I can tell by the masks that you're bad guys. Nice touch. Almost intimidating. But the minivan ruins the effect. Maybe that's how y'all do it down here in New Orleans, but the rest of the world -- New York, Madripoor, Boise -- the bad guys don't roll up in minivans. And there ain't but three of you. A van that big can comfortably seat eight. Seems like you don't take your villainy serious. 
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Luke Cage (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Lenore Mornay (First appearance)
- Warhawk (Mitchell Tanner)
- Cyril Morgan (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Big Worm's unnamed henchmen (First appearance)
- Big Worm (a loan shark) (First appearance)
- Corello's crew (First appearance; unnamed)
- Frankie Corello (First appearance; unnamed)
Other Characters:
- Marlon (a bouncer) (First appearance)
- NYPD (Referenced)
- Miss Laronda (a barkeep) (First appearance)
- Avengers (Referenced)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Referenced)
- Shorty (First appearance)
- Markeese (Shorty's boyfriend) (Mentioned)
- Rand Corporation (Mentioned)
- Danny Rand (Mentioned)
- Shorty's father (First appearance)
- Shorty's mother (First appearance)
- Dr. Noah Burstein (Corpse behind the scenes in main story and appears in recap)
- Caleb Morgan (First appearance)
- Emma Burstein (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- U.S. Army (Referenced)
- Noah's other test subjects (Mentioned)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Referenced)
- Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross) (Referenced)
- Blue Hulk (Referenced)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Referenced)
- Thor (Thor Odinson) (Referenced)
- Thor (Jane Foster) (Referenced)
- Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) (Referenced)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Referenced)
- Danielle Jones-Cage (Referenced)
- Jessica Jones (Referenced)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York
- Louisiana
- New Orleans
- Ninth Ward (Mentioned)
- Community Health Clinic (Mentioned)
- Ninth Ward (Mentioned)
- The Morgan Estate (First appearance)
- New Orleans
- Georgia (Only in recap)
- Seagate Prison (Only in recap)
- Boise, Idaho (Mentioned)
- Madripoor (Mentioned)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Electro-Biochemical System (Only in recap)
- Neuro-Stabilizer Serum (First appearance; unnamed)
- Super-Soldier Serum (Mentioned)
- "Molecular destabilizing blade" (First appearance; unnamed)
Events:
- Vietnam War (Referenced)
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
CAGED VENGEANCE!
Dr. Noah Burstein, the man who made Luke Cage into the unbreakable hero he is today, is dead. When Luke goes down to New Orleans for the funeral, he finds The Big Easy to be pretty &$#% difficult. Mysterious billionaires, a woman with a secret, amped-up gangs and a shadowy figure all lead Luke to the conclusion that there’s more to his father-figure’s death than meets the eye. He’s looking for answers, and it’s a bad day for anyone in his way!
