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Essential Luke Cage, Power Man #1

Marvel · 2005 · on sale 2005-02-16

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Series
Essential Luke Cage, Power Man (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
2005
Key date
2005-02-16
On-sale date
2005-02-16
Price
$16.99; 27.25 CAD
Pages
548
ISBN
0-7851-1685-0

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Avalon's Andy TroyLuke Cage, Power Man
1Title page, indicia, contents page &c.credits, title page3letters: typeset
2Hero for Hire #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaLuke Cage
3Out of Harlem -- a Hero!comic story23script: Roy Thomas, John Romita, Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Skip KohloffNoah Burstein, Comanche, Diamondback, Luke Cage, Albert Rackham, Shades, Willis Harold Stryker
4Hero for Hire #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; editing: Stan Lee
5Vengeance Is Minecomic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
6Hero for Hire #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
7Mark of the Macecomic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
8Hero for Hire #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
9Cry Fear, Cry Phantomcomic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Syd Shores; letters: John Costanza
10Hero for Hire #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
11Don't Mess with Black Mariahcomic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
12Hero for Hire #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
13Knights and White Satincomic story20script: Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Paul Reinman; letters: John Costanza
14Hero for Hire #7cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
15Jingle Bombscomic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
16Hero for Hire #8cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy Thomas
17Crescendo!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
18Hero for Hire #9cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
19Where Angels Fear to Tread!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Denise Vladimer
20Hero for Hire #10cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
21The Lucky and the Dead!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza
22Hero for Hire #11cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
23Where There's Life!comic story19script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Artie Simek
24Hero for Hire #12cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
25Chemistrocomic story19script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Charlotte Jetter
26Hero for Hire #13cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham, John Romita; editing: Roy Thomas
27The Claws of Lionfangcomic story19script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Charlotte Jetter
28Hero for Hire #14cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
29Retributioncomic story19script: Billy Graham, Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Charlotte Jetter
30Hero for Hire #15cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
31Retribution: Part IIcomic story11script: Steve Englehart, Billy Graham, Tony Isabella; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Shelly Leferman
32Hero for Hire #16cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Roy Thomas
33Shake Hands with Stilettocomic story19script: Steve Englehart, Billy Graham, Tony Isabella; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Frank McLaughlin; letters: Tom Orzechowski
34Power Man #17cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins, Billy Graham; editing: Roy Thomas
35Rich Man: Iron Man, Power Man: Thiefcomic story19script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Tom Orzechowski
36Power Man #18cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; editing: Roy Thomas
37Havoc on the High Ironcomic story19script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Jean Simek
38Power Man #19cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; editing: Roy Thomas
39Call Him Cottonmouthcomic story19script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie Simek
40Power Man #20cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito; editing: Roy Thomas
41How Like a Serpent's Toothcomic story18script: Tony Isabella; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Charlotte Jetter
42Power Man #21cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; editing: Roy Thomas
43The Killer With My Namecomic story18script: Len Wein, Tony Isabella; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Tom Orzechowski
44Power Man #22cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; editing: Roy Thomas
45The Broadway Mayhem of 1974comic story18script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Joe Rosen
46Power Man #23cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Klaus Janson; editing: Len Wein
47Welcome To Security Citycomic story18script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Dave Hunt; letters: Dave Hunt
48Power Man #24cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; editing: Len Wein
49Among Us Walks Black Goliathcomic story18script: Tony Isabella; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Dave Hunt; letters: Karen Pocock, Dave Hunt, Harry Bulanadi
50Power Man #25cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito; editing: Len Wein
51Crime and Circusescomic story18script: Tony Isabella, Bill Mantlo; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Fred Kida; letters: Charlotte Jetter
52Power Man #26cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Danny Crespi; editing: Len Wein
53The Night Shockercomic story18script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Al McWilliams; letters: Tom Orzechowski
54Power Man #27cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; editing: Marv Wolfman
55Just a Guy Named X!comic story18script: George Pérez, Bill Mantlo; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Al McWilliams; letters: John Costanza
56-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins, Billy Graham; colors: Avalon's Andy Troy

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