Auctions: comic books in 'Luke Cage', graded by CGC

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 178 CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4690973016

Direct Edition. "Paper Chase" Written by Frank Miller. Pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson. Cover pencils by Frank Miller with inks by Klaus Janson. Foggy hires Power Man and Iron Fist to help protect the stooge who is going to help Nelson and Murdock link Mayoral candidate Cherryh to the Kingpin. Kingpin talks to Elektra about employment opportunities. Appearance by J. Jonah Jameson. Notes: Story continued in Power Man and Iron Fist #77. Promo Pin-Up for Power Man and Iron Fist #77 with art by Denys Cowan. First 60-cent issue. Cover price $0.60.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4679253002

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 17 CGC 9.2 SS Stan Lee

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Stan Lee on 5/28/17.

Label #0319264006

"Rich Man: Iron Man, Power Man: Thief!" Guest-starring Iron Man. Story by Len Wein. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. A man in a suit and tie comes as a representative for Tony Stark to hire Luke Cage to test the security at Stark International. This puts Power Man in direct conflict with Stark's bodyguard, the Invincible Iron Man. Plus, what happens when Shell-Head reveals that nobody at Stark International hired Cage? Can these two iron-fisted heroes stop beating on each other long enough to catch the culprit behind it all? NOTE: 1st issue to be titled Power-Man. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 25 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4702112002

"Crime and Circuses!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Goliath (Bill Foster). Plot by Tony Isabella, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Fred Kida. Luke Cage and Goliath must set aside their differences and confront the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Trap." Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 48 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1461268015

"Fist of Iron-Heart of Stone!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage is not in control and he's here to kill Misty Knight. Well, he'll have to get past Iron Fist, the Living Weapon, first. It's the power of the Iron Fist against the power of diamond-hard skin! Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 66D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4695706011

Direct Edition. 2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon and Bob Diamond (member of the Sons of the Tiger). Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Private Investigators Misty Knight and Colleen Wing have tracked down the stolen jeweled statue, the Jade Tiger, but come face to face with two of the deadliest men alive. Constrictor, the man with the adamantium coils, and Sabretooth, the feral mutant killing machine. Wounded and knowing they've bitten off more then they can chew, Colleen calls in the reinforcements, Luke Cage and Danny Rand, a.k.a. Power Man and Iron Fist. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Cover price $0.50.