Luke Cage

Luke Cage is a comic book character that first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero fo Hire #1
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Atlas
First confrontation: Unknown

Atlas (Erik Josten), formerly Power Man, Smuggler and Goliath is a member of the Thunderbolts. Erik was originally a mercenary convinced by the Enchantress to undergo ionic ray treatment that made him super strong. After adopting the Name Power Man and joining forces with the Enchantress for awhile, he decided to go on to become a supervillain on his own later joining teams such as the Lethal Legion and the Masters of Evil. He eventually met Luke Cage (also known as Power Man for a short time). The two fought and Cage won.

Bengal
First confrontation: Unknown

Bengal is a martial artist who seeks vengeance on those that committed war crimes during the Vietnam War.

Big Ben
First confrontation: Unknown

Big Ben Donovan
First confrontation: Hero For Hire #14.00

Makes his first appearance in the Luke Cage series. Big Ben Donovan, though just a human being, managed to floor Luke Cage. Luke Cage still prevailed in the end, but not without recognizing Donovan's strength. Donovan would later become a short ally of Cage's. Later it is revealed that Donovan is responsible for the death of the original Thunderbolt's(Bill Carver) little brother. Thunderbolt seeks revenge and justice is served. He makes another appearance going up against Daredevil.

Big Brother
First confrontation: Unknown

Big Brother was born into poverty and turned to a life of crime using his great intellect. After being jailed multiple times he came up with the ability to connect himself to computers. He was an enemy of Luke Cage's.

Bison
First confrontation: Unknown

Billy Kitson made a deal with the villain known as Seth and was transformed.

Black Dragon
First confrontation: Unknown

Giant dragon that can transform into a human.

Black Mamba
First confrontation: Unknown

Former call girl and member of many organizations, most notably the Serpent Society and B.A.D. Girls Inc.

Black Mariah
First confrontation: Unknown

She was a drug racketeering 400 lbs. woman who crossed paths with Luke Cage. Cage cmae toe-to-toe with Mariah, and shutdown her operation. She no doubt got her name from the alias of an ambulance, simbolizing the way she ran her operations.

Blasting Cap
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Bulldozer
First confrontation: Unknown

Bulldozer & the rest of the Wrecking Crew battled members of the Defenders in one of their earliest appearances. Luke Cage aka Power Man was brawling with all the Wrecking Crew members.

Bullseye
First confrontation: Unknown

A cruel cruel man with really good aim. He can use just about anything as a weapon.

Chaka
First confrontation: Unknown

Chaka has battled Luke Cage while he was Power Man for the group "Heroes for Hire". At the time Luke was partnered with Iron Fist.

Chemistro
First confrontation: Unknown

Calvin Carr is the third man to use the Chemistro identity.

Comanche
First confrontation: Unknown

Comanche was a man Luke Cage met in prison. He was usually seen partnered with Shades. Between the two, Shades & Comanche, Comanche was the muscle.

Constrictor
First confrontation: Unknown

A former SHIELD agent sent undercover. Constrictor soon became what he was trying to stop.

Cornell Cottonmouth
First confrontation: Unknown

He's a villain from the Luke Cage, Power Man series. The heroine that ended up framing Luke Cage was stolen from him.

Crazy Legs
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Curtis Carr
First confrontation: Hero For Hire #12.00

Curtis Carr was the first chemistro, and later on helps to defeat both re-makes. He is one of the most intelligent characters in Marvel, and proves it by making items like the alchemy gun.

Diamondback
First confrontation: Unknown

Willis Stryker, formerly friends with Luke Cage, framed Cage, who ended up in prison. Stryker was a knife specialist. He died when one of his own customized explosive knives detonated.

Discus
First confrontation: Unknown

Doctor Doom
First confrontation: Unknown

Victor Von Doom is the ruler of Latveria. Under his rule the country has flourished.

Doombringer
First confrontation: Unknown

Eel
First confrontation: Unknown

Edward Lavell took the mantle of the Eel from the deceased Leopold Stryke, and has upgraded his armor and technology to enhance his criminal lifestyle.

Electro
First confrontation: Unknown

An electrifying supervillain of Spider-Man

Ferocia
First confrontation: Unknown

Ferocia is a alien werewolf from K'un Lun. She is an enemy of Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Misty Knight.

Flying Gambonnos
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Frenzy
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Fu Manchu
First confrontation: Unknown

A practically immortal evil genius; father to Shang-Chi.

Gideon Mace
First confrontation: Unknown

Goldbug
First confrontation: Unknown

Goldbug is a minor vilain, who was obsessed with gold. He has faced off against many heroes.

Green Goblin
First confrontation: Unknown

Perhaps Spider-Man's deadliest and most dangerous villain. There's no stopping what this madman will do to get what he wants.

Hammerhead
First confrontation: Unknown

A small time criminal that worked his way up to having his own crime family, within the Maggia. Hammerhead was recently killed by the man known as Underworld.

Hardcore
First confrontation: Unknown

Hardcore was a mercenary hired under Cruz Bushmaster, and an opponent of Luke Cage's. During Cage's brief stent in Chicago, he encountered Hardcore. Hardcore apperently died in a vehicle explosion. Hardcore is an excellent hand-to-hand combatent, and a master of traditional japanese weaponry, like manrikisas. The nails on one of his hands were medically augmented to give him the ability to slash through some of the toughest of metals.

Hitmaker
First confrontation: Unknown

Orlando was a hispanic actor living in Hollywood who was shot and paralyzed at a young age. His brother's gang gave him a suit that enabled movement and superpowers as a payment to be a hitman.

James Lucas
First confrontation: Unknown

James Lucas, Jr. is the brother of Luke Cage. He was given super powers with the sole purpose of fighting Cage. His alias was Coldfire.

Lady Bullseye
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Lionfang
First confrontation: Unknown

Doctor Alejandro Cortez created a helmet that linked his mind with that of three other jungle cats. In doing so, they gained the ability of speech, and Cortez was gifted with cat like agility and skill.

Man-Beast
First confrontation: Unknown

Man-Mountain Marko
First confrontation: Unknown

Luke Cage, wrongly convicted and unjustly imprisoned, was altered in a failed prison experiment that gave him bulletproof skin and super-human strength. His has a take-no-prisoners attitude now!

Manslaughter
First confrontation: Unknown

Manslaughter is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a psychopathic killer who has fought the Defenders, and later briefly joined their team.

Master Khan
First confrontation: Unknown

Megatron
First confrontation: Unknown

The New Avengers and the Autobots teamed up to fight against Dr. Doom and Megatron, to save a country from a useless war.

Mister Fish
First confrontation: Unknown

Mister Fish, an infamous villain from Luke Cage's rogue gallery, was a man who worked for the Maggia. During a heist he was effected by the radioactive isotope that they were stealing, and instead of killing him, he was mutated into a fish humanoid.

Mole Man
First confrontation: Unknown

Mole man was the Fantastic 4's first enemy to fight when they first acquired their super powers. He dwells underground with an army of monsters.

Montenegro
First confrontation: Unknown

Morgan
First confrontation: Unknown

Back in the 70's, Morgan was one of the highest crime bosses in New York, but he had the bad luck of becoming one of Luke Cage's enemies. He has since had little no appearances.

Moses Magnum
First confrontation: Unknown

Mr. Fear
First confrontation: Unknown