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Archie Goodwin

CTL-P-1249 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03319 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1249. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of Luke Cage (comics)

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Creator of Luke Cage (comics)

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Writer Archie Goodwin, with artists John Romita Sr. and George Tuska, created Luke Cage, who debuted in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 in 1972 (Mental Floss).

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