LUKE CAGE

Real Name:

Carl Earl Lucas

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Mayor of New York

Category:

Science-Based Mutate

Alias:

Power Man, Hero for Hire.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1

Powers & Abilities:

electrochemical procedure made his molecular structure super-dense, giving him superhuman strength, endurance, and invulnerability

Affiliation:

Avengers, Heroes for Hire, Defenders, Secret Avengers (Civil War), Secret Defenders, Thunderbolts, The Mighty Avengers, Fantastic Four, Marvel Knights, Weapon Plus Program

Avengers Membership:

Recruited by Captain America in New Avengers (1st series) #3.

Notes:

Cage became Power Man in Luke Cage, Power Man #17.

Project: Power was part of the Weapon Plus Program, marking Cage as Weapon VI. Other recipients of the Burstein process include Warhawk and John Bushmaster.

Last Updated:

23rd September 2024 by Monolith