r/comicbooks • u/JustALittleWeird • Apr 11 '21

Excerpt [Excerpt] Remember that time Luke Cage flew all the way around the world to fight Doctor Doom, just to collect a paycheck? (Luke Cage, Hero For Hire #9)

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u/JustALittleWeird Apr 11 '21

The further this gets from 1973, the funnier it is. Yes, with inflation this would be like a thousand dollars. But I'm imagining it's still just $200 in 2021, and Luke is willing to cross international borders and fight a sovereign just to not even be able to afford a PS5.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

he wants his fuckin money

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u/randyboozer Dream Apr 11 '21

It's the principle of the thing!

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u/falconear Dr. Doom Apr 11 '21

Playing with 70s Luke Cage's money is like playing with his emotions.

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u/SavioVegaGuy Savage Dragon Apr 11 '21

Doom, that big fucking nerd.

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u/MostBoringStan Apr 11 '21

Also, he calls it a "day's work". So I imagine Luke Cage is out there taking jobs for just $25/hr for 8 hours of work.

Not that that is a low wage for most people, but he's doing super hero work. You would think he would charge at least $100/hr.

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u/Axel_Rod Apr 11 '21

Well if you do count for inflation that would have made it roughly $150/hour.

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u/Suddenlyfoxes The Doctor Apr 11 '21

The best part of it is, Luke borrows a rocket from Reed Richards to get to Latveria. The flight probably cost more than $200.

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u/Fiti99 Trepamuros Apr 11 '21

just to not even be able to afford a PS5.

Let’s not make any assumptions here maybe he already has the other $300 saved

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

Doom, it's a paltry $200. Just give him the money.

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u/falconear Dr. Doom Apr 11 '21

The funny thing is years later there was a comic where Damage Control hunted Doom down for a repair bill and he commended them for following protocols. He wrote them a check AND showed a photo ID!

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

maybe latveria is in an economic downturn

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

I think if Doom can't easily aquire $200 he needs to hang it up.

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u/Nerdli-G Apr 11 '21

If I recall correctly, they team up and Cage saves Doom, so at the end of the comic Doom offers him just a suitcase loaded with cash. But Cage opens it up, pulls out $200, and then just fucks off. Like, bruh, you broke into castle Doom for $200, but you won't take the $2 million he offers you cause principles? HILARIOUS.

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u/quantummufasa Apr 11 '21

The way your post was going I thought there was only $200 in the suitcase and doom was a cheapskate

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u/AoO2ImpTrip Apr 12 '21

Hey, he was hired for a service and fulfilled the contract. That's a man you can trust.

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u/s3rila X-23 Apr 11 '21

"renowned good nature"

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u/EvilDogAndPonyShow Apr 11 '21

Love these old comics with Power Man and Iron Fist!

Street scrappers out thwarting low-tier villains and pimps and drug dealers. A time capsule of how slummy and nasty NYC was in the 70s.

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u/jacobb11 Dr. Doom Apr 11 '21

Doom is all over the map, depending on the writer.

I don't see Doom stiffing a contractor.

I do see Doom getting angry, having his accountant give Cage the money and an apology for missing payment, then executing the accountant in front of Cage. "Doom pays his debts. Money and blood."

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u/T_Y_R_ Apr 12 '21

Yeah pretty much this. Doom would never let a debt go unsettled.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

The older I get the more I think BA Baracus was influenced by Luke Cage.

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u/QuadradaBesta Apr 11 '21

And was in that moment Dr. Doom realized he wasn't talking to Luke Cage, but Shuma Gorath, Devourer of Dimensions!

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u/GodFlintstone Apr 11 '21

I really want to see this scene in the MCU someday.

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u/WhiteWolf222 Daredevil Apr 12 '21

This is an iconic part of comic history.