Collects Hero for Hire (1972) #1-16, Power Man (1974) #17-23. Luke Cage burst onto the comics scene in 1972 as the "Hero for Hire " Equal parts Marvel Method and Blaxploitation boldness, Cage was a new kind of hero for a new era, the historic first African American character to headline his own series. Cage's adventures depicted New York City's 1970s grit and the plight of its people with a realism that was gripping in its time, all while incorporating...
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