Luke cage burst onto the comics scene in 1972 as the hero for hire. Equal parts marvel method and blaxploitation boldness, he was a new kind of hero for a. Convincing reed richards, luke is given one of the fantastic fours sky crafts and luke flies it into. Luke cage power man is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Equal parts marvel method and blaxploitation boldness, he was a new kind of hero for a new era. A wrongfully charged inmate in seagate prison named carl lu. Luke deals 548 damage, plus 159 damage for each ally still in the fight. This volume follows the first adventures of luke cage, whom was wrongly convicted of a crime and, under the alias of luke cage, fights for the little people. Book 1 of 16 in the luke cage, hero for hire 19721973 series. Burstein wants to mull it over, questioning the ethics of a hero for hire. Breaking into the baxter building, luke cage engages in a brief battle with the fantastic four which ends in a draw. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
In issues 89 he has a runin with doctor doom, then has power man in 2122, and the circus of crime in 2425. That meant in the first 16 issues of hero for hire that eventually became luke cage power man, issues 1727 which are included in this volume, cage rarely fought any mainstay marvel villains. After the fight, luke explains that he came to the baxter building to obtain a ship to fly into latveria and get the money that dr. Thomas came up with the name cage and the title hero for hire. This page contains a list of all the comics included in hero for hire vol 1.
Click download or read online button to get luke cage hero for hire book now. Download free dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite. He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book. Luke cage hero for hire download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Luke cage, hero for hire 1972 1973 luke cage, hero for hire 1972 1973. Roy thomas and john romita are credited with creative contributions on the splash page. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Meanwhile, diamondback has his inventor gadget create new gimmicked switch blades to deal with luke cage. Luke cage, hero for hire 1972 1973 comic series marvel. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Browse the marvel comic series luke cage, hero for hire 1972 1973.