Claire Temple

Claire Temple is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An African-American doctor, she is primarily affiliated with the superhero Luke Cage and is one of his early love interests. Starting in 2015, a version of the character, portrayed by Rosario Dawson, has appeared in multiple episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe web television series, such as Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders. She is a composite of Claire and the comic character Night Nurse. 2Publication history Claire Temple first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #2 and was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska. The character of African-American superhero Luke Cage was created shortly after Blaxploitation films emerged as a popular new genre. 2Fictional character biography 3Luke Cage Luke Cage meets Dr. Claire Temple, who works with Dr. Noah Burstein at his 42nd Street storefront clinic. Cage has been shot by hitmen sent by the criminal Diamondback, and Claire is surprised to find him only bruised by the bullet