Metamorpho and Luke Cage

A streetwise youth, the man called Rex Mason was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. In exchange for parole, Lucas clandestinely underwent an experimental procedure overseen by corrupt scientist Moses Stagg. Stagg saught to uncover the secrets of an ancient radioactive meteorite known as the Orb of Ra.  During the experiment the young man was transformed into a deformed freak with the ability to shapeshift and change himself into any element found in the human body.  After escaping from prison and the clutches of Stagg, he forged the identity of "Luke Cage" becoming a "hero for hire," a sort of super-enhanced private detective.  Aided by Misty Stagg, daughter of Moses, he now seeks to defend New York's Harlem from crime and injustice always staying one step ahead of Moses and his monstrous purple bodyguard, Java Killgrave.  Wherever the familiar cry of "Blue Christmas!" is heard, there will be, LUKE CAGE - ELEMENT MAN!

The cover of Luke Cage: Hero for Hire #1 is drawn by George Tuska. The Metamorpho bits are by Jim Aparo and are from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15 (1986).