void was bested (Sentry #1, 2000); of the Watchtower, the Sentry's skyscraper base (Sentry #5, 2001); of the Void revealed to be Bob's alternate personality (Sentry vs. the Void #1, 2001); of the Sentry's formula based on the Super-Soldier Serum and made by Project: Sentry (Sentry #8, 2006)

Jae Lee: co-creator of the Sentry, Bob Reynolds, a costumed hero with blond hair, yellow bodysuit and blue cape with large 'S' on belt; of the Sentry's massive power; of the Sentry's arch-foe the Void; of the Sentry called "the Golden Guardian of Good" and having the "power of a million exploding suns"; of Bob receiving his powers through a secret formula; of Bob forgetting about his career as the Sentry after his enemy the Void was bested (Sentry #1, 2000); of the Watchtower, the Sentry's skyscraper base (Sentry #5, 2001); of the Void revealed to be Bob's alternate personality (Sentry vs. the Void #1, 2001)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, Steve Rogers, who received the Super-Soldier Serum that made him a perfect specimen of humanity; of Captain America's red, white and blue costume with 'A' on forehead and stars and stripes on his chest; of James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, Steve's friend and partner who joins him in battle (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's mask being fastened to his costume; of Captain America's round, red and white shield with star in its center (Captain America Comics #2, 1941)

Brian Michael Bendis: co-creator of Bob Reynolds as a meth addict (Dark Avengers #13, 2010); of a revived Avengers team called the "New Avengers" (New Avengers #1, 2005); of Avengers Tower, the Avengers downtown Manhattan skyscraper base (New Avengers #3, 2005); of the Sentry as one of the Avengers; of Sentry's Watchtower perched atop Avengers Tower (New Avengers #10, 2005); of the Avengers forming two factions, one approved by the government, one not (New Avengers #27, 2007); of Bucky as one of the Avengers (New Avengers #48, 2009)

David Michelinie: co-creator of Sam Wilson as an Avenger (Avengers #183, 1979); of Taskmaster, a villain who wields a variety of weapons including a shield and sword, wears a skull mask (Avengers #195, 1980); of the Ghost, an anti-corporate industrial saboteur garbed in white and a hood with the power to phase through solid matter and appear invisible (Iron Man #219, 1987)

Don Heck: co-creator of the Black Widow as an Avenger (Avengers #111, 1973); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of the Black Widow, a Russian spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an archer hero (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of the Black Widow's Widow's Line device (Tales of Suspense #64, 1965)

Paul Neary: co-creator of John Walker, a blond-haired patriot with superhuman strength who likens himself to Captain America (Captain America #323, 1986); of the US government assigning the identity of Captain America to John Walker; of John Walker background in the military (Captain America #333, 1987)

Tom Morgan: co-creator of the US government assigning the identity of Captain America to John Walker; of John Walker background in the military (Captain America #333, 1987); of a variant Captain America costume in black and red with red stripes across the chest (Captain America #337, 1988)

Devin Grayson: co-creator of Yelena Belova, a blonde-haired Russian graduate of the same program as Natasha Romanoff who also serves as the Black Widow (Black Widow #1, 1999); of the Red Room, the spy program which created the Black Widow (Black Widow #2, 1999)

J. G. Jones: co-creator of of Yelena Belova, a blonde-haired Russian graduate of the same program as Natasha Romanoff who also serves as the Black Widow (Black Widow #1, 1999); the Red Room, the spy program which created the Black Widow (Black Widow #2, 1999)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of the Red Guardian, Alexei Shostakov, a Russian Cold War operative from the Black Widow's family, wears a red costume with a star in imitation of Captain America's costume (Avengers #43, 1967)

John Buscema: co-creator of the Red Guardian, Alexei Shostakov, a Russian Cold War operative from the Black Widow's family, wears a red costume with a star in imitation of Captain America's costume (Avengers #43, 1967)

Steve Epting: co-creator of the Winter Soldier, a legendary Russian assassin, has a cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005); of Bucky losing his arm from an injury in World War 2 (Captain America #11, 2005)

Ed Brubaker: co-creator of the Winter Soldier, a legendary Russian assassin, has a cybernetic arm (Captain America #1, 2005); of Bucky losing his arm from an injury in World War 2 (Captain America #11, 2005)

Bob Layton: co-creator of the Ghost, an anti-corporate industrial saboteur garbed in white and a hood with the power to phase through solid matter and appear invisible (Iron Man #219, 1987)

David Finch: co-creator of a revived Avengers team called the "New Avengers" (New Avengers #1, 2005); of Avengers Tower, the Avengers downtown Manhattan skyscraper base (New Avengers #3, 2005)

Andy Diggle: co-creator of Yelena Belova and the Ghost as members of the Thunderbolts; of the Ghost wearing a round helmet (Thunderbolts #128, 2009)

Roberto de la Torre: co-creator of Yelena Belova and the Ghost as members of the Thunderbolts; of the Ghost wearing a round helmet (Thunderbolts #128, 2009)

Kurt Busiek: co-creator of the Thunderbolts, a team comprised mainly of villains who emerge after the Avengers disband (Thunderbolts #1, 1997)

Mark Bagley: co-creator of the Thunderbolts, a team comprised mainly of villains who emerge after the Avengers disband (Thunderbolts #1, 1997)

George Perez: co-creator of Taskmaster, a villain who wields a variety of weapons including a shield and sword, wears a skull mask (Avengers #195, 1980)

Steve Englehart: co-creator of the Black Widow as an Avenger (Avengers #111, 1973); of the Vault, a secure government holding facility (Avengers Annual #15, 1986)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Thor, Norse god of thunder (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Iron Man, armored hero (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

John Romita: co-creator of the Black Widow's red hair, black bodysuit, Widow's Bite wrist weapon and carrying explosives (Amazing Spider-Man #86, 1970)

Jeph Loeb: co-creator of the Red Hulk, a red-skinned version of the Hulk (Hulk #1, 2008); of the Red Hulk revealed to be Thaddeus Ross (Hulk #23, 2010)

Ed McGuinness: co-creator of the Red Hulk, a red-skinned version of the Hulk (Hulk #1, 2008); of the Red Hulk revealed to be Thaddeus Ross (Hulk #23, 2010)

Leinil Francis Yu: co-creator of the Avengers forming two factions, one approved by the government, one not (New Avengers #27, 2007)

Steve McNiven: co-creator of the Sentry as one of the Avengers; of Sentry's Watchtower perched atop Avengers Tower (New Avengers #10, 2005)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of the Sentry's formula based on the Super-Soldier Serum and made by Project: Sentry (Sentry #8, 2006)

Jim Steranko: creator of Contessa Valentina Allegro de la Fontaine, a government agent (Strange Tales #159, 1967)

Bob Harras: co-creator of Valentina de Fonatine serving in the C.I.A. (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, 1989)

Bob Hall: co-creator of Valentina de Fonatine serving in the C.I.A. (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, 1989)

Bryan Hitch: co-creator of the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial army who battle the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002)

Mark Millar: co-creator of the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial army who battle the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002)

Nick Spencer: co-creator of the Winter Soldier as leader of the Thunderbolts (Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1, 2016)

Daniel Acuna: co-creator of the Winter Soldier as leader of the Thunderbolts (Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1, 2016)

Angel Garcia: co-creator of the Winter Soldier as leader of the Thunderbolts (Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1, 2016)

Gaspar Saladino: creator of the Avengers logo with enlarged letter "A" (Avengers #96, 1972)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of the Vault, a secure government holding facility (Avengers Annual #15, 1986)

Danny Fingeroth: co-creator of the Vault, a secure government holding facility (Avengers Annual #15, 1986)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Sam Wilson, hero and ally of Captain America (Captain America #117, 1969)

Mark Waid: co-creator of Sam Wilson as Captain America (Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8, 1999)

Cully Hamner: co-creator of Sam Wilson as Captain America (Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8, 1999)

Billy Tan: co-creator of Bucky as one of the Avengers (New Avengers #48, 2009)

John Byrne: co-creator of Sam Wilson as an Avenger (Avengers #183, 1979)

Mike Deodato Jr.: co-creator of Bob Reynolds as a meth addict (Dark Avengers #13, 2010)

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