 In "Buster" comic from 1964 the character was re-branded as "Johnny Samson", and new strips were added, retaining the premise and costume.Thunderbolt Jaxon is a retelling of the 1949 Comet Comics Character's origins.This version was a five issue mini-series premiering in 2006, written by Dave Gibbons, John Higgins on art, Wildstorm FX on colors and lettered by Todd Klein.