Luke Cage Hero for Hire (Marvel Comics) - Comic Cover Art - Framed Picture 12"x16"

Luke Cage (Carl Lucas), is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. Luke Cage first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Goodwin, John Romita, Sr. and George Tuska.

He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book.

Created during the height of the Blaxploitation genre, Luke Cage is an ex-convict imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, who gains the powers of superhuman strength and unbreakable skin after being subjected involuntarily to an experimental procedure. Once freed, Cage becomes a "hero for hire" and teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist as part of the duo, Power Man and Iron Fist.

Later marries the super-powered private investigator Jessica Jones, with whom he has a daughter.