Luke Cage
About Luke Cage in comics
Luke Cage first appeared in Hero for Hire #1 (1972), published by Marvel.
We list 217 comic series featuring Luke Cage, with series dates from 1966 to 2026, from publishers including Marvel, Panini UK, ABDO Publishing.
The key issues below cover Luke Cage's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Luke Cage key issues
- First appearanceHero for Hire #1 (1972) - Marvel
- OriginHero for Hire #1 (1972) - Marvel
Also Appears In
Daredevil
Cage
New Avengers
Mockingbird
Fear Itself: The Fearless
Devil's Reign
What If? Spider-Man: House of M
New Thunderbolts
Luke Cage
Avengers
The Amazing Spider-Man
Captain America: Steve Rogers
Alias
Heroes for Hire
What If...?
The Pulse
Avengers vs. X-Men
House of M
Target Presents: Reading to the Rescue!
Sentry: Reborn
Captain America
Hulk Chronicles: WWH
Wonder Man
Avengers: No Road Home
Secret Invasion: Front Line
Secret Invasion
Hulk: WWH - Damage Control
Fantastic Four
Infinity Crusade
Exiles
Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates
War of the Realms
Heroes for Hire / Quicksilver '98
Taco Bell / Avengers
The Mighty World of Marvel
Blade
Avengers: The Children's Crusade
Hero for Hire
Marvel Adventures The Avengers
Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Captain America Corps
Ms. Marvel
World War Hulk
Avengers Unconquered
Civil War: Casualties of War
Ms. Marvel Special: Storyteller
New Warriors
New Avengers MGC
Marvel Apes
Deadpool
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four
Civil War MGC
Iron Man
Doctor Strange
Marvel Zombies MGC
Fear Itself
Wolverine
Avengers Sampler
Captain America Lives! Omnibus
Jessica Jones: Alias
Essential Defenders
Hasbro / Secret Invasion
Fear Itself: Captain America
A-Force
Shadowland
Marvel Heroes Flip Magazine
Jessica Jones: Blind Spot
Luke Cage Epic Collection
True Believers: Civil War
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman
Guardians of the Galaxy
Age of Ultron
Amazing Spider-Man Annual
Original Sin
Avengers & X-Men: Axis
Young Allies
Man without Fear
Avengers vs. Pet Avengers
Contagion
Marvel Knights
Mighty Avengers
Thanos
Power Man and Iron Fist
Hunt for Wolverine: Adamantium Agenda
Hawkeye: Freefall
The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection
Marvel Team-Up
Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen
Marvel Team-Up #14 Facsimile Edition
Black Panther
Free Comic Book Day 2012 (Avengers: Age of Ultron Point One)
Marvel Tales
Sentry
Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme
King in Black: Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts
True Believers: Age of Ultron
Comic Shop News
Avengers Academy
Avengers Annual
Marvel Zombies / Army of Darkness
New Avengers / Transformers
Spider-Man
What If? Avengers Disassembled
Shadowland: Power Man
Captain America: Sam Wilson
Spider-Woman
Civil War
The Avengers
Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron
Avengers / Invaders
Defenders
Giant-Size Power Man
Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots
Avengers: The Initiative
Civil War II
Eternals
The Immortal Iron Fist
Secret Wars
Punisher War Journal
Spider-Man Unlimited
Astonishing Spider-Man
Avengers Inc.
Shadowland: Spider-Man
Marvel's Voices: Legends
Marvel Double Feature ... Thunderstrike / Code Blue
The Punisher
Moon Knight
Uncanny X-Men
Wolverine & the X-Men
Marvel Must Haves: New Avengers #1-3
What If? Planet Hulk
Red She-Hulk
The All Killer No Filler Deadpool Collection
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers
History of the Marvel Universe
Immortal Iron Fist
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Captain America: Reborn
The Undead Iron Fist
What If? Wolverine Enemy of the State
AAFES 3rd Edition [New Avengers]
The Invincible Iron Man
Dark Avengers
Alias MGC
Wolverine: Weapon X
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Atlas
I Am an Avenger
Iron Age: Alpha
New Avengers Annual
Captain America Reborn: Who Will Wield the Shield? One-Shot
Avengers Assemble
Incredible Hulk
Deadpool's Art of War
Terror Inc.
Timestorm 2009 / 2099
Captain America: Hail Hydra
Hawkeye & Mockingbird
Fantastic Four: The End
Marvel Universe Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Monsters Unleashed
Agents of Atlas
Original Sin: Thor & Loki - The Tenth Realm
Captain America: Sam Wilson - The Complete Collection
Civil War: New Avengers
What If? Secret Invasion
What If? Spider-Man The Other
Empyre: Avengers
True Believers: House of M
Wha...Huh?
Secret War: From the Files of Nick Fury
Avengers Next
Free Comic Book Day 2009 Avengers
Immortal Weapons
I (heart) Marvel: Web of Romance
Paradise X
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Heroes Reborn: American Knights
New Avengers: Pot of Gold (AAFES 110th Anniversary Issue)
Ultimates Annual
Alias Omnibus
Secret War
Hulk and Power Pack
Fantastic Four Adventures
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Hydra Reborn
Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger
Ultimate End
Young Avengers Presents
Avengers Academy: The Complete Collection
Falcon
Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula
True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
Ultimate Marvel Flip Magazine
Kingpin [Spider-Man / Kingpin: To the Death]
Civil War: The Return
Civil War #1 (Director's Cut)
Superior Spider-Man
House of M 1 (Director's Cut)
House of M MGC
Iron Man: Inevitable
Earth X
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Jessica Jones
Avengers Next: Rebirth
AAFES 7th Edition [New Avengers: An Army of One]
Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
What If? House of M
Chaos War: Dead Avengers
The Iron Age
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies
Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man
True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Jessica Jones: Alias by Bendis and Gaydos
Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon
Power Pack