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Black Lightning was Jefferson Pierce, who grew up in a slum in Metropolis, made good as an athlete, and returned to his old neighborhood to teach at the high school and help the next generation make something of themselves. Finding the neighborhood in the grip of organised crime, he became a costumed superhero equipped with a belt that gave him [[Shock and Awe|electrical powers]]. Later in his career, as so often happens, he developed the ability to manifest the powers without the belt.
Black Lightning has not appeared in any other media until recently,{{when}} when the Outsiders appeared in ''[[Batman: The
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* [[Clothes Make the Superman]]: Black Lightning's powers were initially a property of his costume.
* [[Color Character]]: ''Black'' Lightning. Officially the name comes from the fact that the lightning he generates is literally black.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Tobias Whale, the [[Big Bad]] of the original series.
* [[Fountain of Expies]]: Ever noticed how it seems like there are an awful lot of African-American superheroes with electricity powers? That's because most of them are either directly related to Black Lightning (his daughter Lightning) or are [[Captain Ersatz]] versions of him ([[Superfriends|Black Vulcan]], [[Static Shock|Soul Power]]) or deliberate [[Shout-Out
* [[The One Who Made It Out]]: Jefferson Pierce got out of the ghetto and then came back to help the next generation.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: The basis of his powers.
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: In his 1990s series, Black Lightning demonstrates that he acquired this trick from [[Batman]].
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: BL retired from superheroing for
* [[Upbringing Makes the Hero]]: Jefferson Pierce's strong moral foundation and community spirit are a big part of his character.
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