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With skin like steel and super strength, Luke Cage fought for the street and the common man.
Luke Cage
After undergoing a variant of the Super-Soldier treatment in jail for a crime he didn't commit, the man formerly known as Carl Lucas was given superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. Adopting the name Power Man, Luke Cage became the Hero for Hire.
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Luke Cage adopted the name Power Man because of his incredible strength, which gives him the ability to lift several tons and punch through four-inch thick steel.
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After undergoing a variant of the Super-Soldier treatment in jail for a crime he didn't commit, the man formerly known as Carl Lucas was given superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. Adopting the name Power Man, Luke Cage became a Hero for Hire and a defender of New York City.
Cage (1992) #1
1992
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