Hero for Hire (1972)

Hero for Hire (1972)

Hero for Hire (1972)

Hero for Hire (1972)

Volume 1.

Name:

Hero for Hire

Start year:

1972

Publisher:

Marvel

Aliases:

First issue:

Hero for Hire #1 Out of Hell - A Hero!

Last issue:

Hero for Hire #16 Shake Hands With Stiletto

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Introducing Luke Cage, Hero for Hire! 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 as a Hero for Hire! The series was continued as Power Man with issue #17.

Collected Editions

Luke Cage Epic Collection: Retribution
Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Hero For Hire
Luke Cage Omnibus

Non-U.S. Collected Editions

Los Nuevos Vengadores: Luke Cage (#1) (Spanish)

Issues

#1 Out of Hell - A Hero! June 30th, 1972

#2 Vengeance is Mine! August 1st, 1972

#3 Mark of the Mace! October 1st, 1972

#4 Cry Fear...Cry Phantom! December 1st, 1972

#5 Don't Mess With Black Mariah! January 1st, 1973

#6 Knights and White Satin! February 1st, 1973

#7 Jingle Bombs! March 1st, 1973

#8 Crescendo! April 1st, 1973

#9 Where Angels Fear to Tread! May 1st, 1973

#10 The Lucky...and the Dead! June 1st, 1973

#11 Where There's Life...! July 1st, 1973

#12 Chemistro August 1st, 1973

#13 The Claws Of Lion-Fang September 13th, 1973

#14 Retribution October 1st, 1973

#15 Retribution: Part II November 1st, 1973

#16 Shake Hands With Stiletto December 1st, 1973

Characters in volume

Luke Cage Appeared in 16 issue(s)

Claire Temple Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Dr. Noah Burnstein Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Phil Fox Appeared in 11 issue(s)

D.W. Griffith Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Billy Bob Rackham Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Mrs. Jenks Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Quirt Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Comanche Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Flea Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Shades Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Black Mariah Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Big Ben Donovan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Doctor Doom Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Georgie Simms Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Reva Connors Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Senor Muerte Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Willis Stryker Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Byrrah Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Captain America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Carlotta Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Catherine Forsythe Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Curtis Carr Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Faceless One Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gadget Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gideon Mace Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Human Torch Appeared in 1 issue(s)

J. Jonah Jameson Appeared in 1 issue(s)

John Lindsay Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Laura Forsythe Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Died in volume

Billy Bob Rackham

Lionfang

Mrs. Jenks

Reva Connors

Senor Muerte

Concepts in volume

Origin Story Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Christmas Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Henchmen Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Gem Theater Appeared in 12 issue(s)

New York City Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Seagate Prison Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Latveria Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Daily Bugle Building Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Latverian Embassy Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Alchemy Gun Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Billy Graham Appeared in 16 issue(s)

Roy Thomas Appeared in 12 issue(s)

George Tuska Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Steve Englehart Appeared in 10 issue(s)

John Costanza Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Archie Goodwin Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Charlotte Jetter Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Petra Goldberg Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Gaspar Saladino Appeared in 2 issue(s)

George Roussos Appeared in 2 issue(s)

John Romita Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Stan Goldberg Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Tony Isabella Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Artie Simek Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Dave Hunt Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Denise Vladimer Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Frank McLaughlin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gerry Conway Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Linda Lessmann Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Paul Reinman Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Tom Orzechowski Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Daily Bugle Appeared in 11 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Fantastic Four Appeared in 2 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 2 issue(s)

United States Marine Corps Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Ku Klux Klan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

O.S.S. Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Stark Industries Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Big Ben Donovan In issue #14

Billy Bob Rackham In issue #1

Black Mariah In issue #5

Carlotta In issue #11

Catherine Forsythe In issue #6

Claire Temple In issue #2

Comanche In issue #1

Curtis Carr In issue #12

Dr. Noah Burnstein In issue #1

D.W. Griffith In issue #2

Flea In issue #5

Gadget In issue #2

Georgie Simms In issue #6

Gideon Mace In issue #3

Laura Forsythe In issue #6

Lionfang In issue #13

Lonny In issue #1

Luke Cage In issue #1

Mrs. Jenks In issue #5

Phil Fox In issue #4

Primus In issue #8

Quirt In issue #1

Raymond Huxley Forsythe In issue #6

Reva Connors In issue #1

Robert Fredrick Forsythe In issue #6

Secundus In issue #8

Senor Muerte In issue #10

Shades In issue #1

Stiletto In issue #16

Tertius In issue #8