The Bronze Age

Hero for Hire #1

Marvel

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The First Appearance of Luke Cage. Meet Carl Lucas, a down-on-his-luck inmate at Seagate Prison who has been framed for cocaine possession. Cage is offered a chance of parole if he agrees to be a participant in a beta-stage experiment. But in the Marvel Universe, “scientific experiments” sometimes have unexpected side-effects! 5 x Cover Variants - Classic Cover: Common - Vintage Variant: Uncommon - Hero Variant: Rare - Vibranium Variant: Ultra Rare - True Believer Variant: Secret Rare © 2022 MARVEL

Common

21,000

Uncommon

5,000

Rare

2,350

Ultra Rare

1,050

Secret Rare

600

Total Editions

30,000

Editions in Circulation

29,999

Burned Editions

1

Withheld Editions

0

Drop Date

08 Feb 22, 04:00pm

Writers

Archie Goodwin

Artists

George Tuska

Cover Artists

George Tuska, Mike McKone, Israel Silva

Characters

Dr. Noah Burstein, Luke Cage, The Diablos

Publisher

Marvel

Series

Hero for Hire

Issue

1

Start Year

1972

Pages

24

List Price

6.99

Market Fee

8.50%

Drop Type

Standard Drop

Available

Globally