<I>Luke Cage, Hero for Hire No. 6</I>
date: label: Date
content: February 1973
name: label: Published by
content: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
label: Written by
content: Steve Englehart, American, born 1947
label: Written by
content: Gerry Conway, American, born 1952
label: Illustrated by
content: Billy Graham, American, 1935 - 1997
label: Illustrated by
content: Paul J. Reinman, American, 1910 - 1988
notes: label: Description
content: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire No. 6 published by Marvel Comics. The front cover of the comic book is red with yellow text and features a color image of Luke Cage fighting a man wearing a green suit and yellow helmet. Luke Cage is pictured at the center of the cover wearing a yellow shirt and headband and blue pants. He is punching two suits of armor. Two speech bubbles surround him. They say “ONE DOWN…/ TWO DOWN…!” and “THREE! / THAT / OUGHTA / FINISH THEM / ALL!” The man in green is standing behind Luke Cage and is swinging a large ax towards him. Printed in yellow text above the image is “LUKE CAGE, / HERO / FOR / HIRE.” Printed at the top of the cover in white text on a green stripe is “HERO / FOR HIRE,” “MARVEL COMICS GROUP” and the comics code of approval logo. The price and issue number are in the top left corner of the front cover. An advertisement for a toy motorcycle is on the back cover.
place: label: Place printed
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
label: Topic
content: Science fiction
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.103
objectType: label: Type
content: comic books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1972 by Magazine Management Co., Inc, Marvel Comics Group
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.7 x 17.5 cm)