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Power Man
Power Man may refer to: * Luke Cage, a Marvel Comics superhero, originally called Power Man * Erik Josten, a Marvel supervillain later known as Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas * Victor Alvarez, the current Power Man introduced in the mini-series ''Shadowland: Power Man'' * ''Power Man and Iron Fist ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist. Publication history ''He ...'', a comic book series about Luke Cage's adventures with Danny Rand (Iron Fist) See also * Powerman (other) {{SIA, comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Cage
Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. He is one of the earliest black superheroes to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a Marvel comic book. Created during the height of the blaxploitation genre, Luke Cage had been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and gained the powers of superhuman strength and unbreakable skin after being subjected voluntarily to an experimental procedure. Once freed, he becomes a " hero for hire" and has forty-nine issues of solo adventures (comic title renamed to ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' with issue #17). In issue #50, Cage teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist as part of a crime-fighting duo in the renamed title, ''Power Man and Iron Fist''. He later marries the super-powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Josten
Erik Josten, also known as Power Man, Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been a prominent member of both the Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts (comics), Thunderbolts. Publication history Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' #21 (Oct. 1965) as Power Man, in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #49 (Dec. 1980) as Smuggler, in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man Annual'' #7 (October 1984) as Goliath, and in ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #449 (Jan. 1997) as Atlas. Fictional character biography Erik Josten was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A former AWOL Marine turned mercenary, he is employed by Heinrich Zemo as head of his South American security/mercenary force. After Zemo's death, Josten is convinced by the Enchantress (Marvel Comics), Enchantress to un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |