Issue(s): Power Man & Iron Fist #63, Power Man & Iron Fist #64
Cover Date: Jun-Aug 80
Title: "Luck and death" / "The last gamble"
Credits:
Mary Jo Duffy - Writer
Kerry Gammill - Penciler
Ricardo Villamonte / Jon D'Agostino & Dan Green - Inker

Review/plot:
So Luke Cage once fought a guy who alternately went by Senior Suerte and Senior Muerte, Mr. Luck and Mr. Death. He died. But it turns out he's got two brothers, and now they've each taken on one of their dead brother's personas.

They go after cage, firebombing the Gem Theater and nearly killing D.W. (another man, Tony, that was helping D.W. set up the projector does die).

Cage hits the streets looking for info on the duo, but no one wants to talk. One guy who might have talked is killed by Mr. Death. It's a pretty bizarre little scene.

Meanwhile, they set a trap for Danny at the Rand-Meachum office. Danny has to use the power of the Iron Fist twice to escape, leaving him completely spent. But eventually they track the two brothers down, and get them both arrested.

After the senseless death of a civilian, i kind of expected that comic book justice cause Suerte and Muerte to die as well, but they don't.

Bob Diamond is still appearing as Danny's sparring partner.

Under (Mary) Jo Duffy, this is an ok series. Some good moments but generally just a standard crime-fighting book.

Bringing back Muerte/Suerte is kind of a stretch, but i think it's mainly covering for his reappearance in Captain America after his death in an early issue of Hero For Hire.

Quality Rating: C+

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

• The new Mr. Luck was behind the attempted museum robbery in Power Man & Iron Fist #56.
  
• The original Senior Suerte/Muerte was killed in Hero For Hire #11.
  
• Mr. Death was previously punched in the face in Captain America #224.
  
• When Cage tells Danny he practices too much, Danny reflects back on his origin story from Marvel Premiere #15.

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Jon D'Agostino was a regular artist for Archie.

i think these two characters were created to explain the senor suerte in cap america 224. there was really no way for the original to have survived his death at the end of hero for hire 11 (even if the "suerte" guy in 224 seems to think he was the original)

Should I ron Fist be tagged in these issues?

Yes, thanks.