Charcoal (comics)

Charcoal
Cover to Thunderbolts #53.
Art by Patrick Zircher and Al Vey.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThunderbolts #19 (1998)
Created byWallace Frost[citation needed]
Kroja Frost
Adapted for Marvel Comics by:
Kurt Busiek
Mark Bagley
Scott Hanna
In-story information
Alter egoCharlie Burlingame
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsThunderbolts
Secret Empire
AbilitiesFire manipulation,
Carbon Form (Ability to reshape into any carbon form--fiery charcoal, diamond, etc.)

Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a member of the Thunderbolts and was created by a comic book fan for a "Create-A-Villain" contest sponsored by Marvel and Wizard Magazine and the alter-ego was created by Kurt Busiek.

The character first appeared in Thunderbolts #19 (Oct 1998).[1]

  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.