Luke Cage was featured as the title character of a comic book zero times.
Black Mariah ( Mariah Dillard ) is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Iron Fist ( Daniel `` Danny '' Rand ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Luke Cage . Luke Cage first appeared in Luke Cage , Hero for Hire # 1 ( June 1972 ) and was created by Archie Goodwin , John Romita , Sr. and George Tuska . He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book . In 2005 , writer Brian Michael Bendis added Luke Cage to the lineup of the New Avengers , and he has since appeared in various Avengers titles , and became the leader of a group of reformed supervillains called the Thunderbolts .