Separately, the two garnered a strong readership at first, but when sales flagged, they were put together. In 1978, Luke’s book was renamed Power Man and Iron Fist. Since then, Luke’s superhero moniker “Power Man” has come and gone, but the friendship between the two has been consistent. Even when one or the other has their own solo series or, Luke and Danny come back together again. Time and again, we see that the two work best when Luke’s down-to-earth, streetwise approach tempers Danny’s mystical powers. In recent years, writers have changed the dynamic to make Luke the more centered of the two, a strong contrast to the more goofy (and sometimes out of touch) Danny.

That last characterization did make its way into live action, but not in Luke Cage, nor in Iron Fist. Instead, the two only shared the screen in Defenders—where they had to make room for everyone else. Leaving aside the fact that Defenders fell far short of its potential to be the Avengers of the Netflix heroes, the series was naturally overstuffed. In addition to the four central heroes, the show also featured Elektra and Stick from Daredevil, as well as Sigourney Weaver as the big bad. Danny and Luke did get to trade some quips, but only in the margins of the bigger story.

Obviously, Daredevil: Born Again won’t be a Power Man and Iron Fist show. The two will be on the margins of a story that still focuses on Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk. But the fact that we see Danny with Luke and Danielle shows that the series understands that the two have a strong bond, something that could be explored in a later Disney+ entry.

Now if they’d just get Misty Knight and Colleen Wing into a Daughters of the Dragon series…