Auctions: comic books in 'Marvel Legacy Numbering: Luke Cage'

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 VG- 3.5

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

"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) 15 FN- 5.5

"Retribution!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Billy Graham and Tony Isabella. Art by Billy Graham. A guard from Seagate Prison plans to blackmail Luke Cage, but when he winds up dead, Claire is wrongly accused of his murder. Can Cage clear her name and still remain a free man himself? Plus, the Sub-Mariner stars in the Golden Age adventure "Invasion!" By Bill Everett. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 16 VG+ 4.5

"Shake Hands with Stiletto!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Billy Graham and Frank McLaughlin. In his quest to clear Claire's name, Luke Cage crosses paths with the deadly assassin known as Stiletto. NOTE: Last issue to be titled Luke Cage, Hero for Hire. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 34 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4583884011

"Death, Taxes, and Springtime Vendettas!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Don McGreggor. Art by Frank Robbins and F. Springer. Can even Power Man survive the double-pronged attack of the assassin known as Spear and the man-brute called the Brawler? Cover price $0.25.