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Through the Years - The premiere of Netflix's Luke Cage is today and with the anticipation building it's only right that we look back to see the growth in the superhero who hailed from Harlem. From 1972 to 2016, take a look at the journey of Luke Cage.(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)

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Hero for Hire #1 (1972)  - Luke Cage made his debut in 1972 comic Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1. This is where the world was introduced to his signature initial look of a yellow shirt and boots, a chain belt and a high top fade completed with an inverted silver crown.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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Luke Cage, Power Man #17 (1974) - A couple years later, the series was renamed Luke Cage, Power Man from issue #17 onwards. From this point on, the sales of the comic book started to rise exponentially.(Photo Marvel Comics)

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Introducing Iron Fist (1978) - In a little time, despite the success, the series' popularity began to fade. To save it, another superhero was added to attract customers: the martial arts hero Iron Fist, who joined the cast of Power Man in a three-part story art in #48-50. The series title was then changed to Power Man and Iron Fist.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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Power Man and Iron Fist Canceled (1986) - By the time issue #50 came around, the series became officially known as Power Man and Iron Fist and remained that way until it was eventually canceled with issue #125 in 1986.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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Cage (1992) - That wasn't the end of Luke Cage's journey. In 1992, he was relaunched in a new series, simply called Cage, set in Chicago.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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Marvel Comics Presents (1993) - After just 20 issues of Cage, it was canceled. However, Luke Cage lived on as he received his own series in the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents. He was also included in the likes of Heroes for Hire, which lasted 19 issues.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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Luke Cage Film Discussions (2003) - Luke Cage's story was in development to be brought to the big screen in 2003 by Columbia Pictures with John Singleton set to direct. Jamie Foxx and Tyrese were even in consideration for the lead role. The project never got off the ground.(Photo from left: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for LACMA, Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung)

Photo By Photo from left: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for LACMA

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Marvel Zombies (2005) - The superhero then appeared in Marvel Zombies in 2005, being one of the very first heroes to become "infected by the alien virus along with the other Avengers."(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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The Super Hero Squad (2009) - Taking a more youthful and modern spin, Luke Cage joined the animated series The Super Hero Squad in September 2009 and was voiced by Lil' JJ. The series ended in May 2013.(Photo: Marvel Comic, Cartoon Network)

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Thunderbolts (2010) - Luke Cage joined another popular series, Thunderbolts, in 2010, joining with issue #144.(Photo: Marvel Comics)

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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) - The following year, Luke Cage joined more Marvel superheroes in the series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and was voiced by Christopher B Duncan. The series ended three years later, in 2013.(Photo: Marvel Comics, Disney)

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Ultimate Spiderman (2012) - Luke Cage reverted to his teenage years during his appearance in the cartoon series Ultimate Spiderman in 2012. The character was voiced by Ogie Banks. Today, the series is still airing four years later.(Photo: Marvel Comics, Disney)

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Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014) - The man with the super strength and unbreakable skin then joined the Anime world, appearing in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, an anime series, in November 2014.(Photo: Marvel Comics, Bandai Namco Games)

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Jessica Jones (2015) - We got our initial introduction to Mike Colter as Luke Cage in the 2015 Netflix original series Jessica Jones in 2015, and after falling in love with his performance, it was only up from there for Cage's next big gig.(Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Netflix)

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Luke Cage (2016) - After meeting him for the first time in the flesh on Jessica Jones a year ago, Luke Cage is getting his own series on Neftlix, premiering on September 30.(Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Netflix)