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After a long stint in his first solo series and a team book with iron first that lasted for a total of 125 issues, this series from the 1990s lasted 20 issues. Luke cage is hired by a chicago newspaper as their resident superhero with cage getting to take down bad guys for money and the newspaper getting the story. To save the life of his mentor and the man who has become like a father to him, johnny blaze makes a deal with the devil and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, ghost rider. Cage, a wellknown comic book fan and at the time the owner of a jawdropping vintage.
When cage goes after a mobster, he ends up fighting hardcore, a villain with an agenda that includes. Cage 1992 comic read cage 1992 comic online in high quality. On the tonight show with jay leno 1992, he told jay that he took the name cage from a comic book character named luke cage, the first black superhero. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Cage 1992 luke cage takes the stage in his own ongoing series. Sep 26, 2016 originally, cage s strength was described as being able to lift seven to ten tons. A perfect arrangement, until luke encounters hardcore, a dangerous mobster with an even more dangerous agenda. See also list of years in comics this article needs additional citations for verification.
Luke cage is hired by a chicago newspaper as their resident superhero. It was published between 1990 and 1996, and later collected as a single volume cages is a story about artists, belief, creativity and cats, illustrated in a strippeddown pen and ink style. Nicolas cage the nephew of famous director francis ford coppola, he has appeared in close to 60 films, notable highlights being faceoff 1997 and ghost rider 2007. He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book. There may have been an audience for an adultrated gangster luke cage comic in 2002. The first issues cover depicted luke shredding the costume of. Comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback. After a long stint in his first solo series and a teambook with iron first that lasted for.
All images on comic collector live of their respective. Cage 1992 comic read cage 1992 comic online in high. Usually between 1984 to 1991 modern 1992 to current. Death of superman, doomsday is coming, first appearances, 1992 asmr. Values of luke cage, hero for hire free comic book values. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
Cage makes himself the hero for hire for a chicago newspaper. However, he was actually able to command far greater strength, like punching through solid steel. Cages is a tenissue comic book limited series by dave mckean. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Ghost rider, script by gary friedrich and roy thomas, art by mike ploog. This article needs additional citations for verification. When cage goes after a mobster, he ends up fighting hardcore, a villain with an agenda that includes cage. Comic january 1, 1992 by marvel author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Apr 12, 2011 april 12, 2011 actor nicolas cage said it was divine providence that his stolen vintage comic book was found 11 years later in a storage unit in southern california. The drowning man, script by marc mclaurin, pencils by dwayne turner, inks by chris ivy. Cage busts the crime, while the journalists get a story. Luke cage power man is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Growing up i was a big comicbook collector, and my two favorite. Published september 29th 2015 by marvel comics first published september 15th 2015. Perform a search directly from this menu or visit our advanced search page for more search options. Apr 04, 2020 he actually first considered adapting luke cage after the release of reservoir dogs in 1992. The first issues cover depicted luke shredding the costume of his 1970s predecessor, signaling a departure from the blaxploitationinfluenced power man. Growing up i was a big comicbook collector, and my two favorite comic books were luke cage.