Peter Gambi is a character appearing in comics published by

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and is a supporting character of

Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...

. He is the brother of

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. Peter Gambi first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 and was created by

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and

Trevor von Eeden Trevor Von Eeden (born July 24, 1959) is a Guyanese-American comics artist, actor and writer known for his work on such titles as ''Black Lightning'', ''Batman'', ''Green Arrow'', ''Power Man and Iron Fist'', and the biographical series ''The Origi ...

. Gambi has made appearances in several comic books and the character was portrayed by

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in the live action

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series ''

''.

Fictional character biography

Peter Gambi is a former ASA scout who turned his back on his life of crime, he became a

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like his brother

. Peter established a tailor shop and befriended Pierce and his mother.''Black Lightning'' #7. DC Comics. When

Tobias Whale Tobias Whale is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Black Lightning. Whale appears in the live-action Arrowverse series ''Black Lightning'', portrayed by Marvin "Krondon" Jones II ...

orders the death of a student to threaten Pierce after the latter spoke out against the

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's criminal activities, Jefferson seeks Gambi's advice to avenge the victim. Gambi creates the costume that enables him to become

. Syonide captures Gambi and tries to force him to reveal Black Lightning's true identity. Jefferson learns that Gambi was the one who killed his father. Gambi begs unsuccessfully for Black Lightning's forgiveness. Whale sends Syonide to kill Gambi and Black Lightning. Gambi sacrifices his life to save Black Lightning, and Pierce forgives him as he dies.

In other media

* Peter Gambi appears in the "Thunder and Lightning" segments of ''

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'', voiced by

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. * Peter Gambi appears in ''

'', portrayed by

. In this show, Peter Gambi's real name is Peter Esposito and he used to work for the A.S.A. as their meta-human spotter before leaving the group, becoming a tailor and an ally of Black Lightning. He raised Jefferson Pierce after his father was killed by Tobias. In season three, Gambi helps Anissa out with her Blackbird operations where he event created the A.I. Shonda for her apartment. In order to get close to the A.S.A, Gambi uses the holographic cloaking technology to assume the appearance of a random soldier. After finding Painkiller's grave empty, he and Lynn find that Painkiller was revived by the A.S.A. and was reprogrammed to serve them. In "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis," Gambi helps to stabilize Jennifer after she was exposed to the red sky's anti-matter energies. When an anti-matter wave appears, Gambi is among those erased while Jefferson is teleported off his Earth.

References

External links

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