Luke Cage, Hero for Hire No. 6: Museum Object and Cultural History
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire No. 6: Date: February 1973. Published by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939. Written by: Steve Englehart, American, born 1947.
The object in the museum catalogue
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: February 1973
- Published by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
- Written by: Steve Englehart, American, born 1947
- Written by: Gerry Conway, American, born 1952
- Illustrated by: Billy Graham, American, 1935 - 1997
- Illustrated by: Paul J. Reinman, American, 1910 - 1988
- Type: comic books
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.7 x 17.5 cm)
- Place printed: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Comics and graphic novels
- Topic: Science fiction
- Object number: 2010.1.103
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1972 by Magazine Management Co., Inc, Marvel Comics Group Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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