lucky is introduced to the canvas within the much garnered return of his parents, famed "general hospital" adventurers and popular supercouple of the 1970–80s, luke and laura spencer. luke and laura had been last seen in texas in december 1984, when laura announces her pregnancy, and reveal off-screen in august 1985 that they had a son. the series soras-aged the child when he is introduced as a ten-year-old in 1993, played by jackson. anthony geary (luke) and writer irene suver helped to create the storyline of the family's return, and the network fired most the "general hospital" writing team in august 1993 to bring on new head writer, emmy award winner claire labine. the original introduction story for lucky was planned to have the child in need of a bone marrow transplant, a story later used on lucky's younger sister lulu. instead, the story included high-budget action sequences reminiscent of the couple's previous adventures, including explosions, car chases and parachutes. lucky had spent his life on the run with his parents, and is independent, street-smart and quick-witted. the character is shown to be a product of his parents, exhibiting qualities of both. jackson later explained to "entertainment weekly" in 2009: