Sweet Christmas! The Origin and History of Luke Cage
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Published 2019-12-26
Sources:
Hero for Hire #1 (June, 1972)
Hero for Hire #2 (August, 1972)
Amazing Spider-Man #123 (August, 1973)
Power Man #17 (February, 1974)
Defenders #17 (November, 1974)
Defenders #18 (December, 1974)
Fantastic Four #168 (March, 1976)
Defenders #46 (April, 1977)
Iron Fist #15 (September, 1977)
Marvel Team-Up #63 (November, 1977)
Power Man #48 (December, 1977)
Power Man #49 (February, 1978)
Power Man and Iron Fist #50 (April, 1978)
Power Man and Iron Fist #68 (April, 1981)
Power Man and Iron Fist #83 (July, 1982)
Cage #3 (June, 1992)
Heroes for Hire #17 (November, 1998)
Alias #1 (November, 2001)
Alias #2 (December, 2001)
Alias #28 (January, 2004)
New Avengers #1 (January, 2005)
New Avengers #2 (February, 2005)
New Avengers #3 (March, 2005)
Black Panther #10 (January, 2006)
The Pulse #13 (March, 2006)
The Pulse #14 (May, 2006)
New Avengers Annual #1 (July, 2006)
New Avengers #1 (August, 2010)
Shadowland: Power Man #1 (October, 2010)
Shadowland: Power Man #2 (November, 2010)
New Avengers #7 (February, 2011)
Avengers Origins: Luke Cage (January, 2012)
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"On The Cool Side" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Hitman" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Jet Fueled Vixen" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Ryno's Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Robo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Miami Nights: Extended Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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All Comments (21)
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As eye-rolling as his back-story is, he WAS designed to mirror the Blaxploitation movies of the time, & they managed to hit every beat.
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Power Man and Iron Fist was one of the best comics of the 70's and 80's. I loved it, as a kid.
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I FUCKING love LC!!! He was always one of my favorite MARVEL characters....FULL DISCLOSURE, I can relate to him across the board, from youth, incarceration, reemerging, redemption , and FINALLY FULL MATURITY!! ...plus being happily married to woman outside my race!!! I FEEL LIKE HIM AND BLACK PANTHERS CHARACTERS WERE OVERLOOKED FOR FAR TOO LONG!
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I remember the library in my highschool had a Luke Cage: Hero For Hire omnibus. That was my first exposure to Luke Cage and I've been a fan ever since.
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I am still angry that the show was cancelled None of us got to see how Luke was running Harlem or got to see Diamondback make his infamous Return
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"Where's my money honey?" - Luke Cage to Doctor Doom
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Luke cage deserves a spotlight they need to make a movie of him he’s interesting
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I collected Luke Cage and Iron Fist comic books in the late 70s. I just love seeing comics that I've read come to life on the big and small screen! SWEET CHRISTMAS!!
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Luke is definitely one of my favorite Marvel heroes!
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Great origin story and Mike Colter did an amazing job with the role.
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I learned saying "Sweet Christmas" from a late 1970s Luke Cage: Power Man book...my strict catholic Mom heard me and I got grounded, said I was taking the Lord's name in vain ... so I have one thing to say...SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!
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My favorite hero.
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That was way better than the Netflix show..
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You do an excellent job with narration. I enjoy the 80s vibe that you give with these origins. Keep up the excellent work and I hope one day that you’ll do the origin of Spiderman.
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Sweet Christmas
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Man i miss the comic's from the 70's
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You forgot about Luke paying Dr. Doom a visit after the latter tried to skip out without paying him and that Luke fought Power Man for the rights to the name. 🙂
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Sweet Christmas, I love this character!
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This is way more comprehensible than the Netflix show for sure.
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I was waiting for a Heros for Hire TV show. I hope they fix that. All I heard in my head was the Luke Cage theme song.
