Contents 1 HistoryEdit 2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit 2.1 Abilities 3 ParaphernaliaEdit 3.1 Equipment 4 NotesEdit 5 TriviaEdit 6 LinksEdit 6.1 Discover and Discuss 6.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

Frustrated by the apparent inaction of America against crimes and/or Nazi saboteurs, ham radio operator Jerry Carstairs developed his own solution. Creating a costume with a built-in speaker system loud enough to shock and deafen any one crossing his path, he stepped out and began fighting injustice as the Thunderer.

In his first recorded appearance, Jerry learned that radio station WWLX was really a front for Nazi Fifth Columnists who were transmitting secret messages hidden in music. Learning that they were targeting his girlfriend Eileen Conroy, a newpaper reporter, Jerry foiled their operation as the Thunderer. In order to protect his secret identity, Jerry acted like a meek weakling while in his civilian guise^[1].

In another adventure, he uncovered the machinations of the hideously deformed dwarf named Gore who hated beautiful people so much that he rigged Morse Code death traps that killed his victims over the radio. The Thunderer smashed up his operation, and Gore was killed in a house fire that broke out due to faulty wiring in his equipment^[2].

Jerry's activities were far and few between, likely due to the limitations his position with the FCC provided in giving him leads to criminal or spy activities. During this period, he reinvented his costumed identity and began calling himself the Black Avenger. In the fall of 1942, the FBI caught a Nazi spy that resembled Jerry and convinced him to go undercover to try and expose the spy ring that was sending defense secrets back to Nazi Germany. As the Black Avenger, Jerry managed to round up the Nazis including their leader Kurt Weidner and turning him over to justice^[3].

In 1943, the Black Avenger was among a number of heroes who were slain by the Cosmic Cube wielding Red Skull and impaled on a massive wall^[4]. However, the Cube was recovered by Private Paul Anslen who resurrected all the slain heroes who aided the combined efforts of the Invaders and the time displaced New Avengers and Might Avengers. When the Skull was defeated the heroes used the Cube to wipe out the Black Avenger's memories of the event to preserve history^[5].

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Abilities

The Thunderer is a good hand-to-hand combatant

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Due to the construction of his costume, is capable of deafening people or leveling buildings with his sonic scream.

NotesEdit

Oddly enough, his costume colors in the actual stories were the exact opposite to the way they appear on his cover appearances with him having a red costume and hood and a blue cape.

TriviaEdit

Changed his name to the Black Avenger for his last Golden Age appearance in "All-Winners Comics #6" (Timely Comics, Fall 1942).

LinksEdit

• 5 Appearances of Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• 1 Images featuring Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Quotations by or about Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616) 
• International Catalogue of Superheroes: Thunderer

Discover and Discuss

• Search this site for: Thunderer · Jerry Carstairs · Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Search the Forums for: Thunderer · Jerry Carstairs · Jerry Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Discuss this and other characters on the forums

Footnotes

1. ↑ Daring Mystery Comics #7
2. ↑ Daring Mystery Comics #8
3. ↑ All Winners #6
4. ↑ Avengers / Invaders #10
5. ↑ Avengers / Invaders #12