Luke Cage

Disambiguation: Earth-616

First published in: 1972

Notes:

Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972) Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas and John Romita Sr.

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Additional Names:

1. Cage
2. Carl Lucas
3. Luke Cage, Hero for Hire

Relations:

1. secret identity of - Power Man [Luke Cage, Earth-616] (English)
2. specialization of - Luke Cage [generic] (English)
3. republished as - Luke Cage (p. 1972) (Portuguese)
4. republished as - Luke Cage (Dutch)
5. republished as - Luke Cage [Terre-616] (p. 1974) (French)

Group Memberships:

1. The Avengers [Marvel superteam, Earth-616] (p. 1963) (English) (uncertain) ? - ?
2. Dark Avengers [Earth-616] (p. 2009) (English) (formal) ? - ?
3. Heroes for Hire [Earth-616] (p. 1984) (English) (formal) ? - ?
4. Secret Defenders [Earth-616] (p. 1993) (English) (formal) 1994 - ?
   Notes: Joins in Secret Defenders (Marvel, 1993 series) #15 (May 1994).
5. New Avengers [Earth-616] (p. 2007) (English) (formal) 2005 - present
   Notes: Joined in New Avengers (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (March 2005)
6. Defenders [Earth-616 / heroes] (p. 1971) (English) (formal) 2017 - present