The Religious Affiliation of
Luke Cage
 

Religion: Christian (denomination unknown)

Name: Luke Cage

Other Names: Power Man; Hero for Hire; Carl Lucas; Mark Lucas; Power Man II; Ace of Spades; Power Fist

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972): "Out of Hell -- A Hero!"

Creators: Roy Thomas, John Romita, Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Billy Graham

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 951

   Comic Book Appearances: 945

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 4

Teams/Affiliations: Heroes for Hire; Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four

Occupation: business owner, private investigator

Race: black

Gender: male

Note: formerly owned a bar and theater

This character is in the following 244 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (only on cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #282 (Nov. 1986): "The Fury of X-Factor!" (only on cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #519 (June 2005): "Moving Up" (1-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Last Legs" (4-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Covers You'll Never See!"
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #601 (Oct. 2009): "The Best Version of Myself" (1-panel cameo)

The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #164 (Oct. 1977): "To Fall By Treachery!" (mentioned)
The Avengers (vol. 1) #273 (Nov. 1986): "Rites of Conquest!" (only on cover)
Avengers (vol. 1) #501 (Oct. 2004): "Chaos: Part Two of Four" (1-panel cameo)
Avengers (vol. 1) #502 (Nov. 2004): "Chaos: Part Three of Four"
The Avengers (vol. 4) #1 (July 2010): "Next Avengers, Part 1" (cameo)
Avengers (vol. 5) #2 (Feb. 2013): "We Were Avengers" (mentioned)

Black Goliath #1 (Feb. 1976): "Black Goliath" (cameo)
Black Panther

Black Panther (vol. 4) #12 (Mar. 2006): "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"
Black Panther (vol. 4) #13 (Apr. 2006): "White Light, Black Heat"

Cage

Cage (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1992): "The Drowning Man" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #2 (May 1992): "Creative Hate" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #3 (June 1992): "Bad Debts" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #4 (July 1992): "Second Chances" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 1992): "Survival of the Baddest" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #6 (Sep. 1992): "Captain of Destiny" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #7 (Oct. 1992): "The Power Principle" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #8 (Nov. 1992): "Signifying Nothing" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #9 (Dec. 1992): "Good Cop, Bad Cop" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #10 (Jan. 1993): "Payback!" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #11 (Feb. 1993): "Ganxtas" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #12 (Mar. 1993): "The Death and Life of Luke Cage" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #13 (Apr. 1993): "Sudden Burning" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #14 (May 1993): "Brothers in Arms" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #15 (June 1993): "Merc Wars, Part Two: The Good, the Bad and the Deadly" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #16 (July 1993): "Love... Like a Weapon" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #17 (Aug. 1993): "The Untold Story" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #18 (Sep. 1993): "The Dark, Part 1: Saving Grace" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #19 (Oct. 1993): "The Dark, Part 2: Seduction of the Innocent" (lead character)
Cage (vol. 1) #20 (Nov. 1993): "The Dark, Part 3: Aggravated Suicide" (lead character)

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #183 (Mar. 1975): "Nomad: No More!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #232 (Apr. 1979): "The Flame and the Fury" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #315 (Mar. 1986): "The Hard Sell" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #323 (Nov. 1986): "Super-Patriot Is Here" (only on cover)
Captain America (vol. 5) #50 (July 2009): "Days Gone By" (1-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 5) #50 (July 2009): "Sentinel of Liberty" (1-panel cameo)

Captain America and the Falcon

Captain America and the Falcon (vol. 1) #5 (Sep. 2004): "Jimmy's Way"
Captain America and the Falcon (vol. 1) #6 (Oct. 2004): "Snapped" (mentioned)

Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Cloak and Dagger (vol. 2) #9 (Nov. 1986): "The Lady and the Unicorn" (only on cover)
Contest of Champions II

Contest of Champions II #3 (Oct. 1999): "Culling the Hero" (cameo)
Contest of Champions II #5 (Nov. 1999): "Victory!" (cameo)

Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #164 (May 1980): "Exposé"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #178 (Jan. 1982): "Paper Chase"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #207 (June 1984): "Ultimatum!" (cameo)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #236 (Nov. 1986): "American Dreamer" (only on cover)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #500 (Oct. 2009): "Return of the King: Conclusion" (only on cover)

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 (Aug. 2009): "Utopia: Part 1" (1-panel cameo)
Dark Reign: The List - Avengers #1 (Nov. 2009) (mentioned)
Deadpool (vol. 3) #900 (Dec. 2009): "One Down" (toy)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #17 (Nov. 1974): "Power Play!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #18 (Dec. 1974): "Rampage!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #19 (Jan. 1975): "Doomball!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #24 (June 1975): "--In the Jaws of the Serpent!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #25 (July 1975): "The Serpent Sheds its Skin"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #37 (July 1976): "Evil in Bloom!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #38 (Aug. 1976): "Exile to Oblivion!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #39 (Sep. 1976): "Riot in Cellblock 12!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #40 (Oct. 1976): "Love, Anarchy and, Oh Yes... the Assassin!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #42 (Dec. 1976): "And in this Corner: The New Emissaries of Evil!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #43 (Jan. 1977): "This World Is Mine!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #44 (Feb. 1977): "Rage of the Rajah!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #45 (Mar. 1977): "We Must Free the Defenders!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #46 (Apr. 1977): "Who Remembers Scorpio?"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #62 (Aug. 1978): "Membership Madness!" (only on cover)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #77 (Nov. 1979): "Waiting for the End of the World!" (cameo)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #107 (May 1982): "On Death and Dying..."
The Defenders (vol. 1) #108 (June 1982): "The Wasteland"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #109 (July 1982): "Vengeance! Cries the Valkyrie"
Defenders (vol. 3) #4 (Dec. 2005): "It's Dormammu's World -- You're Just Living in It!" (alternative reality version)
The Defenders Annual #1 (Oct. 1976): "World Gone Sane?"

Enter the Heroic Age #1 (July 2010): "Top Dog"
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #2 (June 2007): "Anger"
Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #133 (Apr. 1973): "Thundra at Dawn!" (cameo)
Giant-Size Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2008): "Emperor None & the Sky Full of Moons"
GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
Hero for Hire

Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972): "Out of Hell -- A Hero!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #2 (Aug. 1972): "Vengeance is Mine!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #3 (Oct. 1972): "Mark of the Mace!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #4 (Dec. 1972): "Cry Fear...Cry Phantom!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #5 (Jan. 1973): "Don't Mess with Black Mariah!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #6 (Feb. 1973): "Knights and White Satin!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #7 (Mar. 1973): "Jingle Bombs!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #8 (Apr. 1973): "Crescendo!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #9 (May 1973): "Where Angels Fear to Tread!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #10 (June 1973): "The Lucky and the Dead!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #11 (July 1973): "Where There's Life...!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #12 (Aug. 1973): "Chemistro" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #13 (Sep. 1973): "The Claws of Lionfang!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #14 (Oct. 1973): "Retribution!" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #15 (Nov. 1973): "Retribution! Part II" (lead character)
Hero for Hire #16 (Dec. 1973): "Shake Hands with Stiletto!" (lead character)

Heroes for Hire

Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #1 (July 1997): "Heroes and Villains"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #2 (Aug. 1997): "Blowup!"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1997): "Give & Take"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #4 (Oct. 1997): "Controlled!"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #8 (Feb. 1998): "Revelations (Book One)"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #13 (July 1998): "Fallout!"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 1" (mentioned)
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 2"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #3 (Dec. 2006): "Civil Disobedience"

House of M #4 (Sep. 2005)
Hulk: Raging Thunder #1 (Aug. 2008): "Thundra at Dawn!" (cameo)
Icon

Icon #13 (May 1994): "It's Always Christmas" (character based on)
Icon #30 (Oct. 1995): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)

Icon: Mothership Connection

Icon: Mothership Connection (May 2010): "It's Always Christmas" (character based on)
Icon: Mothership Connection (May 2010): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)

The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Seeing Red" (1-panel cameo)
Iron Man (vol. 1) #212 (Nov. 1986): "Precious Legacy" (only on cover)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013) (photo/picture/video)
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #82 (Mid-Aug. 1991): "Hero in Hiding" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #131 (Late June 1993): "Passion Crimes, Part 1: Heart and Soul" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #132 (Early July 1993): "Passion Crimes, Part 2: Love Connection" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #133 (Late July 1993): "Passion Crimes, Part 3: Emotional Rescue" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #134 (Early Aug. 1993): "Passion Crimes, Part 4: Emotional Rescue" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #135 (Late Aug. 1993): "Heart and Soul Part 5: Heartbreaking" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #136 (Early Sep. 1993): "Passion Crimes, Part 6: Heartbeaten" (lead character)

Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #9 (July 1983): "The Butch Guice Portfolio"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 2) #6 (Feb. 1997): "Second Chances" (lead character)

Marvel Knights

Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #11 (May 2001): "Hero for Hire"
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #12 (June 2001): "The Long, Long Night"
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #13 (July 2001): "No Rest for the Wicked"
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #14 (Aug. 2001): "Everything Dies"
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #15 (Sep. 2001): "The Unreal World"

Marvel Knights Spider-Man

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13 (June 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part One" (3-panel cameo)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #14 (July 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Two"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #18 (Nov. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder: Conclusion"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20 (Jan. 2006): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Five: Retreat" (1-panel cameo)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #21 (Feb. 2006): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Eight: Aftermath"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #22 (Mar. 2006): "Spider-Man: The Other--Evolve or Die Part Eleven: Destiny's Child" (1-panel cameo)

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #2 (July 1982): "And the Game Begins..!" (cameo)

Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #12 (Aug. 1973): "Wolf at Bay" (cameo)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #75 (Nov. 1978): "The Smoke of that Great Burning!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #105 (May 1981): "A Small Circle of Hate!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #126 (Feb. 1983): "A Firm Offer!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #9 (Aug. 2005): "Master of the Ring: Parts 3 & 4" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #25 (Dec. 2006): "Titannus Lives! Part Two"
Marvel Team-Up Annual #3 (Nov. 1980): "Monster in the Meadow" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up Annual #4 (Aug. 1981): "Power Play!"

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #13 (Jan. 1976): "I Created Braggadoom!" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #94 (Dec. 1982): "The Power Trap" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "United We Stand"
Marvel Year-in-Review #4 (1992)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (24 Oct. 2006)
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #14 (June 2007): "The Deal: Part 2" (cameo)
Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #40 (Aug. 2009) (6-panel cameo)
Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #41 (Sep. 2009) (2-panel cameo)
Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #42 (Sep. 2009): "War of the Marvels, Chapter One: First Engagement" (1-panel cameo)

The New Avengers

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 2005): "Breakout! Part One"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #2 (Feb. 2005): "Breakout! Part Two"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #3 (Mar. 2005): "Breakout! Part Three"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #4 (Apr. 2005): "Breakout! Part Four"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #5 (May 2005): "Breakout! Part Five"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #6 (June 2005): "Breakout! Part Six"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #7 (July 2005): "The Sentry: Part One"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #15 (Mar. 2006): "Secrets & Lies, Part 2"
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #51 (May 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #52 (June 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #53 (July 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #54 (Aug. 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #55 (Sep. 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #56 (Oct. 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #57 (Nov. 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #58 (Dec. 2009)
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #7 (Feb. 2011)
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012) (lead character)
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #34 (Jan. 2013)

The New Avengers 100 Project (May 2011)
New Avengers: Breakout (2013)
The New Mutants (vol. 1) #45 (Nov. 1986): "We Were Only Foolin'" (only on cover)
New Thunderbolts

New Thunderbolts #13 (Dec. 2005): "Ditch"
New Thunderbolts #14 (Late Dec. 2005): "Made Perfect"
New Thunderbolts #15 (Jan. 2006): "Does Anyone Remember the Squadron Sinister?" (cameo)

Omega the Unknown Classic (Dec. 2005): "Waiting for the End of the World!" (cameo)
Power Man

Power Man #18 (Apr. 1974): "Havoc on the High Iron!" (lead character)
Power Man #19 (June 1974): "Call Him Cottonmouth!" (lead character)
Power Man #24 (Apr. 1975): "Among Us Walks... Black Goliath!" (lead character)
Power Man #25 (June 1975): "Crime and Circuses" (lead character)
Power Man #26 (Aug. 1975): "The Night Shocker!" (lead character)
Power Man #27 (Oct. 1975): "Just a Guy Named "X"!" (lead character)
Power Man #28 (Dec. 1975): "The Man Who Killed Jiminy Cricket!" (lead character)
Power Man #30 (Apr. 1976): "Look What They've Done to Our Lives, Ma!" (lead character)
Power Man #32 (June 1976): "The Fire This Time!" (lead character)
Power Man #37 (Nov. 1976): "Chemistro Is Back, Deadlier Than Ever!" (lead character)
Power Man #41 (Mar. 1977): "Thunderbolt and Goldbug!" (lead character)

Power Man and Iron Fist

Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #50 (Apr. 1978): "Freedom!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #54 (Dec. 1978): "Heroes For Hire!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #56 (Apr. 1979): "The Scarab's Sting!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #58 (Aug. 1979): "El Aguila Has Landed!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #62 (Apr. 1980): "One Must Die!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #65 (Oct. 1980): "An Eagle in the Aerie" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #78 (Feb. 1982): "Slasher" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #92 (Apr. 1983): "Riding Shotgun!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #94 (June 1983): "Heart of Glass" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #97 (Sep. 1983): "The Coming of the She-Beast!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #99 (Nov. 1983): "This Deadly Secret..." (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #100 (Dec. 1983): "Soul Games" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #102 (Feb. 1984): "The Scarlet Planet" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #105 (May 1984): "Competition!" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #108 (Aug. 1984): "Slime Street" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #109 (Sep. 1984): "I am the Reaper" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #112 (Dec. 1984): "Bad Ned" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #116 (Apr. 1985): "1985" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #117 (May 1985): "The French Spaceman" (lead character)
Power Man and Iron Fist (vol. 1) #119 (Sep. 1985): "Daughter of the Dragon King" (lead character)

The Pulse #14 (May 2006): "Finale" (lead character)
Punisher (vol. 8) #1 (Mar. 2009): "The Punisher Saga"
The Secret Defenders

The Secret Defenders #15 (May 1994): "Strange Changes, Part 1: Strangers and Other Lovers"
The Secret Defenders #16 (June 1994): "Strange Changes, Part 2: Resurrection Tango"
The Secret Defenders #17 (July 1994): "Strange Changes, Part 3: On Borrowed Time"

Secret Wars II

Secret Wars II #2 (Aug. 1985): "I'll Take Manhattan..."
Secret Wars II #3 (Sep. 1985): "This World is Mine!" (cameo)
Secret Wars II #9 (Mar. 1986): "God in Man, Man in God!"

Siege: Captain America #1 (June 2010): "Bear Any Burden"
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack

Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #13 (June 1993): "For Love nor Money, Part Three: Precarious Alliance"
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #14 (July 1993): "For Love nor Money, Part Six: Unholy Righteousness"
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #35 (Apr. 1995): untitled "Li'l Silvie" feature (cameo)

Spider-Man Unlimited

Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 1) #6 (Aug. 1994): "Lives at Risk" (lead character)
Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 1) #13 (Aug. 1996): "The Sting of Conscience!" (lead character)

Spider-Woman (vol. 4) #7 (May 2010): "Agent of S.W.O.R.D.: Part 7"
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #8 (Nov. 1997): "Songbird: Alone!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #125 (Dec. 2008)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #137 (Dec. 2009) (lead character)

Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #13 (Oct. 1994): "Man and Beast!"
The Uncanny X-Men

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #122 (June 1979): "Cry for the Children!"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #123 (July 1979): "Listen--Stop Me If You've Heard It--But This One Will KILL You!" (mentioned)

War of the Independents #2 (Feb. 2012): "For We Are Many" (cameo)
What If...? (vol. 2) #112 (Sep. 1998): "Brave Old World"
X-Factor (vol. 1) #10 (Nov. 1986): "Falling Angel!" (only on cover)
Young Avengers

Young Avengers #1 (Apr. 2005): "Sidekicks: Part 1" (mentioned)
Young Avengers #7 (Oct. 2005): "Secret Identities: Part One"
Young Avengers #8 (Nov. 2005): "Secret Identities: Part Two"
Young Avengers #11 (May 2006): "Family Matters: Part 3"
Young Avengers #12 (Aug. 2006): "Family Matters: Part 4"
Young Avengers Special #1 (Feb. 2006)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Luke_Cage.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0039558/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/caacak.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/potpq.htm