CATALOG RECORD

Hero for Hire #13

Marvel · Series began 1972 · September 1973

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Dates

Cover date: September 1973
On sale: June 19, 1973
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Billy Graham, John Romitainks: Billy Graham, John Romitaletters: Morrie Kuramoto, Charlotte Jetterscript: Steve Englehartcolors: George Roussos

Stories

The Claws of Lionfang · 19 pages

Publisher’s description

When a man is mauled to death by abnormally intelligent felines, the mayor of the city hires Luke Cage to investigate the crime! Cage follows a lead and gets attacked by wild cats. With their claws and fangs coated in poison, will the Hero for Hire survive this encounter to solve the mystery? A cat fight unlike any other!

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)