Thunderbolts #53 was published by Marvel Comics on August 1, 2001, as part of a series that began in 1997. Fabian Nicieza and Joe Quesada write, and art comes from Al Vey, Patrick Zircher and VLM. This 36-page issue features Captain America, Hawkeye, Blob, Toad and Sharon Carter, among 34 characters cataloged on VerseDB.