Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Hero For Hire Vol. 1

February 13, 2015 Gormuu

Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage Vol. 1 HC – Regular Edition cover

Marvel Masterworks Vol. 222: Luke Cage HC – Variant Edition cover

Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Hero For Hire Vol. 1 HC

Reprints: Hero For Hire #1-16

(Vol. 222 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: August 19, 2015

REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-9180-3 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-9181-0 • List Price: $75.00
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 800

Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, China

336 Pages

Written by Archie Goodwin & Steve Englehart with Tony Isabella, Gerry Conway & Billy Graham

Penciled by George Tuska & Billy Graham

Cover by John Romita Sr.

Introduction by Steve Englehart

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration

BONUS CONTENT:
• May 1972 Bullpen Bulletins page promoting Luke Cage’s debut
• Hero for Hire #33 unused cover sketch by Billy Graham
• Hero for Hire #4, pg. 3 record negative photostat
• Hero for Hire #3, pg. 14, 16 & 17 record negative photostats
• Bios: Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, George Tuska, Billy Graham, Tony Isabella, Gerry Conway

ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• LUKE CAGE, POWER MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION

PREVIEW IMAGES

Hero For Hire #1, pg. 1; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham; Luke Cage, Marvel Blaxploitation

Hero For Hire #3, pg. 12; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham; Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #4, pg. 5; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Syd Shores, Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #5, pg. 4; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham, Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #7, pg. 8; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham, Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #8, pg. 1; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham; Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #9, pg. 11; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham, Luke Cage, Doctor Doom

Hero For Hire #10, pg. 11; pencils, George Tuska; inks, Billy Graham; Luke Cage, Phil Fox

Hero For Hire #13 cover; pencils and inks, Billy Graham; alterations, John Romita Sr.

Hero For Hire #13, pg. 5; pencils and inks, Billy Graham; comic book artist, Luke Cage

Hero For Hire #16, pg. 1; pencils, Billy Graham; inks, Frank McLaughlin

SWEET CHRISTMAS! LUKE CAGE MAKES IT TO MASTERWORKS!

Luke Cage burst onto the comics scene in 1972 as the “Hero for Hire.” Equal parts Marvel Method and Blaxploitation boldness, he was a new kind of hero for a new era. Now, the Marvel Masterworks proudly present the complete Luke Cage, Hero for Hire—the historic first title to headline an African-American super hero—in one hardcover volume. 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 Dr. Doom. From Cage’s origin story to his first exploits as the hard-as-steel hero, each issue has been painstakingly restored and collected here in color for very first time.

ISSUES REPRINTED
Hero For Hire #1-16