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Luke Cage

Marvel

2,236 appearancesSince 1972

Luke Cage first appeared in Hero for Hire #1 (1972-06), published by Marvel. 2,236 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

11 issues

Hero for Hire#1Cape Archive1972
Hero for Hire
#1
first appearance · origin
1972-06-00
Hero for Hire#14Cape Archive1973
Hero for Hire
#14
origin
1973-10-00
Power Man#50Cape Archive1978
Power Man
#50
origin retold
1978-04-00
Power Man and Iron Fist
#83
origin retold
1982-07-00
Power Man and Iron Fist
#100
origin retold
1983-12-00
Cage
#3
origin retold
1992-06-00
Heroes for Hire
#17
origin retold
1998-11-00
Exiles
#27
death
2003-07-15
Black Panther
#10
origin retold
2006-01-00
Marvel Team-Up
#15
death
2006-02-00
What If? Wolverine Enemy of the State#1Cape Archive2007
What If? Wolverine Enemy of the State
#1
death
2007-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Power Man and Iron Fist
1981–1986
58 issues →
New Avengers
2005–2010
54 issues →
Power Man
1974–1981
50 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2010–2013

30 issues →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

1998–2011

23 issues →

Thunderbolts cover

Thunderbolts

2006–2012

21 issues →

Cage cover

Cage

1992–1993

20 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

1999–2014

20 issues →

Avengers Unconquered cover

Avengers Unconquered

2009–2012

20 issues →

Heroes for Hire cover

Heroes for Hire

1997–1999

18 issues →

HFHCape Archive 1972

Hero for Hire

1972–1973

16 issues →

The Immortal Iron Fist cover

The Immortal Iron Fist

2007–2009

16 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2010–2013

15 issues →

Power Man and Iron Fist cover

Power Man and Iron Fist

2016–2017

15 issues →

The Defenders cover

The Defenders

1972–1986

14 issues →

Jessica Jones cover

Jessica Jones

2016–2018

14 issues →

The Pulse cover

The Pulse

2004–2006

13 issues →

Black Panther cover

Black Panther

2005–2008

12 issues →

Avengers / Invaders cover

Avengers / Invaders

2008–2009

12 issues →

Civil War Chronicles cover

Civil War Chronicles

2007–2008

10 issues →

LCCape Archive 2017

Luke Cage

2017–2018

10 issues →

MSFCape Archive 2005

Marvel Select Flip Magazine

2005–2007

9 issues →

MHFCape Archive 2005

Marvel Heroes Flip Magazine

2005–2007

9 issues →

Avengers vs. X-Men cover

Avengers vs. X-Men

2012–2012

9 issues →

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2013–2014
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2005–2005
8 issues →
Captain America
2005–2011
8 issues →
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers
2015–2015
8 issues →
Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
7 issues →
What If...?
1989–1998
7 issues →
Fantastic Four
1998–2011
7 issues →
NACape Archive 2005
New Avengers
2005–2010
7 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
2005–2006
7 issues →
NACape Archive 2006
New Avengers
2006–2010
7 issues →
DACape Archive 2012
Dark Avengers
2012–2013
7 issues →
Defenders
2017–2018
7 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man
2022–2025
7 issues →
Exiles
2001–2008
6 issues →
ACape Archive 2001
Alias
2001–2004
6 issues →
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
2004–2006
6 issues →
Iron Man
2005–2007
6 issues →
Marvel Adventures The Avengers
2006–2009
6 issues →
Secret Invasion
2008–2009
6 issues →
Fear Itself
2011–2011
6 issues →
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man
2012–2014
6 issues →
Deadpool
2013–2015
6 issues →
Daredevil
2016–2019
6 issues →
NABCape Archive 2017
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection
2017–2017
6 issues →
Fantastic Four
2018–2022
6 issues →
Ultimates
2024–2026
6 issues →
Fantastic Four
1961–1996
5 issues →
Rampage
1977–1978
5 issues →
RMCape Archive 1978
Rampage Monthly
1978–1982
5 issues →
Earth X
1999–2000
5 issues →
Marvel Knights
2000–2001
5 issues →
CCape Archive 2002
Cage
2002–2002
5 issues →
Paradise X
2002–2003
5 issues →
EDCape Archive 2005
Essential Defenders
2005–2013
5 issues →
Civil War
2006–2007
5 issues →
MZCape Archive 2006
Marvel Zombies
2006–2006
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