in Lego DC Super-Villains via the "DC TV Super-Heroes" DLC pack. Miscellaneous Black Lightning appears in The World's Greatest Superheroes newspaper comic strip. Homages/parodies The Super Friends character Black Vulcan was originally intended to be Black Lightning, but the latter could not be used due to disputes between DC and Black Lightning's creator, Tony Isabella. Black Lightning appears in a Saturday Night Live sketch based on The Death of Superman storyline, portrayed by Sinbad. Black Lightning appears in the Mad segment "That's What Super Friends Are For", voiced by Gary Anthony Williams. Reception IGN listed Black Lightning as the 85th greatest comic book hero of all time, describing him as a "true hero and a born badass who has earned his spot on the Justice League". References External links Black Lightning at Cosmic Teams Black Lightning at the DCU Guide Fanzing: Black Lightning history Black Lightning Index Fanzing: Diversity In The DC Universe: 1961 - Today Database and Cover gallery for both Black Lightning series Tony Isabella at World Famous Comics The Outer Observatory A fansite for The Outsiders American male characters in television 1977 comics debuts Characters created by Tony Isabella Comics characters introduced in 1977 DC Comics martial artists DC Comics metahumans DC Comics titles African-American superheroes Black people in comics Black people in television Fictional characters with absorption or parasitic abilities Fictional characters with electric or magnetic abilities Fictional Olympic competitors Fictional principals and headteachers Fictional schoolteachers