| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita | Luke Cage |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita | Luke Cage |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Sensational Origin Issue! | cover | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen | Luke Cage |
| 4 | Out of Hell -- A Hero! | comic story | 23 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska, John Romita; inks: Billy Graham, John Romita; letters: Skip Kohloff | Luke Cage [Mark Lucas] (introduction, origin); Diamondback [Willis Stryker] (introduction); Lonny; Quirt; Billy Bob Rackham; Shades; Comanche; Reva; Tyler Stuart; Dr. Noah Burstein |
| 5 | Vengeance is Mine! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage; Diamondback |
| 6 | Vengeance is Mine! | comic story | 20 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Claire Temple (introduction); Dave "D. W." Griffith (introduction); Diamondback (villain); Gadget (villain; introduction); Dobbs (villain; introduction); Curtin (villain; introduction) |
| 7 | Mace is His Name! Murder is His Game! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage; Gideon Mace |
| 8 | Mark of the Mace! | comic story | 20 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Gideon Mace (villain; introduction); Owen Ridgely (introduction; death); Carol Ridgely (introduction) |
| 9 | The Phantom of 42nd Street! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Phantom; policeman |
| 10 | Cry Fear... Cry Phantom! | comic story | 20 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Syd Shores; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Phil Fox (introduction); Adrian Loring (introduction, flashback); The Phantom [Armand Loring] (villain, introduction, death); Jaques (villain, introduction); Jasper Brunt (villain, introduction, death) |
| 11 | Don't Mess with Black Mariah! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham | Luke Cage; Black Mariah; gang members |
| 12 | Don't Mess with Black Mariah! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Mimi Gold; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Black Mariah (villain; introduction); Bob (villain; introduction); Al (villain); Carl (villain; introduction); Shinytop (villain; introduction); Flea (villain; introduction); Frank Jenks (introduction; death); Mrs. Jenks (introduction) |
| 13 | Assassin in Armor! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Dave Hunt, Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage |
| 14 | Knights and White Satin! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Petra G.; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Raymond Huxley Forsythe, Sr. (introduction); Robert Fredrick Forsythe (introduction); Laura Forsythe (introduction); Catherine Forsythe (introduction); B. K. (introduction); Murph (introduction) |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Luke Cage; Marley |
| 16 | Jingle Bombs! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: David Hunt; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Marley (villain; introduction); Selma Pennington; Claire Temple; Noah Burstein |
| 17 | A Surprise Super-Villain | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Luke Cage; Dr. Doom |
| 18 | Crescendo! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Andrea Hunt; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Primus (robot, introduction, death); Secundus (robot, introduction, death); Tertius (robot, introduction, death); Quartu (robot, introduction, death); Dr. Doom; Frank Jenks (flashback); Julius; Claire Temple; Terry; General Manntoff; Georgie Simms |
| 19 | Showdown with Dr. Doom! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Morrie Kuramoto, Dave Hunt | Luke Cage; Dr. Doom |
| 20 | Where Angels Fear to Tread! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Stan G.; letters: Denise Wohl, Gaspar Saladino | Luke Cage; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Medusa]; Dr. Doom; Faceless One |
| 21 | They Call Him... Mr. Death! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Luke Cage; Mr. Death |
| 22 | The Lucky and the Dead! | comic story | 20 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: George Bell; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage; Senor Suerte [Senor Muerte; Ramon; Mr. Death] (introduction); Curly and his gang (introduction); Mrs. Jenks; John; Carlos; Claire Temple; Philip Fox; Bertha |
| 23 | Wheel of Fortune-- Wheel of Doom! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage; Senor Suerte [Senor Muerte; Ramon; Mr. Death] |
| 24 | Where There's Life...! | comic story | 19 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek | Luke Cage; Senor Suerte [Senor Muerte; Ramon; Mr. Death]; Carlotta (introduction); Nick Carlo (death); Danny; Noah Burstein; Claire Temple; Flea; Mrs. Jenks; Phil Fox |
| 25 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Chemistro; Luke Cage |
| 26 | Chemistro! | comic story | 19 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Charlotte Jetter | Luke Cage; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson; Phil Fox; Chemistro [Curtis Carr] (villain; introduction); Noah Burstein; Claire Temple |
| 27 | Now Strikes the Man Called Lion-Fang! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham, John Romita; inks: Billy Graham, John Romita; letters: Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage; Lionfang |
| 28 | The Claws of Lionfang | comic story | 19 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; colors: George Roussos; letters: C. Jetter | Luke Cage; Lionfang [Alejandro Cortez] (introduction, death); Mrs. Alejandro Cortez (introduction); Clark Seacrest (death); Noah Burstein; Claire Temple; Phil Fox |
| 29 | Retribution! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Morrie Kuramoto | Luke Cage; Big Ben; Mrs. Frank Jenks |
| 30 | Retribution! | comic story | 19 | script: Billy Graham, Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Charlotte Jetter | Luke Cage (origin retold); Big Ben Donovan; Phil Fox (death); Mrs. Frank Jenks; Billy Bob Rackham (villain); Shades (villain); Comanche (villain); Sol; Claire Temple |
| 31 | Cage Goes Wild! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Luke Cage; Shades; Comanche; Billy Bob Rackham; Claire Temple |
| 32 | Retribution: Part II | comic story | 11 | script: Billy Graham, Tony Isabella; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Shelly Leferman, Gaspar Saladino | Luke Cage; Claire Temple; Flea; Billy Bob Rackham (villain); Shades; Comanche; Mrs. Jenks; Phil Fox |
| 33 | Shake Hands With Stiletto! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Luke Cage; Stiletto; Mrs. Jenks |
| 34 | Shake Hands With Stiletto! | comic story | 19 | script: Tony Isabella, Steve Englehart; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: Tom Orzechowski, 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 |
| 35 | The First and Still the Greatest Black Superhero Of All! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Billy Graham; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage] |
| 36 | Rich Man: Iron Man-- Power Man: Thief! | comic story | 19 | script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Orville Smythe (introduction); Noah Burstein; Iron Man [Tony Stark] |
| 37 | Havoc on the High Iron! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Steeplejack [Jake Mallard] |
| 38 | Havoc on the High Iron! | comic story | 19 | script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Jean Simek | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Claire Temple; Maxwell Plumm (becomes Steeplejack II in MS. MARVEL #18); Steeplejack [Jake Mallard] (introduction, death); Flea (death) |
| 39 | Deadlier Than Diamondback! That's the Costumed Killer Called-- Cotton-Mouth! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Cornell Cottonmouth |
| 40 | Call Him... Cottonmouth! | comic story | 18 | script: Len Wein; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Artie Simek | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Claire Temple; Noah Burstein; Cornell Cottonmouth (introduction); Mike (introduction); Ike (introduction); Mr. Slick (introduction); Zooka (introduction); Morgan (introduction) |
| 41 | Cotton-Mouth Plays for Keeps-- And the Stakes are Death! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Annette Kawecki | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Cornell Cottonmouth |
| 42 | How Like a Serpent's Tooth... | comic story | 18 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Linda Lessmann; letters: Charlotte Jetter | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Claire Temple; Noah Burstein; Cornell Cottonmouth; Mike; Ike; Mr. Slick (death); Zooka; Morgan |
| 43 | The Killer with My Name! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Power Man [Erik Josten] |
| 44 | The Killer with My Name! | comic story | 18 | script: Tony Isabella, Len Wein; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Noah Burstein; Power Man [Erik Josten] |
| 45 | Two Super-Foes For the Price of One! The Deadly Return of Stiletto-- --And the Coming of the Man Called... Discus! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage]; Stiletto; Discus [Tim Stuart] |
| 46 | The Broadway Mayhem of 1974 | comic story | 19 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Joe Rosen | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Stiletto; Discus [Tim Stuart] (introduction); Tyler Stuart |
| 47 | Welcome to Security City | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Danny Crespi | Power Man [Luke Cage] |
| 48 | Welcome To Security City | comic story | 18 | script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Phil Rachelson; letters: Dave Hunt | Power Man [Luke Cage]; D. W. Griffith; Gideon Mace |
| 49 | May 1972 | in-house column | 1 | letters: typeset | Luke Cage |
| 50 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham | Luke Cage |
| 51 | - | illustration | 4 | pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham | Luke Cage |
| 52 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham | Luke Cage |
| 53 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | Luke Cage. |
| 54 | - | illustration | 2 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: John Romita | Luke Cage |
| 55 | - | illustration | 2 | pencils: George Tuska, Gil Kane; inks: Billy Graham, Mike Esposito | Luke Cage |
| 56 | - | text article | 1 | script: Steve Englehart; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Andrea Hunt; letters: John Costanza | Luke Cage |