BIG THUNDER

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Criminal, gang leader

Group Membership: Leader of the Coney Island Cruisers

Affiliations: Coney Island Cruisers

Enemies: Captain America, Jacob Kirsch

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Duffy's Bar and Grill, Coney Island

First Appearance: Captain America I#240 (December, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Big Thunder is unusually strong and agile, capable of tearing down stone pillars. Although he is dangerous in a fight, he is also prone to clumsy behavior.

History: (Captain America I#240)- Big Thunder sent members of the Coney Island Cruisers to drive out Jacob Kirsch so that he could take possession of Kirsch's home and rent it to criminals needing a location to store "hot" items.

When Captain America drove the Cruisers away from Kirsch, they contacted Big Thunder, and he faced Captain America in battle. Although Captain America had the upper hand, the Cruisers captured Jacob Kirsch, and forced Captain America to surrender.

Hoping to impress the mob, Big Thunder had his men hide Kirsch away while he engaged in combat with Captain America for the mob to see. Although stripped of his shield, Captain America was still able to outsmart Big Thunder, and tricked him into smashing his way out of the warehouse they fought in, and gradually led him around Coney Island until they reached the spot where the Cruisers were holding Kirsch. Big Thunder himself broke into the Cruisers' hiding place, after Captain America dodged a clumsy attack. Captain America retrieved his shield from the Cruisers as well, but didn't need it to land a final knock-out blow to Big Thunder, hurtling him down a flight of stairs. Big Thunder's mob connections quickly fled the scene at the sight of his defeat.

Comments: Created by Alan Kupperberg, Paul Kupperberg and Don Perlin.

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
Big Thunder should not be confused with:

• Big, spy, attempted to kill Wolverine, @ Wolverine: Inner Fury
• Big Ben, meeting place for the Invaders, @ What If? I#4
• Big Ben, Big Ben Donovan, Luke Cage foe, @ Hero For Hire#14
• Big Bertha, Ashley Crawford, of the Lightning Rods, @ West Coast Avengers II#46
• Big Brain, of Earth-Fantastic Four-alternate powers, alternate Reed Richards, @ What If? I#6
• Big Brain, Reed Richards of Earth-MC-2, Spider-Girl#3
• Big Brother, Luke Cage foe, @ Power Man#38
• Big Budd of Earth-Guardians, of the Asylum, @ Marvel Presents#4
• Big Casino, zepplin run by Skrulls of Kral, @ Avengers Annual#14
• Big Casino, mutant agent of Ransome Sole, @ Uncanny X-Men#383
• Big Change in Nutrition, food additive developed by Mall Addy, @ Marvel Graphic Novel#29
• Big Enilwen, giant childlike alien, @ Sensational She-Hulk#47
• Bigfoot, the Sasquatch, @ Hulk Comic#12
• Big Game Posse, allies of Sam Buchanon, @ Marvel Comics Presents#152
• Big Gorgon, of Earth-Amalgam, @ Challengers of the Fantastic#1
• "Big Guy", of the Past Assassins, @ Deadly Hands of Kung Fu#2
• Big Hero 6, Japanese super-hero team, @ Sunfire and Big Hero 6#1
• Big Julie, Julius S. Bridwill, of Earth-MC-2, gangster gorilla, @ J2#9
• Big M, alias of Madame Masque, @ Tales of Suspense I#97
• Big M, alias of the Masked Marauder, @ Spectacular Spider-Man II#22
• Big Mack, extraterrestrial hamburger, @ Howard the Duck I#23
• Big Man, Frederick Foswell, leader of the Enforcers, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#10
• Big Man, Janice Foswell, daughter of the original, @ Marvel Team-Up I#38
• Big Man, alias of Kligger, @ Marvel Premiere#39
• Big Man, of Earth-Deathlok, member of Godwulf's freedom fighters, @ Captain America I#288
• Big Man of Earth-MC-2, Henry Pym Jr., member of the Revengers, @ A-Next#12
• Big Mother, mother of Grendel, @ Captain Marvel V#20
• Big Mouth, Hostess pie villain, fought Captain Mar-Vell, @ November, 1977
• Big One, of the Pacific Overlords, @ Avengers West Coast#70
• Big Ones, of Dinosaur World, @ Devil Dinosaur#3
• Big People of Earth-Nightside, obese beings, @ Nightside#1
• Big Pox, mutant strain of smallpox developed by Dr. Harrison Taylor, @ Mystique#7
• Big Question of Earth-Amalgam, @ Assassins#1
• Big Rock, of the Maggia, @ Fantastic Four I#101
• Big Shot 8162, mercenary, employed by Undertaker and Pyra, @ Death's Head I#4
• Big Sigrid, would-be Viking woman, @ Thor: Vikings#3
• Big Strong Man, enemy of Fight Man, @ Fight Man#1
• Big Titania, of Earth-Amalgam, @ Bullets and Bracelets#1
• Big Top, of the Lost Boys, @ X-Factor I#35
• Big Wheel, Jackson Weele, Spider-Man foe, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#182

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