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The first issue, cover dated April 1997, was played largely as a straight superhero story, until the revelation of the Thunderbolts' true nature on the last page of the comic.

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Soon after the publication of The Incredible Hulk #449, the team's own series premiered. The twist would not be revealed until the first issue of their own series. The team also appeared in a one-shot called Tales of the Marvel Universe. No mention was made of the connection between the Thunderbolts and the Masters of Evil in this appearance, save perhaps for the Hulk almost recognizing Meteorite's voice (having fought Moonstone before). Originally intended to be a similar team known as the 'Echelon,' the synchronization of the plans led to the Thunderbolts being used instead as a 'teaser' for their own series. The Thunderbolts first appeared as a team in The Incredible Hulk #449 (January 1997), written by Peter David and illustrated by Mike Deodato. While Busiek's original reluctance was because he deemed readers would not have liked replacing the established characters and then having the new ones being villains – 'Doing that with one character, like what Marv Wolfman did with Terra, made a great sting, but doing it on a team-wide scale wouldn't work.' – seeing a world devoid of many heroes following 'Onslaught' made him revive the concept. At the time, I thought it was a neat idea, and filed it away. One trip, I assigned myself Avengers, and came up with the plan that the Masters of Evil would ultimately conquer them by posing as new heroes and slowly replacing them. To keep myself awake, I'd give myself books to write, and work out about two to three years of continuity. The actual origin of Thunderbolts came when I used to live in New Jersey and drive to New England to visit my parents. The pair also created the new heroic identities for the Masters of Evil. Most of the characters used in the final concept were reimagined versions of existing Marvel characters, with additional original characters for the series developed by Busiek and designed by Bagley. The Thunderbolts was an original concept created for Marvel by Busiek and Bagley. The book has also garnered critical praise for its use of secondary characters from other Marvel Comics and its use of continuity-themed storytelling. Themes of redemption and the nature of heroism are often featured in Thunderbolts comics. In subsequent storylines, the group rejects their leader Baron Helmut Zemo and attempts to become heroes in their own right, eventually under the leadership of the Avenger Hawkeye.

The final page of the first issue of their comic book, however, revealed that the Thunderbolts were actually the Masters of Evil in disguise, a surprise twist carefully guarded by Marvel. The Thunderbolts were first presented, both to readers and to the Marvel Universe, as a group of super-powered figures who became heroes to help protect the world when the Avengers were declared dead after the events of the 1996 ' Onslaught' crossover. The Thunderbolts first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 (January 1997) and were created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. 2.1.5 Avengers/Thunderbolts: The Best Intentions.