| Issue | #18 |
| Published | September 1998 |
| Cover Price | $1.99/$2.80 CAD |
| Pages | 38 |
| Editing | Tom Brevoort; Gregg Schigiel (assistant) |
| Notes | This issue has a gatefold cover. |
| Characters | Thunderbolts [Atlas; Jolt; Mach-1; Meteorite; Songbird] |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley (signed) |
| Inks | Scott Hanna (signed) |
| Notes | This issue has a gatefold cover. |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Script | Kurt Busiek ? |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley |
| Inks | Scott Hanna |
| Notes | Recap of prior issues and character listing. This is on the inside of the gatefold cover. Design by Comicraft's John Marasigan. |
| Characters | Thunderbolts [Atlas [Erik Josten]; Jolt [Hallie Takahama]; Mach-1 [Abe Jenkins]; Meteorite [Dr. Karla Sofen]; Songbird [Melissa Gold]]; Gayle Rogers; Masters of Evil [Crimson Cowl [Justine Hammer]; Cyclone; Flying Tiger; Klaw [Ulysses Klaw]; Man-Killer [Katrina Luisa Van Horn]; Tiger Shark [Todd Arliss]] |
| Synopsis | The Thunderbolts: villains once again?! Hunted, hounded and disenfranchised, will the T-Bolts be forced by circumstances to return to their evil ways?! And, waiting in the wings: the Masters of Evil! Yep, you guessed it, the build-up to our next status quo-shattering surprise starts here! [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Script | Kurt Busiek |
| Pencils | Mark Bagley |
| Inks | Scott Hanna |
| Colors | Joe Rosas |
| Letters | Comicraft |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Stan's Soapbox. Miscellaneous Marvel items. Marvel Comics checklist for the week of July 22, 1998. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Letters from readers. |