Power Man & Iron Fist

    (Marvel, 1974–1986)
™ and © 1974 Marvel Entertainment
Series continued from Hero for Hire #16. Starts as “Power Man” and became “Power Man & Iron Fist” with issue #52

Beginning its life as “Hero for Hire,” this series introduced Luke Cage, the bulletproof, freelance super-hero. When Cage adopted the name “Power Man,” the series changed to follow suit, switching with issue #17 to “Power Man.” With the introduction of Cage’s partner, Iron Fist, it changed names again, becoming “Power Man & Iron Fist.”

Together, the two heroes ran “Heroes for Hire,” an agency which sold their services to people in need. The agency suffered dramatic success, then dramatic failure—ending in the apparent death of Iron Fist in issue #125. Cage, who was blamed for the death, was forced to go into hiding. He eventually reappeared in the pages of the Punisher, and later in a new series, Cage.
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  • 17
    #17
    Feb 1974
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    W: Len Wein  ·  A: George Tuska
    Title continued from Hero For Hire
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    #18
    Apr 1974
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    Marvel Value Stamp #3: Conan
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    #19
    Jun 1974
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    1st appearance of Cornell Cottonmouth; 1st appearance of Mr. Slick; Marvel Value Stamp Series A #64: Sif
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    #20
    Aug 1974
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    Marvel Value Stamp Series A #1: Spider-Man
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    #21
    Oct 1974
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    W: Tony Isabella, Len Wein  ·  A: Ron Wilson
    Versus Power Man (Erik Josten); Versus Power Man (Erik Yosten); Marvel Value Stamp #73: Kingpin
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    #22
    Dec 1974
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    W: Tony Isabella  ·  A: Ron Wilson
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    #22 Mark Jewelers Insert Edition
    Mark’s Jewelers Insert
    Dec 1974
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    W: Tony Isabella  ·  A: Ron Wilson
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    #23
    Feb 1975
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    Marvel Value Stamp #3: Conan
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    #24
    Apr 1975
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    1st appearance of Black Goliath (Bill Foster); Marvel Value Stamp Series A #27: Black Widow
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    #25
    Jun 1975
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    Versus Circus of Crime
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    #26
    Aug 1975
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    1st Appearance of Night Shocker
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    #27
    Oct 1975
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    1st appearance of X the Marvel
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    #28
    Dec 1975
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    1st appearance of Quentin Chase
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    Feb 1976
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    1st appearance of Mr. Fish
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    Apr 1976
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    Jo Duffy L.O.C.
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    May 1976
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    Jun 1976
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    Marvel Value Stamp Series B #55
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    Jul 1976
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    Aug 1976
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    Sep 1976
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    #36
    Oct 1976
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    W: Steve Englehart  ·  A: George Tuska
    Reprint from Hero for Hire #12
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    #37
    Nov 1976
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    1st Appearance of Chemistro II (Archibald Arch Morton)
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    #38
    Dec 1976
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    2nd Appearance of Chemistro (Archiblad Arch Morton)
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    Jan 1977
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    Feb 1977
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    Mar 1977
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    1st appearance of Goldbug (Jack Smith); 1st Appearance of Thunderbolt (William Carver)
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    Apr 1977
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    #43
    May 1977
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    Versus Mace
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    #44
    Jun 1977
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    Aug 1977
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    Oct 1977
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    Dec 1977
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    1st Appearance of Power Man and Iron Fist
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    #49
    Cover title switches to “Power Man And Iron Fist” but the indicia remains “Power Man” beginning with issue #50
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    Versus cybernauts; John Verpoorten obituary
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    Origin of Nightshade
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    Dec 1978
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    Origin of Heros For Hire Inc.
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    Apr 1979
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    1st Appearance of Señor Suerte II (Jaime Garcia); Origin of Señor Suerte II (Jaime Garcia)
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    #57
    Jun 1979
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    Jun 1979
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    #58
    Aug 1979
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    1st Appearance of El Aguila (Alejandro Montoya)
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    1st Appearance of El Aguila (Alejandro Montoya)
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    #59
    Oct 1979
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    Dec 1979
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    Dec 1979
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    #61
    Feb 1980
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    Feb 1980
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    #62
    Apr 1980
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    Death of Thunderbolt
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    Apr 1980
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    Death of Thunderbolt
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  • 63
    #63
    Jun 1980
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    Origin of Iron Fist; Captain America cameo in flashback
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    Jun 1980
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    Origin of Iron Fist; Captain America cameo in flashback
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    #64
    Aug 1980
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    Aug 1980
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    #65
    Oct 1980
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    Versus El Aguila
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    #65 Newsstand Edition
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    Oct 1980
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    Versus El Aguila
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  • 66
    #66
    Dec 1980
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Kerry Gammill
    2nd Appearance of Sabretooth
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  • 67
    #67
    Feb 1981
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy, Bob Layton  ·  A: Kerry Gammill
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    #67 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Frank Miller
    Feb 1981
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    #68
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    #68 Newsstand Edition
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    Apr 1981
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    #69
    May 1981
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    May 1981
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    #70
    Jun 1981
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    Origin of Colleen Wing
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    Origin of Colleen Wing
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    Jul 1981
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    1st Appearance of Montenegro
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    Jul 1981
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    1st Appearance of Montenegro
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    #72
    Aug 1981
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    #72 Newsstand Edition
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    Aug 1981
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    #73
    Sep 1981
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Greg Larocque
    Story continues in ROM #23
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    #73 Newsstand Edition
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    Sep 1981
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    #74
    Oct 1981
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    #74 Newsstand Edition
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    Oct 1981
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    #75
    Nov 1981
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Kerry Gammill
    Origin of Iron Fist
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    Nov 1981
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    Origin of Iron Fist
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    #76
    Dec 1981
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    W: Mike W. Barr, Chris Claremont, Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Frank Miller, Rudy Nebres, Mark D. Bright
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    #76 Newsstand Edition
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    Dec 1981
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  • 77
    #77
    Jan 1982
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Kerry Gammill
    Continued from Daredevil #178
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    #77 Newsstand Edition
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    Jan 1982
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    W: Mary Jo Duffy  ·  A: Kerry Gammill
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    #78
    Feb 1982
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    Versus El Aguila
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    #79
    Mar 1982
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    1st appearance of Professor Justin Alphonse Gamble; 1st appearance of the Dredlox
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    #79 Newsstand Edition
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    Mar 1982
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    1st appearance of Professor Justin Alphonse Gamble; 1st appearance of the Dredlox
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    #80
    Apr 1982
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    Versus Montenegro
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    Apr 1982
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    Versus Montenegro
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    #81
    May 1982
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    1st appearance of Black Tiger (Brillalae)
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    May 1982
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    1st appearance of Black Tiger (Brillalae)
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    Aug 1982
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    Aug 1982
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    Sep 1982
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    Sep 1982
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    Oct 1982
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    Nov 1982
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    #88
    Dec 1982
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    Dec 1982
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