This weekend marks the 34th anniversary of Luke Cage Hero for Hire #1. As someo of you may know Luke was in jail for a crime he didn't commit. He volunteered for an experiment that gave him his powers and he became Power Man. While Mr. Cage's own book has been published sporadically, he has been around since then. Slow sales on his own book and that of Iron Fist forced Marvel to combine them into one book. Since Power Man's book was selling better they continued with his numbering and he got top billing in the book Power Man and Iron Fist. Sales did go up but eventually it did get canceled. Power Man did continue to turn up as a member of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. Later he got his chance at another series but was canceled again. I am sure that he will turn up again soon. So Happy Anniversary to a hero who won't quit. We need more heros like him. You can get the book shown above at this auction site.
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