Sweet Christmas! The Origin and History of Luke Cage

On this episode of History of the Marvel Universe we're looking at the origin of the Hero for Hire himself, Luke Cage, Power Man.
Sources:
Hero for Hire #1 (June, 1972)
Hero for Hire #2 (August, 1972)
Amazing Spider-Man #123 (August, 1973)
Power Man #17 (February, 1974)
Defenders #17 (November, 1974)
Defenders #18 (December, 1974)
Fantastic Four #168 (March, 1976)
Defenders #46 (April, 1977)
Iron Fist #15 (September, 1977)
Marvel Team-Up #63 (November, 1977)
Power Man #48 (December, 1977)
Power Man #49 (February, 1978)
Power Man and Iron Fist #50 (April, 1978)
Power Man and Iron Fist #68 (April, 1981)
Power Man and Iron Fist #83 (July, 1982)
Cage #3 (June, 1992)
Heroes for Hire #17 (November, 1998)
Alias #1 (November, 2001)
Alias #2 (December, 2001)
Alias #28 (January, 2004)
New Avengers #1 (January, 2005)
New Avengers #2 (February, 2005)
New Avengers #3 (March, 2005)
Black Panther #10 (January, 2006)
The Pulse #13 (March, 2006)
The Pulse #14 (May, 2006)
New Avengers Annual #1 (July, 2006)
New Avengers #1 (August, 2010)
Shadowland: Power Man #1 (October, 2010)
Shadowland: Power Man #2 (November, 2010)
New Avengers #7 (February, 2011)
Avengers Origins: Luke Cage (January, 2012)
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Music:
"On The Cool Side" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Hitman" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Jet Fueled Vixen" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Ryno's Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Robo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Miami Nights: Extended Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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