I can't comment on the 18 watt Marshall, since I've only played one very briefly in a guitar shop and couldn't crank it.
The Lightning, well I think you've hit it on the head, the 12AX7 channel, half power, of a DC-30 or a Black Cat.
Now on the AC15 thing... well mark sampson was a guru with fixing AC30's for years. He ended up with Matchless and came up with the DC-30, based a lot on the AC30's. So, is the Lightning an AC15 clone? I think it's better than the AC15 I used to own. Better overall tone, especially in the bass if you increase a cap value or two.
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