Luke Cage Hero for Hire No. 1 - Origin Issue - Marvel Comics June, 1972

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Marvel Comics - Luke Cage, Hero For Hire - No. 1, June 1972

Selling off some of my childhood collection. This is one of many I have of of Luke Cage through his various incarnations. Besides being the "Sensational Origin Issue," this is a classic comic because it is the first African American superhero with his own comic in the Marvel Comics universe. The character is now expected to become a movie.

According to wikipedia: Cage was one of the first African American superheroes to star in an eponymous comic book series. (The firstAfrican American character to do so was Dell Comics' western hero Lobo.)

Subsequently, Cage was featured in the Brian Michael Bendis-written series Alias, Secret War, The Pulse, Daredevil, and New Avengers.

In 2010, Cage became the leader of the Heroic Age era Thunderbolts, which was formed in the aftermath of Siege, appearing as a regular character since issue #144,[2] and continued as leader of the team when the title transitioned into Dark Avengers beginning with issue #175. Cage also reappeared as a regular character in the second volume ofNew Avengers series.[3]

A disclaimer - this is pulled from my parents attic where I put them long ago and has not been professionally graded, so I will tell you what I can. I have posted a lot of photos to try to detail it - no missing pages, no rips or tears that I can find. This is a clean copy of a 41-year-old comic.   It was in a box among my other sports magazines, yearbooks, programs and comics. So it is flat and untouched for a long, long time. It's now stored in a bag with acid-free board backing and I ship with hard cardboard on both sides inside a bubble envelope. I've tried to include a lot of photos - If there are any collector issues I can answer I will gladly try. 

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