1973: Cage arrives too late!

Hero For Hire #5

Sweet Sister! It's been a few months since Luke Cage first launched his company, Hero For Hire, and for the first time he faces a fatality. A mysterious dude named Frank Jenks calls Luke for protection... too late!

Cage calls everyone "babe", even himself.

Cage arrives in time to put the thugs down, but not in time to save Jenks.

I still miss the tiara and chain belt.

I liked this panel. Cage is not unaffected by the violence. He even tells the man's widow that he'll avenge him for free. By the end of the comic, Jenks' murder is solved, and Nicolas Coppola is inspired to change his name.

Body count: 1

Hero For Hire #5

Writer: Steve Englehart

Artists: George Tuska & Billy Graham