EPISODE · May 26, 2025 · 23 MIN
The History Of Luke Cage - Marvel’s First Black Star!
from Marvel Versus Marvel · host marvelversusmarvel
Sweet Christmas! This week we bring you a deep-dive Marvel’s first black star - Luke Cage! One of the most controversial characters in the history of Marvel Comics, we’ll take you behind-the-page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, his status as the black Marvel character to have their own series, as well as the controversial real-world medical experiments that influenced his powers and his backstory! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvel https://twitter.com/marvelversus https://twitter.com/robhalden https://robhalden.com https://will-preston.co.uk
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Sweet Christmas! This week we bring you a deep-dive Marvel’s first black star - Luke Cage! One of the most controversial characters in the history of Marvel Comics, we’ll take you behind-the-page to examine Shaft and the blaxploitation movies of the 1970’s that inspired Luke’s creation, his status as the black Marvel character to have their own series, as well as the controversial real-world medical experiments that influenced his powers and his backstory! Support the show and get awesome bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel [email protected]://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvelhttps://twitter.com/marvelversushttps://twitter.com/robhaldenhttps://robhalden.comhttps://will-preston.co.uk
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