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Hero for Hire #3

Marvel · Series began 1972 · October 1972

first appearance of Gideon Mace

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Gideon Mace (Marvel) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October 1972
On sale: July 18, 1972
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Billy Graham, George Tuskainks: Billy Grahamletters: Morrie Kuramoto, John Costanzascript: Archie Goodwin

Stories

Mark of the Mace! · 20 pages
Cage thwarts the retired, renegade Colonel Mace from enacting a para-military disruption of NYC so that a robbery of Wall Street can be undertaken.

Characters

Luke CageGideon MaceCarol RidgelyOwen Ridgely

Reprinted in

Essential Luke Cage, Power Man (2005), Marvel Masterworks: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire (2015), Luke Cage Epic Collection (2020), Luke Cage Omnibus (2021)