A key issue noted for First team appearance of Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil. Thunderbolts #3 was published by Marvel Comics on June 1, 1997, as part of a series that began in 1997. Kurt Busiek writes, and art comes from Joe Rosas, Mark Bagley and Vince Russell. This 36-page issue features Black Widow, Moonstone, Abe Jenkins, Songbird and Baron Helmut Zemo, among 16 characters cataloged on VerseDB.