Friday, June 29, 2018

The Pyrrhic Victory of Power Man Vs. Power Man!!

A couple of months ago, we discussed how Luke Cage picked the hero name Power Man.

Someone wasn't too happy about that:

This was one of the first comics I had, before I even started collecting them, and boy did I read the hell outta this book.

The old school Power Man is terrorizing the theater where Luke hangs his hat, calling him out to fight over the sobriquet:

We begin with some baseball-related preliminaries...







We're on to the main event, Friday Night Fights-style!!










The funny thing, after that dust-up, and the dire threat, well, Luke eventually just gave up using the Power Man name, and Eric Josten moved on to other names. So, really, a big ol' fight about nothing. Which is exactly what 85% of 1970s comic books were all about.

Oh, and don't worry--Luke didn't forget the little girl he asked to wait outside:

Now that's a hero!!

From Power Man #21 (1974)

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