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
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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