Hero for Hire #16 (1973) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Shake Hands With Stiletto!	cover	1	pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi	Luke Cage; Stiletto; Mrs. Jenks
1	Shake Hands With Stiletto!	comic story	19	script: Tony Isabella, Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: Tom Orz, Gaspar Saladino	Luke Cage; Billy Bob Rackham (villain, dies); Shades (villain); Comanche (villain); Flea (villain); Stiletto [Tom Stuart] (villain, introduction); Big Ben Donovan (guest); Mrs. Jenks; Claire Temple
2	Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!	in-house column	1	letters: typeset

Collection	Year
Giant-Size Power Man #1	1975	On eBay ›
Essential Luke Cage, Power Man #1 ISBN 0-7851-1685-0	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-9180-3	2015	On eBay ›
Retribution ISBN 978-1-302-92831-5	2020	On eBay ›
Luke Cage Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-94496-4	2021	On eBay ›

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