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* AfroAsskicker: Luke Cage and Misty Knight. Luke's ditched the afro, but Misty hasn't.
* AllAccordingToPlan: The Earth's collective hive recruited Humbug to fight against the alien hive that come with Hulk. He goes along with it, but eventually he betrays everyone and join the alien hive. Does our hive have a back up plan for this? No, it's better. They were ''counting'' on Humbug to betray them, and be selected as the host of the alien eggs. They poisoned him, and so both Humbug and the alien eggs would die.

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* AfroAsskicker: Luke Cage and Misty Knight. Luke's since ditched the afro, but Misty hasn't.
* AllAccordingToPlan: The Earth's collective hive recruited Humbug to fight against the alien hive that come with Hulk. He goes along with it, but eventually he betrays everyone and join joins the alien hive. Does our hive have a back up plan for this? No, it's better. They were ''counting'' on Humbug to betray them, and be selected as the host of the alien eggs. They poisoned him, and so both Humbug and the alien eggs would die.



* ArmedFemalesUnarmedMales: The 2006 lineup is a GenderEqualEnsemble of four men and four women.
*** The women are Misty Knight, a cyborg who uses guns; Colleen Wing, a MasterSwordswoman; the Black Cat, who uses a GrapplingHookPistol and [[WolverineClaws claw-tipped gloves]]; and Tarantula, who uses bladed gloves and [[ArmedLegs boots]].
*** On the men's side, we have Shang Chi whose martial arts skills allow him to defeat superhuman enemies; Humbug, who can control insects; the superstrong Atlantean Orka; and Paladin, who is the only one of the guys who uses weapons.

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* ArmedFemalesUnarmedMales: The 2006 lineup is a GenderEqualEnsemble of four men and four women. \n*** The women are Misty Knight, a cyborg who uses guns; Colleen Wing, a MasterSwordswoman; the Black Cat, who uses a GrapplingHookPistol and [[WolverineClaws claw-tipped gloves]]; and Tarantula, who uses bladed gloves and [[ArmedLegs boots]].
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boots]]. On the men's side, we have Shang Chi Chi, whose martial arts skills allow him to defeat superhuman enemies; Humbug, who can control insects; the superstrong Atlantean Orka; and Paladin, who is the only one of the guys who uses weapons.



* BelligerentSexualTension: Misty Knight and Iron Fist have this. They're an on-again off-again couple with a tendency to be a abrasive to one another in one moment and engaging in rough passionate sex in another.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Princess Avi, a gal Danny Rand saved during the first run of ''Iron Fist'', turns up in Duffy's run and turns out to be the sort of melodramatic despot Doctor Doom would tell to take it down a notch. Her previous behavior is handwaved as having pulled the wool over Danny's eyes (and in fairness, Danny was pretty naive at the time).

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* BelligerentSexualTension: Misty Knight and Iron Fist have this. They're an on-again off-again couple with a tendency to be a abrasive to one another in one moment and engaging in rough passionate sex in another.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: BitchInSheepsClothing:
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Princess Avi, a gal Danny Rand saved during the first run of ''Iron Fist'', turns up in Duffy's run and turns out to be the sort of melodramatic despot Doctor Doom would tell to take it down a notch. Her previous behavior is handwaved as having pulled the wool over Danny's eyes (and in fairness, Danny was pretty naive at the time).time).
** Luke enlists the brother of Reva Conners to assist him in one case, and he uses this line. He's lying, and eventually turns on Cage for reasons not fully explained.



* CutLexLuthorACheck: Lampshaded and inverted in a row by Paladin, when he fought Scorpion and got inside a warehouse of forgotten super-villain weapons. He took a random weapon, realized that it turns things into gold, and wondered what kind of fool could have had a ray to turn things into gold and use it for [[BankRobbery Bank Robberies]]. And then it hits him: "TURNS... THINGS... INTO... GOLD??? SoLongSuckers, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Screw This mission, I'm SO outta here]]! Subverted in that he doesn't know the transmutation is only temporary, and transformed items will crumble into dust after.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Lampshaded and inverted in a row by Paladin, when he fought Scorpion and got inside a warehouse of forgotten super-villain weapons. He took a random weapon, realized that it turns things into gold, and wondered what kind of fool could have had a ray to turn things into gold and use it for [[BankRobbery Bank Robberies]]. And then it hits him: "TURNS... THINGS... INTO... GOLD??? SoLongSuckers, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Screw This mission, I'm SO outta here]]! He immediately splits. Subverted in that he doesn't know the transmutation is only temporary, and transformed items will crumble into dust after.



* DownerEnding: The original series ended with Danny being accidentally beaten to death by a teenager and Luke being blamed for it, having to go on the run. A few years down the line, it turned out Danny was mostly fine, and Luke's name was cleared (it was a plot by Master Khan to get at Danny. The teenager was actually a brainwashed Super-Skrull).

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* DownerEnding: The original series ended with Danny being accidentally beaten to death by a teenager superpowered teenager, who then dies, and Luke being blamed for it, having to go on the run. A few years down the line, it turned out Danny was mostly fine, and Luke's name was cleared (it was a plot by Master Khan to get at Danny. The teenager was actually a brainwashed Super-Skrull).



* LikeABrotherToMe: Luke enlists the brother of Reva Conners to assist him in one case, and he uses this line. He's lying, and eventually turns on Cage for reasons not fully explained.



** Paladin doesn't care about anything, as long as he gets paid. Bill Foster died in the Civil War? The dinosaur is sad for being set apart from the ape? Who cares? Paladin only looks out for Nº one: himself.

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** Paladin doesn't care about anything, as long as he gets paid. Bill Foster died in the Civil War? The dinosaur is sad for being set apart from the ape? Who cares? Paladin only looks out for Nº one: himself.



* TranquilFury: Averted. When the headmen killed Orka, Shang-Chi gave him his last rites (with the villains right there). When it was done, Otis reminded him that it was not the time for his Zen calm. Shang-Chi calmly agreed... and then all hell broke loose.

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* TranquilFury: Averted. When the headmen killed kill Orka, Shang-Chi gave gives him his last rites (with the villains right there). When it was done, Otis reminded him that it was not the time for his Zen calm. Shang-Chi calmly agreed...agrees... and then all hell broke loose.
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%%* BareYourMidriff: Misty Knight
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[[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote: Click to see the 2006 team]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heroesforhire_4578.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote: [[caption-width-right:275:From the streets of Harlem to K'un-Lun, they've got bad guys on the run![[labelnote: Click to see the 2006 team]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heroesforhire_4578.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

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%%* ArmedLegs: Tarantula

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%%* * ArmedFemalesUnarmedMales: The 2006 lineup is a GenderEqualEnsemble of four men and four women.
*** The women are Misty Knight, a cyborg who uses guns; Colleen Wing, a MasterSwordswoman; the Black Cat, who uses a GrapplingHookPistol and [[WolverineClaws claw-tipped gloves]]; and Tarantula, who uses bladed gloves and [[ArmedLegs boots]].
*** On the men's side, we have Shang Chi whose martial arts skills allow him to defeat superhuman enemies; Humbug, who can control insects; the superstrong Atlantean Orka; and Paladin, who is the only one of the guys who uses weapons.
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ArmedLegs: TarantulaTarantula has blades on her boots.

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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with Comicbook/IronFist, and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters Misty Knight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.

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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with Comicbook/IronFist, whose own title had been cancelled. Luke's series was retitled "Power Man & Iron Fist: Heroes for Hire", and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters Misty Knight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.



* AfroAsskicker: Luke Cage and Misty Knight
* AllAccordingToPlan: The Earth's collective hive recruited humbug to fight against the alien hive that come with Hulk. He goes along with it, but eventually he betrays everyone and join the alien hive. Does our hive have a back up plan for this? No, it's better. They were ''counting'' on humbug to betray them, and be selected as the host of the alien eggs. They poisoned him, and so both humbug and the alien eggs would die.
* AmbiguousSituation: In the end of the 2006 run, [[spoiler:Shang kills Humbug]]. He does not say anything before, during or after that. Was it a MercyKill? Or was it vengeance?

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* AfroAsskicker: Luke Cage and Misty Knight
Knight. Luke's ditched the afro, but Misty hasn't.
* AllAccordingToPlan: The Earth's collective hive recruited humbug Humbug to fight against the alien hive that come with Hulk. He goes along with it, but eventually he betrays everyone and join the alien hive. Does our hive have a back up plan for this? No, it's better. They were ''counting'' on humbug Humbug to betray them, and be selected as the host of the alien eggs. They poisoned him, and so both humbug Humbug and the alien eggs would die.
* AmazonBrigade: Jerry Hogarth, occasional lawyer for Rand-Mitchum, has a private resort guarded entirely by good-looking women.
* AmbiguousSituation: In At the end of the 2006 run, [[spoiler:Shang kills Humbug]]. He does not doesn't say anything before, during or after that. Was it a MercyKill? Or was it vengeance?vengeance?
* AmoralAttorney: "Big Ben" Donovan, a sort-of ally of Luke's during his early days. In the early part of Duffy's run, he suddenly turns out to be a serious bastard, even having no problem trying to get Luke killed for no readily apparent reason.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Princess Avi, a gal Danny Rand saved during the first run of ''Iron Fist'', turns up in Duffy's run and turns out to be the sort of melodramatic despot Doctor Doom would tell to take it down a notch. Her previous behavior is handwaved as having pulled the wool over Danny's eyes (and in fairness, Danny was pretty naive at the time).



* BondVillainStupidity: A ship with a huge bomb, heading to the Statue of Liberty, and with super heroes aboard? And they are not even tied or restrained in any way? ''Of course'' that the bomb would be disabled!

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* BondVillainStupidity: A ship with a huge bomb, heading to the Statue of Liberty, and with super heroes aboard? And they are not aren't even tied or restrained in any way? ''Of course'' that the bomb would be disabled!



* {{Depower}}: Luke temporarily loses his powers for an issue. A jolt of electricity from an electric fence restores them. [[LightningCanDoAnything Go figure.]]



* DownerEnding: The original series ended with Danny being accidentally beaten to death by a teenager and Luke being blamed for it, having to go on the run. A few years down the line, it turned out Danny was mostly fine, and Luke's name was cleared (it was a plot by Master Khan to get at Danny. The teenager was actually a brainwashed Super-Skrull).



* GeniusBruiser: Tarantula, who unexpectedly shows a level of intelligence similar to Reed Richards.
* HelloSailor: In the second volume of, the main characters find themselves in a stolen boat with the Coast Guard about to board them.

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* GeniusBruiser: FriendOnTheForce: Rafael Scarfe, Misty's former partner from her beat cop days, during the original run.
* GeniusBruiser:
** Luke, though not at standard comic book genius levels, is plenty smart and a quick learner.
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Tarantula, who unexpectedly shows a level of intelligence similar to Reed Richards.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Bushmaster kick-started the first Power Man and Iron Fist team-up because he wanted Dr. Bernstein to make him like Luke Cage. That ended with him apparently dying, but he pops up in ''Heroes'' having survived... sort of. The experiment is now turning his body to steel, and he'd very much like this cured before it kills him.
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HelloSailor: In the second volume of, volume, the main characters find themselves in a stolen boat with the Coast Guard about to board them.



-->'''Shang-Chi: '''That might not work for all of us, Colleen.

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-->'''Shang-Chi: '''That -->'''Shang-Chi:''' That might not work for all of us, Colleen.



* IHaveYourWife: Professor Bernstein is forced to assist Bushmaster ''again'' because they're holding his new wife hostage, having abducted her on their honeymoon.



* LikeABrotherToMe: Luke enlists the brother of Reva Conners to assist him in one case, and he uses this line. He's lying, and eventually turns on Cage for reasons not fully explained.



** Paladin does not care about anything, as long as he gets paid. Bill Foster has died in the Civil War? The dinosaur is sad for being set apart from the ape? Who cares? Paladin only looks out for Nº one: himself.

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** Paladin does not doesn't care about anything, as long as he gets paid. Bill Foster has died in the Civil War? The dinosaur is sad for being set apart from the ape? Who cares? Paladin only looks out for Nº one: himself.



* PunchClockHero: Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Cage is so dedicated to his job that he once shook down Dr. Doom himself for just $200 owed to him. Throughout the various other incarnations of the team, the dynamic has shifted a little now and then - to the point that in the latest version, "for hire" means "available to do a favor for Misty Knight".

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* PunchClockHero: PlayingPossum: Iron Fist wins his rematch with Sabretooth by feigning that Creed has slashed his back up. When Sabretooth gets close, Danny clobbers him.
* PunchClockHero:
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Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Cage is so dedicated to his job that he once shook down Dr. Doom himself for just $200 owed to him. That said, if Luke and Danny feel the job is not worth it (like, for example, a vigilante going after an asshole slumlord) they'll only do what the contract requires.
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Throughout the various other incarnations of the team, the dynamic has shifted a little now and then - to the point that in the latest fourth version, "for hire" means "available to do a favor for Misty Knight".



* RotatingProtagonist: This is the hook for the latest version of team: Misty Knight uses her contacts to "maximize the potential of [her] address book", calling in favors from different heroes in every issue. The only constant besides Knight herself is Paladin.

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* RotatingProtagonist: This is the hook for the latest version of team: fourth volume: Misty Knight uses her contacts to "maximize the potential of [her] address book", calling in favors from different heroes in every issue. The only constant besides Knight herself is Paladin.


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* ShooTheDog: When a pair of villains go after Luke and Danny, Luke bundles their secretary on a plane to Canada. She objects to this, but Like is ''very'' insistent, threatening to drag her onto the plane if he has to if it means she's not in danger.


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* TheoryTunnelvision: Misty lost her arm to a bomb as a beat cop, and this has left her with severe trauma. When she sees a formerly convicted terrorist running around, just as a bomb goes off in a fancy restaurant, she immediately decides he's the guilty party and refuses to listen to anyone else's opinions on the matter.
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* ContemptibleCover: Issue 13 of volume 2, a tie-in for ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' is infamous for depicting Black Cat, Misty, and Colleen surrounded by tentacles, looking more like the cover to a {{hentai}} manga than a mainstream superhero book.
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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with Comicbook/IronFist, and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.

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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with Comicbook/IronFist, and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, Misty Knight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.



Misty Knight made her live action debut in ''Series/LukeCage2016'', the third of five planned Creator/{{Netflix}} shows set within the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as played by Simone Missick. Likewise, ComicBook/ColleenWing made her debut in ''Series/IronFist2017''.

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Misty Knight made her live action debut in ''Series/LukeCage2016'', the third of five planned Creator/{{Netflix}} shows set within the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as played by Simone Missick. Likewise, ComicBook/ColleenWing Colleen Wing made her debut in ''Series/IronFist2017''.
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* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: The 1990s team was originally funded by Oracle Inc., a company funded by Prince Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner. When Namor decided to sell Oracle to Stark-Fujikawa (the rebranded Stark Enterprises after Tony was killed and the company was bought following ''ComicBook/TheCrossing''), they ''would'' have kept going... until they decided to kick out Scott Lang and Luke Cage because of their criminal records. The group decided to disband instead.
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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]], and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.

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First there was just ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]], Comicbook/IronFist, and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.
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First there was just [[ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire Luke Cage]], the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]], and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.

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First there was just [[ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire Luke Cage]], ComicBook/LukeCage, the original hero for hire, then he teamed up with [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]], and the two became synonymous with the title of being ''Heroes for Hire''. Supporting characters ComicBook/MistyKnight, a detective and sometimes girlfriend of Iron Fist, her partner Colleen Wing, martial arts expert would at times team up with the main two but not become official members until the 2006 series where Misty Knight officially takes over the organization. Throughout the various runs various other characters would team up/work for the organization on different missions.

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* TheOneGuy: Shang-Chi was the only male member of the group during the Civil War.



* TokenMinority: PlayedWith. Shang-Chi was the only male member of the group during the Civil War.
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The group at first was restricted to the pages of Power Man and Iron Fist but would only get its first book under the name ''Heroes for Hire'' in the 1990s when the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were presumed dead after the ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} event, it featured a rotating cast of characters and lasted for 19 issues. A third run, without Cage or Fist, but starring Misty & Colleen, took place between Civil War and World War Hulk, it came out in 2006 and lasted 15 issues. A fourth run debuted in 2010, officially lasted 12 issues although it had a one-shot ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' tie in and a spin off mini series titled ''Villains for Hire'' that closed off that run.

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The group at first was restricted to the pages of Power Man and Iron Fist but would only get its first book under the name ''Heroes for Hire'' in the 1990s when the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were presumed dead after the ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} ''ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}'' event, it featured a rotating cast of characters and lasted for 19 issues. A third run, without Cage or Fist, but starring Misty & Colleen, took place between Civil War and World War Hulk, it came out in 2006 and lasted 15 issues. A fourth run debuted in 2010, officially lasted 12 issues although it had a one-shot ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' tie in and a spin off mini series titled ''Villains for Hire'' that closed off that run.
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The group at first was restricted to the pages of Power Man and Iron Fist but would only get its first book under the name ''Heroes for Hire'' in the 1990s when the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were killed off after the ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} event, it featured a rotating cast of characters and lasted for 19 issues. A third run, without Cage or Fist, but starring Misty & Colleen, took place between Civil War and World War Hulk, it came out in 2006 and lasted 15 issues. A fourth run debuted in 2010, officially lasted 12 issues although it had a one-shot ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' tie in and a spin off mini series titled ''Villains for Hire'' that closed off that run.

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The group at first was restricted to the pages of Power Man and Iron Fist but would only get its first book under the name ''Heroes for Hire'' in the 1990s when the Fantastic Four and the Avengers were killed off presumed dead after the ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} event, it featured a rotating cast of characters and lasted for 19 issues. A third run, without Cage or Fist, but starring Misty & Colleen, took place between Civil War and World War Hulk, it came out in 2006 and lasted 15 issues. A fourth run debuted in 2010, officially lasted 12 issues although it had a one-shot ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' tie in and a spin off mini series titled ''Villains for Hire'' that closed off that run.
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''Heroes For Hire'' is a group of super heroes of Marvel Comics. It has been published in sporadic periods through the years. The main idea is that this PunchClockHero group that perform hero type services sometimes outside of the normal heroes' areas of expertise. At times even the title itself is an InformedAttribute depending on the incarnation of the group and story arc though money is always a factor.

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''Heroes For for Hire'' is a group of super heroes of Marvel Comics. It has been published in sporadic periods through the years. The main idea is that this PunchClockHero group that perform hero type services sometimes outside of the normal heroes' areas of expertise. At times even the title itself is an InformedAttribute depending on the incarnation of the group and story arc arc, though money is always a factor.

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