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Religion: Christian (denomination unknown) 
Name: Luke Cage
Other Names: Power Man; Hero for Hire; Carl Lucas; Mark Lucas; Power Man II; Ace of Spades; Power Fist
Classification:
hero
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972): "Out of Hell -- A Hero!"
Creators: Roy Thomas, John Romita, Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Billy Graham
Number of appearances: 951
Comic book appearances: 945
TV, film appearances: 2
Video game, computer game appearances: 4
Teams/Affiliations: Heroes for Hire; Defenders; Marvel Knights; New Avengers
Occupation: business owner, private investigator
Gender: male
Note: formerly owned a bar and theater
BELOW: Luke Cage makes a good-natured joke with Moon Knight about the Ku Klux Klan: The white costume and hood worn by the fellow super-hero Moon Knight apparently reminds race-conscious Luke Cage of the Ku Klux Klan. Cage makes a good-natured joke about the Klan with his future teammate. Cage tells him: "Guys in white hoods aren't exactly welcome in Harlem."
Source: Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #11 (May 2001): "Hero for Hire", pg. 5, panels 3-4. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Eduardo Barreto, Nelson Decastro. See also: racism; humor; White Supremacist; Moon Knight (Marc Spector); Luke Cage
This character is in the following 219 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (only on cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man
The AvengersBlack Goliath #1 (Feb. 1976): "Black Goliath" (cameo)Black PantherCageCaptain AmericaCaptain America and the FalconCivil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)Cloak and Dagger (vol. 2) #9 (Nov. 1986): "The Lady and the Unicorn" (only on cover)Contest of Champions IIDaredevilDark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 (Aug. 2009): "Utopia: Part 1" (1-panel cameo)Dark Reign: The List - Avengers #1 (Nov. 2009) (mentioned)Deadpool (vol. 3) #900 (Dec. 2009): "One Down" (toy)The DefendersEnter the Heroic Age #1 (July 2010): "Top Dog"Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #2 (June 2007): "Anger"Giant-Size Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2008): "Emperor None & the Sky Full of Moons"GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)Hero for HireHeroes for HireIconIcon: Mothership ConnectionThe Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Seeing Red" (1-panel cameo)Iron Man (vol. 1) #212 (Nov. 1986): "Precious Legacy" (only on cover)Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)Marvel Fanfare (vol. 2) #6 (Feb. 1997): "Second Chances" (lead character)Marvel KnightsMarvel Knights Spider-ManMarvel Super-Hero Contest of ChampionsMarvel Team-UpMarvel Two-in-OneMarvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "United We Stand"Marvel Year-in-Review #4 (1992)Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)Ms. MarvelThe New AvengersThe New Mutants (vol. 1) #45 (Nov. 1986): "We Were Only Foolin'" (only on cover)New ThunderboltsPower ManPower Man and Iron FistPunisher (vol. 8) #1 (Mar. 2009): "The Punisher Saga"The Secret DefendersSecret Wars IISiege: Captain America #1 (June 2010): "Bear Any Burden"Silver Sable and the Wild PackSpider-Woman (vol. 4) #7 (May 2010): "Agent of S.W.O.R.D.: Part 7"The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"ThunderboltsThunderstrike (vol. 1) #13 (Oct. 1994): "Man and Beast!"The Uncanny X-MenWar of the Independents #2 (Feb. 2012): "For We Are Many" (cameo)What If? (vol. 2) #112 (Sep. 1998): "Brave Old World"X-Factor (vol. 1) #10 (Nov. 1986): "Falling Angel!" (only on cover)Young Avengers
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Luke_Cage.html
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0039558/
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/caacak.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/potpq.htm