Why it's Hot:
- Origin and 1st appearance of Luke Cage
- 1st appearance of Diamondback (Willis Stryker)
- 1st appearance of Marvel's first Black superhero with his own comic series
- Archie Goodwin story
- John Romita and George Tuska cover art
- White Pages
Synopsis:
Wrongfully imprisoned, Carl Lucas volunteers for an experimental procedure that grants him superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. Emerging as Luke Cage, Hero for Hire, he begins a new life while facing his former friend turned enemy, Willis Stryker, the criminal known as Diamondback.