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"It's a difficult subject," says Luke Cage actor Mike Colter, "but I felt like what we're doing with the show is saying there can be some heroes in hoodies."

Luke Cage, Marvel's Reluctant Hero In A Hoodie

by NPR Staff

Luke Cage was one of the first black superheroes on comics pages. Now, he's a TV pioneer too, with Marvel's Luke Cage, which updates the blaxploitation-inspired character for modern viewers.