premise: Luke Cage did not appear in a comic book series.
hypothesis: Luke Cage , also known as Power Man ( real name Carl Lucas ) , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Luke Cage first appeared in Luke Cage , Hero for Hire # 1 ( June 1972 ) and was created by Archie Goodwin , John Romita , Sr. and George Tuska . He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book . In 2005 , writer Brian Michael Bendis added Luke Cage to the lineup of the New Avengers , and he has since appeared in various Avengers titles , and became the leader of a group of reformed supervillains called the Thunderbolts . 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 .