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Luke Cage
After undergoing a variant of the Super-Soldier treatment in jail for a crime he didn't commit, the man formerly known as Carl Lucas was given superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. Adopting the name Power Man, Luke Cage became a Hero for Hire and a defender of New York City.Luke Cage
Luke Cage (2017) #1
CAGED VENGEANCE! Dr. Noah Burstein, the man who made Luke Cage into the unbreakable hero he is today, is dead. When Luke goes down to New Orleans for the funeral, he finds The Big Easy to be pretty &$#% difficult. Mysterious billionaires, a woman with a secret, amped-up gangs and a shadowy figure all lead Luke to the conclusion that there's more to his father-figure's death than meets the eye. He's looking for answers, and it's a bad day for anyone in his way!Power Man And Iron Fist (2016) #1
THE ORIGINAL HEROES FOR HIRE, BACK ON THE CLOCK! We KNOW you've been waiting to see LUKE CAGE and DANNY RAND back together and back to STREET-STOMPING basics! POWER MAN and IRON FIST are tracking a mystery with all the ingredients of a classic Heroes-for-Hire tale. Expect old friends, hired goons, crime lords, weird magic, plenty of power, a flurry of fists and as much bromance as you can handle! It's Power Man and Iron Fist reunited, and writer DAVID WALKER and artist SANFORD GREENE are making it feel so GOOD!Avengers Origins: Luke Cage (2011) #1
What makes someone a hero? For Luke Cage it's one terrible mistake that has haunted him his entire life. But can a lifetime of good deeds make up for his years spent on the other side of the law? And will that past ever let him go?New Avengers: Luke Cage (2010) #1
When an old friend from Luke Cage's past is put in the hospital by a vicious attack, Cage leaves his New York City, Avengers Assemblin' adventure-filled life for the cold, harsh and mean streets of North Philadelphia. But what's brought HAMMERHEAD to town as well?Hero For Hire (1972) #1
A wrongfully charged inmate in Seagate Prison named Carl Lucas undergoes a scientific experiment. When a racist prison guard tampers with the machine, Lucas develops some supernatural side-effects! Namely, enhanced strength and bulletproof skin! Luke Cage is born.Power Man (1974) #48
On the hunt for Misty Knight, Power Man breaks into the home of Danny Rand and finds Colleen Wing! Their confrontation leads to battle, and Power Man going up against Iron Fist! Outnumbered and outmatched, Power Man struggles to take on the martial arts of the Young Dragon!Cage (1992) #1
Luke Cage takes the stage in his own ongoing series! Cage makes himself the ‘Hero for Hire’ for a Chicago newspaper. Cage busts the crime, while the journalists get a story! A perfect arrangement, until Luke encounters Hardcore, a dangerous mobster with an even more dangerous agenda.The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #123
Spider-Man meets Power Man! Following Gwen Stacy's funeral, J. Jonah Jameson solicits Luke Cage for his services; to capture Spider-Man dead or alive.Marvel Knights (2000) #11
The Marvel Knights welcome their newest member: Luke Cage, Power Man. But why will this latest addition cause conflict within the group? And what awaits Cage on his first mission?New Avengers (2004) #1
The First Appearance of the New Avengers! There's a new team in town. Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, The Sentry, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman and Wolverine are ready to throw down! After the devastating destruction of the original Avengers in AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED just what sort of threat to the world could persuade Captain America to assemble an all-new team?New Avengers Annual (2006) #1
AVENGERS TOWER becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their most fiercest new enemies yet. The all new ADAPTOID has come to take them down...and wait till you see who it is. Plus - an Avenger gets married!