Luke Cage

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Luke Cage, also known as Power Man (real name Carl Lucas), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Carl Lucas the man that would one day be known as "Luke Cage" was born and raised on the streets...

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that granted him unbreakable skin and superhuman strength. With his street smarts, and unending determination to do right, he fights for the common man! He eventually married Jessica Jones and had a daughter with her. Luke was also a member of The Avengers and the Leader of Thunderbolts for a time.

The early 1970s was the era of Soul Train on television and the rise of the Blaxploitation movement in the movie theatre, as well as the time of Ike & Tina Turner, Billy Preston, and Diana Ross, and a ton more.

We all know that Luke Cage is a superstrong hero for hire, but what else can Power Man do?

Marvel fans are excited to see their four Netflix heroes (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage) all team up for The Defenders crossover event in August - but after that, there's a new phase of solo hero series to come.The Punisher has been in production awhile; Jessica [...]

A behind-the-scenes look at its latest series Marvel’s Luke Cage. This featurette delves into the gritty series' title character played by the Mike Colter. N...

Carl Lucas

From the Marvel hero's origin to his reinvention and beyond.

In my opinion: Not nearly powerful enough. Given the changes in so many of Marvel's heroes from that era, Luke Cage has remained pretty much the same from hi...