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

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3906437016

"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) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1250841003

"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) 50 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3854073024

"Freedom!" Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage has cleared his name of the bogus charges that landed him in jail to begin with, and now he is free to start his life anew as a free man. Plus, Power Man and Iron Fist officially become a team, as reflected in the title. But will their first adventure as partners be their last when the deadly assassins Stiletto and Discus attack? NOTE: First issue titled "Power Man and Iron Fist!" Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 66N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3847546017

Newsstand 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.