| Issue | #9 |
| Published | December 1992 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Jaye Gardner (Assistant Editor); Kelly Corvese (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Luke Cage; Rhino |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dwayne Turner (signed) |
| Inks | Chris Ivy (signed) |
| Characters | Luke Cage; Analisa Medina; Jeryn Hogarth; Troop [Daryl Andrews]; Pantheon [Achilles [Helmut]; Delphi]; Rhino; Hulk; Iron Fist; Guardsmen [Ravello (dies); Pascal (villain); Danvers; Corben (flashback, dies)]; Cinder (introduction, flashback, dies); Animator (introduction, flashback, dies) |
| Synopsis | Ravello, a Guardsman, hires Cage to locate the Rhino to clear his name and his fellow Guardsman, Pascal, after the Rhino escaped their custody killing two other Guardsmen and two super-villains. Cage finds the Rhino but learns that Pascal had killed the others. Pascal kills Ravello and sets up Cage for the murder. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Marc McLaurin |
| Pencils | Rurik Tyler |
| Inks | Joe Rubinstein |
| Colors | Mike Thomas |
| Letters | Richard Starkings |