Luke Cage is a person who has superhuman abilities.
Luke Cage , also known as Power Man ( real name Carl Lucas ) , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He was the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book . Created during the height of the Blaxploitation genre , Luke Cage is an ex-convict imprisoned for a crime he did not commit , who gains the powers of superhuman strength and unbreakable skin after being subjected voluntarily to an experimental procedure . Once freed , Cage becomes a `` hero for hire '' and teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist as part of the duo , Power Man and Iron Fist . Luke Cage (TV series) . Mike Colter stars as Luke Cage , a former convict with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin who now fights crime .