<P> As blaxploitation's popularity faded, Cage was paired with the superhero Iron Fist, whose popularity was based on the declining martial arts film genre, in an effort to save both characters from cancellation . The series' copyrighted title remained Power Man, though with issue #50 (April 1978) the trademarked cover title became Power Man and Iron Fist, retained through the series' cancellation with issue #125 (Sept. 1986). The series' final writer, James Owsley, attempted to shed Cage's blaxploitation roots by giving him a larger vocabulary and reducing usage of his catchphrase, "Sweet Christmas!" </P> <P> In 1992, Cage was relaunched in a new series simply titled Cage, set primarily in Chicago . The revived series updated the character, with Cage symbolically destroying his original costume on the cover of the first issue . The series, written by Marc McLaurin, ran 20 issues . Cage received exposure in other books at the time, including his own serial in the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents . In the aftermath of the "Onslaught" and "Heroes Reborn" companywide storylines, Cage was included in the series Heroes for Hire, written by John Ostrander, which lasted 19 issues . </P> <P> Subsequently, Cage was featured in the Brian Michael Bendis--written series Alias, Secret War, The Pulse, Daredevil, and New Avengers . </P> <P> In 2010, Cage became a regular character in Thunderbolts, starting with issue #144, and continued as leader of the team when the title transitioned into Dark Avengers beginning with issue #175 . Cage also reappeared as a regular character in the second volume of the New Avengers series . </P>

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