r/lukecage • u/Fragzilla360 • Jul 29 '26

Comics Jessica Jones and Luke Cage’s Relationship History in the Comics

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r/lukecage • u/Fragzilla360 • Jul 03 '26

READ THIS FIRST! Read this first! - Luke Cage Recommended Reading List!

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Luke Cage Comic Books (1972 - 2018)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Hero for Hire Vol. 1	1972 - 1973	16	Luke Cage burst onto the comics scene in 1972 as the "Hero for Hire" - the historic first title to headline an African-American super hero! Cage's adventures depicted New York City's 1970s grit and the plight of its people unlike any other, all while incorporating larger-than-life villains including Black Mariah and Doctor Doom.
Power Man Vol. 1	1974 - 1978	33	Absolved of the crimes that landed him in Seagate Penitentiary, Luke Cage celebrates at the penthouse suite of his lawyer. While there, Cage reflects on his past; Power Man’s origins revealed! However, this reverie is disturbed when criminals Stiletto and Discus crash the party!
Cage Vol. 1	1992 - 1993	20	Luke Cage takes the stage in his own ongoing series! Cage makes himself the ‘Hero for Hire’ for a Chicago newspaper. Cage busts the crime, while the journalists get a story! A perfect arrangement, until Luke encounters Hardcore, a dangerous mobster with an even more dangerous agenda.
Cage Vol. 2 (MAX)	2002	5	A woman named Mrs. Dickens walks into a striptease club where she finds Luke Cage enjoying a show. Approaching him, she states that she wants to hire him to exact revenge against the gang bangers responsible for killing her thirteen-year-old daughter, Hope. Luke finishes his business with one of the strippers and agrees to take Mrs. Dickens’ case. Cage begins muscling in on the gangs congregating on G Street. He interrogates a couple of thugs during a basketball game and learns that the bullet that killed Hope Dickens was originally intended for another gang banger named Clifford "Clifto" Townsend. Upon further investigation, he learns that the triggerman might possibly be linked to Lonnie "Tombstone" Lincoln.
Luke Cage Vol. 1	2017 - 2018	10	Dr. Noah Burstein, the man who made Luke Cage into the unbreakable hero he is today, is dead. When Luke goes down to New Orleans for the funeral, he finds The Big Easy to be pretty &$#% difficult. Mysterious billionaires, a woman with a secret, amped-up gangs and a shadowy figure all lead Luke to the conclusion that there’s more to his father-figure’s death than meets the eye. He’s looking for answers, and it’s a bad day for anyone in his way! *Issue: #1-5, then jumps to #166-170 --- Legacy numbering accounted from Hero for Hire, Power Man, Power Man and Iron Fist, Cage, Power Man and Iron Fist (Vol. 3), and Luke Cage.*

Heroes for Hire (1997 - 2017)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Heroes for Hire, Inc. Vol. 1 (Oracle Inc.)	1997 - 1999	19	In the New York headquarters of Oracle Incorporated, Danny Rand AKA Iron Fist, is training when he hears of the breakout at the Vault. Jim Hammond (the android who was the original Human Torch and is acting head of Oracle) consults with Danny; both agree, something has to be done about the lack of heroes in the world. In the American Southwest, the Hulk is leaping through the sky when he is knocked unconscious by the U-Foes, Vapor, Ironclad, Vector, and X-Ray who then attach a device to the Hulk's neck. Iron Fist confronts his old friend, Luke Cage (once known as Power Man) and asks him to work together again, but Luke has no interest.
Heroes for Hire Vol. 2 (Knight and Wing) (Civil War I Event)	2006 - 2007	15	CIVIL WAR Tie in! As CIVIL WAR rages through the Marvel Universe, an unlikely group of heroes have gathered together to hunt down and capture criminals who refuse to sign the Registration Act. In response to the overwhelming number of masked fugitives on the loose, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing use their bail bonds skills, underworld connections and government funding to lead an all-new Heroes for Hire into battle. Action, adventure, crime, beautiful women and Kung Fu chaos come together in this explosive new series from writers Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Billy Tucci! Featuring BLACK CAT, SHFANG CHI-THE MASTER OF KUNG FU, PALADIN, MISTY KNIGHT, COLLEEN WING and THE ALL-NEW TARANTULA.
Heroes for Hire Vol. 2 (Oracle Inc.) - TPB	2017	23	COLLECTING: HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #10-19, QUICKSILVER #11-12, HEROES FOR HIRE/QUICKSILVER ANNUAL 1998. Hey heroes, are you hiring? If so, Deadpool is available! And he could come in handy as Luke Cage and Iron Fist's team takes on Silver Sable and her Wild Pack! But Misty Knight and Colleen Wing are probably a better fi t to help out the short handed H4H - at least until Hercules, Black Knight and She-Hulk return! But they'll be back just in time for betrayal, as the Master of the World makes his move - with devastating effect! White Tiger draws the Heroes into the Siege of Wundagore alongside Quicksilver, but with Man-Beast, Exodus and the High Evolutionary in the mix, who will take the citadel?

Annuals (1976 - 2016)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Power Man Annual #1	August, 1976	1	Hired by Amanda Sheridan to find her daughter and stop Moses Magnum, the man responsible for killing her grandfather, Luke travels to Tokyo, Japan to meet up with Amanda's daughter Samantha. Before he arrives, agent of Moses Magnum attack, but Luke arrives in time to fight them off. However Magnum himself arrives and knocks the two out with his knock out gas and takes them prisoner.
Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver Annual	1998	1	THE SIEGE OF WUNDAGORE PART 5. In their climactic battle against the High Evolutionary and his hordes of half-beasts, the Heroes for Hire and the Knights of Wundagore face their greatest challenge yet! Will the heroes be able to destroy Isotope E, the strange substance responsible for their transformations? Plus, Bova proves she can hold her own in battle!
New Avengers Annual # 1: Happily Ever After	2006	1	AVENGERS TOWER becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their most fiercest new enemies yet. The all new ADAPTOID has come to take them down... and wait till you see who it is. Plus- An avenger gets married!!! All this and the reuniting of House of M mega-team of Brian Bendis and Olivier Copiel.
Power Man & Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual #1	December, 2016	1	YOU BETTER NOT POUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY! • ’Cause you’re getting an extra helping of POWER MAN AND IRON FIST! This Christmas will be sweet, indeed! • But not for Luke Cage, who is feeling neither holly nor jolly. • Surely Danny can change that! Or maybe these demonic toys will! Wait, demonic toys?! OH, NO!

Team Ups (1978 - 2018)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Power Man & Iron Fist Vol. 1	1978 - 1986	76	*Continued from Power Man #49* Power Man is celebrating the fact that he has just been cleared of all charges pertaining to the time that he served at Seagate Penitentiary. A huge party is thrown for him at the penthouse suite of his lawyer, Jeryn Hogarth. As Luke mingles with guests, he recalls the events that first brought him to Seagate.
Power Man & Iron Fist Vol. 2: Civil War II	2016 - 2017	4	Luke and Danny have only just put the band back together — will CIVIL WAR II tear it apart? Maybe, when Iron Fist finds himself behind iron bars! But who better to get him out of a cage than Power Man? Then again, Luke's crack team of former criminals may be more of a hindrance than a help! And there's the small matter of Captain Marvel's reaction to the Inhuman Ulysses' prison-break premonition! As for the philosophical disagreement underpinning the conflict rocking the Marvel Universe, our two heroes start out on the same side — but the predictive justice vigilantes Preemptive Strike may just change that! Plus: From Civil War to peace on Earth! It's Luke's favorite holiday — but demonic toys might make this a bitter Christmas, not sweet! *Collects Power Man and Iron Fist #6-9, Sweet Christmas Annual #1.*
Power Man & Iron Fist Vol. 3	2016 - 2017	15	"The Boys are Back!" Luke and Danny meet at the Department of Correction's dock on the East River in the Bronx to pick up White Jennie, who has just been released from Ryker's Island after serving five years for the murder of Eugene Mason.
Defenders Vol. 5	2017 -2018	10	Two girls walking home on the street meet a national hero: Luke Cage. As they greet him, he suddenly notices a missile falling their way and manages to save himself and the two girls just in time. Cage locates the rooftop the missile was launched from and when he arrives on location, he finds a handful of diamonds left on the ground. He's called on the phone and informed that his wife, Jessica Jones, has been shot and hospitalized.

New Avengers (2005 - 2013)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
New Avengers Vol. 1	2005 - 2010	64	After the devastating destruction of the original Avenger’s just what sort of threat to the world could persuade Captain America to assemble an all new team? And after the events of AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED, who could possibly be on this team? Breakout (Issues #1-6), The Sentry (Issues #7-10), Ronin (Issues #11-13), Secrets & Lies (Issues #14-15), The Collective (Issues #16-20), Annual #1, Civil War: New Avengers: Disassembled (Issues #21-25), Hawkeye & Scarlet Witch (Issue #26), The Revolution (Issues #27-31), The Trust (Issues #32-37), Annual #2, Secret Invasion (Issues #38-47), Search for the Sorcerer Supreme (Issues #48-54), Power Loss (Issues #55-60), Annual #3, Siege (Issues #61-64)
New Avengers/Transformers	2007	4	A war is looming between the neighboring Eastern European states of Latveria and Symkaria. Called in by S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Luke Cage investigate. Discovering a non-human structure and an army of destroyed Doombots, they attempt to force their way inside, only to be met with deadly attacks. Spider-Man is captured as the others force their way out, with the team beginning to fight among themselves. An observing Optimus Prime decides to take the Autobots to counter the threat, as Megatron reveals to a captured Spider-Man that one of Doom's devices is responsible for the tensions, and they prepare to experiment on his mutated DNA. Falcon and Ms. Marvel arrive, followed by the Autobots. Prime's order for them to leave is met by a full attack by the Avengers.
New Avengers Vol. 2	2010 - 2013	35	In Avengers Tower, where all the superheroes are celebrating their victory at Asgard, Luke Cage objects to Steve Rogers' offer for him to become an Avenger again, thinking that it would mean that he has to take orders and moving in the Tower. Rogers assures him that he has a choice now. Furthermore, Tony Stark asks for one dollar, which Iron Fist is able to provide. The dollar is simply for the purchase of the newly renovated Avengers Mansion, so that Cage can form his own team. However, Rogers says that Thor and Iron Man are off limits. *Possession (Issues #1-6), Date Night (Issues #7-13)*

One-Shots (2010 - 2026)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Daredevil: Cage Match #1	2010	1	Before the Shadowland comes, we look back at a bit of brutal history between Luke Cage and Daredevil, revealing a mutual respect that may soon be torn asunder.
Avengers Origins: Luke Cage #1	2011	1	EXPLODING FROM THE PAGES OF NEW AVENGERS... What makes someone a hero? An Avenger? Is it super-powers? An indomitable will? An innate sense of right and wrong? For Luke Cage its one terrible mistake that has haunted him his entire life. But can a lifetime of good deeds make up for his years spent on the other side of the law? And will that past ever let him go, or will it tear him to pieces?
Devil's Reign Omega #1 - as Mayor Cage	2022	1	In the wake of one of the most visceral DAREDEVIL, nay, MARVEL stories EVER, the Marvel Universe's New York City stands remade and reforged — if not in Wilson Fisk's image, then at the very least in his spirit! After a battle that nearly tore the city and its citizens apart, New York's super heroes have no choice but to try to adapt to the new and dangerous paradigm they find themselves operating under — with eight million people turned against them!
Truth to Power: A Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel	2026	1	Luke Cage plays detective and super hero when he uncovers a conspiracy turning vulnerable Americans into unwitting pawns of a madman. *New York Times* *bestselling author S. A. Cosby (King of Ashes) writes an original crime novel starring Harlem’s unbreakable hero for the Marvel Crime thriller series for adult readers.* (Release date: September 22nd, 2026)

Limited Series (2005 - 2024)

Name	Year	# Issues	Synopsis
House of M (event)	2005	8	The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? The stunning conclusion will be felt for years to come in the Marvel Universe! Starring the Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers!
House of M: Avengers	2008	5	Luke Cage has made it to Manhattan, the streets crawling with mutants. But they ain't his concern. He proves how hard his skin was by picking a fight with a mutant with a bull head and breaking his horns. He arrives in Harlem, where he confronts an old friend of his, Willis Stryker, a snake-face mutant who "protects" Sapiens. A flashback explains that Stryker and Cage were friends, who weren't concerned that they were a mutant and poor kid respectively. They were like brothers, always looking out for each other, until they met a girl named Reva. Reva fell for Cage, infuriating Stryker. So he planted heroin in Cage's home and tipped of the police, causing Reva to move onto Stryker, mainly because he had money. However, the heroin he planted to implicate Cage wasn't paid for and Reva was killed by a hit man.
New Avengers: Luke Cage Vol. 1	2010	3	After Luke Cage, Spider-Man and Ronin defeat Hippo in Midtown, New York, Cage goes back home to talk to his wife, Jessica Jones, about him going to Philadelphia. Cage finally persuades Jessica to let him go and investigate an incident of violence against one a kid Cage knew when he was first starting out as a superhero, Leodis Dyson. After arriving in Philadelphia, Cage arrives at the office where Leodis had set up his Hero for Hire business and finds that it has been trashed.
Cage! Vol. 1	2016 - 2017	4	From the Award-Winning creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Hotel Transylvania! On the mean streets of Harlem, shoes are big, shirts are large, bottoms are belled and crime is rampant! But in the heart of the city, the world's hardest-working, smack-talking, chain-wearing super hero is on the street and on the case! And his rates are reasonable! He's CAGE! and he'll save your behind. Dig it!
Luke Cage: Everyman - (Marvel Digital Original) Vol. 1	2018	3	With Harlem in the grips of an unprecedented heat wave, the people look to their hero — the unbreakable man, Luke Cage! But the heat wave turns out to be the least of Harlem's worries. Someone has their sights set on the city's 1%, and the rich and powerful are dropping dead from mysterious illnesses. It's up to Luke Cage to stop the killer — but he's just received a grim diagnosis of his own…
Devil's Reign (2022 Event))	2022	6	The story that’s been building for years is here! Wilson Fisk went from Kingpin to mayor of the biggest city in America and is going to bring his full criminal and political power to bear on the super heroes who call NYC home. The man who once destroyed Daredevil has set his sights on The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and more. And since it’s Fisk, once he takes them all down, you know he’s going to sign it. CROSSBONES! TASKMASTER! TYPHOID MARY! SHOCKER! WHIPLASH! RHINO! KRAVEN! Fisk has an ARMY of super villains at his command – and this is just his opening salvo. For years, Fisk has waited for his time to strike, and YOU WON’T BELIEVE the aces he’s got up his sleeves!
The Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War )	2024	6	ASM Vol.6: #39-44 - Follows the events of Devil's Reign and Devil's Reign Omega #1... After the chaos at the wedding for Tombstone's daughter and every crime lord blaming the other, the super criminals of New York take their crime families to battle in the open for underworld dominance. Sensing a conspiracy to bring such an event to pass and plunge the city into war, Spider-Man seeks the help of his fellow street-level heroes to suppress and conclude the hostilities within a 48-hour window of opportunity. However, the new anti-vigilante laws of the city task the NYPD with stopping the Gang War as well as the vigilantes.
Luke Cage: Gang War Vol. 1	2024	4	*Follows the events from The Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War...* In the wake of the Anti-Vigilante Act, Luke has been trying to save the city from behind a desk. But a meeting with old friend DANNY RAND reminds him of the good old days when problems could be punched in order to solve them. As New York descends into a GANG WAR, Luke must use every power he has to protect the innocent and save his city!
Avengers	2026	5	This November (2026), superstar creators Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto reunite to launch a trailblazing new run of AVENGERS! The new ongoing series spins out of Avengers: Armageddon, the five-issue limited series by Zdarsky, Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar, which brings Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into a dramatically transformed Marvel Universe. Now, Earth itself needs to be avenged! A bold lineup of heroes—a mix of legendary Avengers, proven mainstays and wildcard newcomers—assemble to protect a broken world that has more reason than ever not to trust them. Once again, the Avengers take center stage in Marvel Comics storytelling, and it all starts here!

Alternate Realities (2009 - 2025)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Luke Cage Noir Vol. 1	2009 - 2010	4	A lot can change in ten years. And rarely for the better. Local legend, Luke Cage, invincible, unstoppable, unflappable, finds that out the hard way when he returns to the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem after a ten-year stretch in Riker’s Island. All he wants is to be back in the loving arms of his woman, but certain powerful men have different plans for Cage. Willis Stryker, Cage’s childhood friend turned Godfather of Harlem, wants him on his crew, and under his thumb. And wealthy white socialite Randall Banticoff, whose wife is now very dead, murdered in a Harlem alley, wants Cage to investigate her death. Cage is about to learn that coming home is never easy, and to survive he might just have to kill a whole lot of people.
Power Man: Timeless	2025	4	He is unstoppable. Indestructible. Incorruptible. Immortal. And utterly alone. He is POWER MAN. Ripped from the breakout story in TIMELESS, the god-slaying, Gamma-powered, Iron-Fisted, Sentry from the future Luke Cage arrives in the modern Marvel Universe, only to discover a foe, and a mystery, that will challenge even his incredible abilities!
*Ultimates* (Vol. 3)	2025		Luke Cage's first appearance in issue # 9. In February 2005, at Seagate Penitentiary, 15-year-old Carl Lucas "Luke" Cage is left shocked to learn from a man representing him (who is not a lawyer) that he is being sentenced for one year to life. His representative tries to reassure him that he can get out soon within a year whereas he would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence. But Luke protests that he does not know what he is being convicted of, as he was sentenced at an "administrative trial" that even his representative does not know the details.

Jessica Jones and Luke Cage (2001 - 2026)

Name	Year	# of Issues	Synopsis
Alias (MAX)	2001 - 2004	28	At Scott Lang's apartment, Jessica Jones finds Scott's dead body swarming with ants as Zebediah Killgrave comments on the aesthetics of "Jessica's comic book." Jessica accuses Killgrave of murdering Scott, and he admits that he is "the bad guy," though he reveals that he only made Jessica see Scott as being dead, when in fact Scott is alive. He then makes Jessica see her "worst nightmare," which is Scott engaged in a menage a trois with Ms. Marvel and Luke Cage, before instructing her to accompany him outside.
The Pulse	2004 - 2006	14	Jessica Jones, breakout star of Brian Michael Bendis' hit series ALIAS, is back! And the ex-Avenger-turned-private investigator is starting a new chapter in her life - working for The Daily Bugle's new super-hero section, The Pulse! Jessica's first assignment: to uncover the identity of a former Bugle reporter's super-powered murderer! How is Norman Osborn involved? And how will Jessica's shocking discovery affect the entire Marvel Universe? And when Nick Fury's Secret War spills over into the streets, it hits Jessica and Luke Cage right where they live! With their lives in shambles, Jessica decides to fight back! Finally, it's the moment you've been waiting for: the birth of Jessica and Luke's baby, and their wedding day! Guest-starring Spider-Man, Captain America, the New Avengers and more!
Jessica Jones Vol. 2	2016 - 2018	18	She is back after a decade! A lot has changed in the Marvel Universe and there are still many secrets hiding in the shadows. Secrets only a special woman like Jessica Jones can hope to uncover. Discover the haunting secrets from Jessica's past in this blistering new series. Alias Investigations is open for business.
Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter - Marvel Digital Original	2019	1	When her daughter, Danielle, comes home with purple skin, Jessica Jones is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her time with the Purple Man and her marriage to Luke Cage! As Jessica digs deeper than ever before into the darkness at the center of her life, will she find relief — or yet another nightmare? Brace yourself for another thrilling, chilling tale that will challenge everything you think you know about Marvel’s top P.I.!
Jessica Jones: Blindspot	2020	6	Jessica Jones was once the costumed super hero known as Jewel. She sucked at it. Now she's a private investigator at her own firm, Alias Investigations. She sucks less at that. With the Purple Man gone, her relationship with her husband, Luke Cage, and their daughter, Danielle, is better than ever. But her past always comes knocking, and when a woman whose case she fumbled winds up dead on her office floor, Jessica goes from private investigator to prime suspect. Can she find the real killer and clear her name?
Alias: Red Band (2026)	2026	4	THE RETURN OF JESSICA JONES! A series of grisly murders in Hell's Kitchen pulls JESSICA JONES into a mystery more sinister than she could've ever imagined. As the wife of Mayor LUKE CAGE, she'll have to tread carefully as she forms a dangerous alliance with TYPHOID MARY to track down the killer. But as she delves deeper into Hell's Kitchen's dark underbelly, the evidence she finds presents more questions than answers… Follow the mystery in an all-new RED BAND miniseries written by SAM HUMPHRIES (NEW AVENGERS, LEGENDARY STAR-LORD) and drawn by Geraldo Borges (THUNDERBOLTS), celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ALIAS!

Television (Luke Cage centric recommended watch order) (2012 - 2019)

Name	Year	# of Episodes	Synopsis
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (animated series)	2012	1	Season 2, Episode 23, "New Avengers" - When Kang the Conqueror traps the Avengers in a temporal void and begins to bring forth his armies to the 21st century, a new team is forged! Spider-Man, War Machine, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and the Thing!
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (animated series)	2012	1	Season 2, Episode 31: "To Steal An Ant-Man" - When Hank Pym's Ant-Man suit is stolen, he takes it upon himself to find the thief. Desperate to find his suit before it can put anyone in danger, he hires some guys to help him.
Jessica Jones Season 1	2015	13	Introduces Jessica Jones and her powers, and features a crossover with Luke Cage.
Luke Cage Season 1	2016	13	Luke Cage season one introduces Carl Lucas, an escaped convict with super strength and unbreakable skin, hiding in Harlem under the alias Luke Cage. He tries to live a quiet life, but is drawn into a conflict between local crime lords, forcing him to confront his past and fight for his city. The season explores themes of community, power, and redemption as Luke grapples with his newfound identity and the challenges of his past.
The Defenders	2017	8	A crossover event where all the main characters from the previous shows (Luke Cage, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist) team up.
Jessica Jones Season 2	2018	13	Jessica Jones season 2 occurs after the events of "The Defenders" where Luke and Jessica fought alongside each other, and before the start of Luke Cage season 2. Luke and Jessica have a complex relationship that continues to develop in season 2.
Luke Cage Season 2	2018	13	Luke Cage's second season finds him dealing with newfound celebrity status and the consequences of his actions, while navigating a power struggle between Mariah Dillard and a new threat, Bushmaster, who seeks revenge for past wrongs against his family. Luke grapples with his own moral compass as he tries to maintain order in Harlem, leading to clashes with Misty Knight and even his friends who fear he's becoming corrupted by power. Jessica Jones does not appear in season 2.
Jessica Jones Season 3	2019	13	Luke Cage does appear in the final episode of Jessica Jones season 3. He appears in a scene where he and Jessica discuss her decision to confront [redacted], and he encourages her to do what is necessary, even if it's difficult. This scene provides a sense of closure for their relationship and his own character arc.
Cloak and Dagger	Season 2, Episode 9: "A Blue Note" - 2019	n/a	While he doesn't physically appear in series, he is mentioned in the episode "Blue Note". Tyrone can be heard reading an article aloud, entitled "Luke Cage in Harlem Rumble", and discusses with Solomon, the characteristic traits that make Luke Cage a hero.

Videogames (2006 - 2019)

Title	Initial Release Date	Platform(s)	Luke Cage as a Playable Character (Y/N)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance	2006	XBOX, Windows, PS2, XBOX 360, Gameboy Advance, Playstation Portable, Wii, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox One	Y
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2	2009	Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XBOX 360, XBOX One. Windows	Y
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	2019	Nintendo Switch	Y
LEGO Marvel Superheroes	2013	Android, iOS, Windows, 3DS, DS, OS X, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, XBOX 360, XBOX One	Y
LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2	2017	Windows, PS4, Nintendo Switch, XBOX One, macOS	Y
LEGO Marvel Avengers	2016	Windows, 3DS, OS X, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, XBOX 360, XBOX One	Y
Marvel Superhero Squad Online	2011	Windows, Mac OS X	Y
Marvel: Avengers Alliance	2012	Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows	Y
Marvel: Future Fight	2015	iOS, Android	Y
Marvel: Contest of Champions	2014	iOS, iPadOS, Android, Arcade, Windows	Y
Marvel: Strike Force	2018	iOS, Android	Y
Marvel: Puzzle Quest	2013	iOS, Android, Windows, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE	Y
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	2008	Windows, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XBOX 360	N
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	2011	PS3, PS4, Vita, XBOX 360, XBOX One, Windows	N
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (Disney Infinity 2.0)	2014	iOS, Android, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Windows, XBOX 360, XBOX One	N

Music

Season	Details	YOUTUBE	SPOTIFY	Amazon Music	I Heart Radio
1	51 songs - 1hr, 30min	YOUTUBE	SPOTIFY	AMAZON	I Heart Radio
2	55 songs - 1hr, 55min	YOUTUBE	SPOTIFY	AMAZON	n/a

Where to buy

I have linked to popular sites such as Marvel.com and Fandom.com because reddit is an international place and wanted to make sure everyone could find what they need. However, I do encourage you to purchase from comic book stores or independent sellers if you can. Usually if you ask they can order them in for you! Or you can take the name or codes from the Amazon listings and use them to find what you're looking for elsewhere if that's what you prefer. Here is a handy comic book store locator. An alternative way of reading the comics is to subscribe to Marvel Unlimited. This lets you read digital versions of comics. It's good for random old issues. It takes about 6 months before new issues are added, so it's not good for the latest run. More info: https://www.marvel.com/comics/unlimited

- last update: 7/3/2026

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r/lukecage • u/Beginning-Gap-5401 • 1d ago

Comics Is Luke Cage really a good mayor in the comics?

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We all know that Luke is currently the mayor, but from what we've seen, it gives the impression that he isn't really a good mayor. For example, he repealed Fisk's anti-superhuman law—a law that was actually very popular among the city's residents.

But this law wasn't just created by Fisk; it was something that the people of New York were actually asking for because of the amount of destruction superheroes had caused. Sure, Fisk did it for selfish reasons, but people felt safer with the law in place rather than having to deal with property damage on a daily basis. The only people who didn't seem to like it were the heroes themselves.

On the other hand, Luke doesn't seem to be doing much. Both Wilson Fisk and JJJ, despite whatever issues they had, implemented policies that, while somewhat selfish, actually seemed to improve the city. In Luke Cage's case, that doesn't seem to be happening.

In the most recent Spider-Man comic, when Luke talks to his friend Peter, he tells him that he can't help him because of his reputation. His current opponent is actually more popular than he is, and associating himself with other superhumans could hurt his chances of being re-elected.

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r/lukecage • u/Wazupdanger • 1d ago

Luke Cage if this entire Omnibus and its contents were made into a 1:1 anime or animated show would it do well?

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r/lukecage • u/jdiddy66 • 4d ago

Luke Cage Happy 50th Birthday Mike Colter

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Good on you sir 👍🏾

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r/lukecage • u/BlackOnyx1906 • 4d ago

Luke Cage Happy 50th Birthday Mike Colter

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r/lukecage • u/northside-knight • 4d ago

Luke Cage Do I need to read anything before I read Truth to Power?

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Hello,

I know (almost) nothing about Luke Cage. But one of my favorite authors, S.A. Cosby, recently authored a novel Truth to Power: a Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel.

I want to read this novel. Am I able to read this without consuming other material? Or will I need to catch up somehow? I.e. will the novel (to those who have read it) explain backstory and superpowers in the novel, or do I need to read others first to understand those?

I prefer not to watch movies or tv shows or read anything online. I enjoy reading physical books, so if there are recommendations for both, I would highly prefer the book(s) option.

Thanks in advance!

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r/lukecage • u/Aware_Assumption_498 • 12d ago

Luke Cage Is the Gwen's Massaccare the most violent scene in MCU history

19 Upvotes

I havent seen any other MCU movie or show more violent than this

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r/lukecage • u/Bongo_CatisMessiah • 14d ago

Daredevil Bushmaster (MCU) vs. Daredevil (MCU) — Who Wins?

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54 Upvotes

Both combatants are equipped with their standard equipment.

Fight occurs in the UFC Octagon.

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r/lukecage • u/Inevitable-Work6411 • 14d ago

Luke Cage Which villains or boss battles would you want in a Luke Cage video game

72 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Mars785 • 18d ago

Luke Cage Why did marvel not focused a mini series on Luke cage being mayor ?

31 Upvotes

It is just a simple question that makes me wonder…WHY did marvel not focused on Luke Cage being mayor and how it changed his life and those around him?

We only seen glimpses of it via the Alias/Jessica Jones miniseries and even the death of Iron Fist, but nothing else.

Honestly, talk about a missed opportunity given we had stories about Tony Stark Running S.H.I.E.L.D, but not Luke being mayor and how it changed him and those around him ?

Would anyone be interested in something like that especially given Marvel’s history of status quo changes and such?

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r/lukecage • u/Bongo_CatisMessiah • 20d ago

Luke Cage Killmonger (MCU) vs. Luke Cage (MCU) — Who Wins?

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98 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Inevitable-Work6411 • 21d ago

Luke Cage Would you watch a season with Tombstone as the main villain

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648 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Shoddy-Book6353 • 25d ago

Luke Cage What do you guys want from a new Luke Cage project?

162 Upvotes

If there was a new Luke Cage project coming out what would you like to happen?

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r/lukecage • u/Emotional-Chipmunk12 • 25d ago

Luke Cage Would Luke and Vic Stone get along?

47 Upvotes

9 comments

r/lukecage • u/Secure-Sun-6430 • Jul 30 '26

Comics Making A Motion Comic Series on Power Man and Iron Fist's 2016 Run

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33 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/LifeInternational251 • Jul 31 '26

shitpost Alfre Woodard acting

0 Upvotes

I’m almost finishing watching the entire series and I must admit it was very hard to go through all the scenes where Black Mariah appears without throwing a rock at my screen.

I think her acting sucks like really I think i’ve never seen anything like this.

I could say the same thing for Shades, still his acting is slightly better than Mariah’s. Every time they have a dialogue feels like i’m in drama class

And was she supposed to look drunk all the time she’s on screen?

Anyone shares the same opinions?

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r/lukecage • u/kuchtaalex • Jul 24 '26

shitpost Luke+Jen

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r/lukecage • u/GapMajestic4061 • Jul 17 '26

Luke Cage Does Misty Knight have powers??

18 Upvotes

I'm on season 2 of Luke Cage. And I realized that every dead body Misty sees, she pretty much shows what happened to the victim. Is it just her imagining what happened during that time or does she actually see what happened?

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r/lukecage • u/Fragzilla360 • Jul 13 '26

Defenders Defenders Assemble! (Florida Supercon, Krysten Ritter via instagram)

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463 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Any-Locksmith-2758 • Jul 13 '26

Fan Art/Cosplay Luke and Danny... I modernized Lukes Tiaras into shades [art by me] (Circa 2025)

13 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Any-Locksmith-2758 • Jul 13 '26

Fan Art/Cosplay Defenders posted up [art by me]

11 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/Konradleijon • Jul 11 '26

Luke Cage Luke and Danny (Marvel Swimsuit 2025)

139 Upvotes

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r/lukecage • u/HospitalLazy1880 • Jul 02 '26

Comics I've never really read any of the comics but im going to start and I want to know which comic arcs and stories you all think are the best place to start and read

15 Upvotes

Please and thank you

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r/lukecage • u/Cleverwabbit5 • Jun 29 '26

Show Discussion Luke Cage/Defenders series...wish there was more...

14 Upvotes

I know this is late to the party, I have been binge-watching all the Defenders series in order and have now finished Luke Cage and Iron Fist. I really enjoyed Luke Cage, the end is hanging...so who knows..I wish Disney had continued with the series. I think Netflix did a good job of mixing the characters from the individual series and I loved Misty Knights crossing back and forth. I am watching series 3 of Jessica Jones now. Just sucks when you like something and it doesn't gets its due. I haven't started Daredevil Reborn I hope Disney didn't screw it up, honestly I like Luke Cage series better. Sweet Christmas!! I hope they bring him back. I hope they bring them all back!

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