Luke Cage is not a superhero.
Luke Cage , also known as Power Man -LRB- real name Carl Lucas -RRB- , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics. superhero. superhero. Luke Cage first appeared in Luke Cage , Hero for Hire # 1 -LRB- June 1972 -RRB- and was created by Archie Goodwin , John Romita , Sr. and George Tuska .. Archie Goodwin. Archie Goodwin ( comics ). George Tuska. George Tuska. He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book .. superhero. superhero. black. African diaspora. title character. title character. Created during the height of the Blaxploitation genre , Luke Cage is an ex-convict imprisoned for a crime he did not commit , who gains the powers of superhuman strength and unbreakable skin after being subjected voluntarily to an experimental procedure .. Blaxploitation. Blaxploitation. Once freed , Cage becomes a `` hero for hire '' and teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist as part of the duo , Power Man and Iron Fist .. Iron Fist. Iron Fist ( comics ). superhero. superhero. hero for hire. Heroes for Hire. Power Man and Iron Fist. Power Man and Iron Fist. He later marries the super-powered private investigator Jessica Jones , with whom he has a daughter .. Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones ( TV series ). daughter. Danielle Cage. In 2005 , writer Brian Michael Bendis added Luke Cage to the lineup of the New Avengers , and he has since appeared in various Avengers titles , and became the leader of a group of reformed supervillains called the Thunderbolts .. Avengers. Avengers ( comics ). Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts ( comics ). Brian Michael Bendis. Brian Michael Bendis. New Avengers. The New Avengers ( comics ). Actor Mike Colter played the character in the first season of Jessica Jones , a live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and headlined his own series , which premiered in September 2016 on Netflix .. Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones ( TV series ). Mike Colter. Mike Colter. Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Cinematic Universe. own series. Luke Cage ( TV series ). Colter is set to reprise his role in The Defenders .. Defenders. Defenders ( comics ). The Defenders. The Defenders ( miniseries )