Heroes for Hire - Revision history

Acotilletta2: added members (hired for job in Villains for Hire .1)

2012-10-14T21:25:07Z

added members (hired for job in Villains for Hire .1)

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	\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)		\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)
-	\| current_members = [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]]; hired heroes: [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)]], [[Elektra]], [[Falcon]], [[Ghost Rider (John Blaze)]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]], [[Shroud]], [[Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)]], [[Stingray (Walter Newell)]]	+	\| current_members = [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]]; hired heroes: [[Black Panther (T'Challa)]], [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)]], [[Elektra]], [[Falcon]], [[Ghost Rider (John Blaze)]], [[Hellstorm]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]], [[Shroud]], [[Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)]], [[Stingray (Walter Newell)]]
	\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]		\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]
	\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (former receptionist)		\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (former receptionist)

Acotilletta2: updated members and info (sources: H4H #1-12, H4H: Spider-Island, and SC5 updates)

2012-06-19T07:36:52Z

updated members and info (sources: H4H #1-12, H4H: Spider-Island, and SC5 updates)

Acotilletta2: added current members, removed heroes that never served on regular roster

2011-06-20T07:16:30Z

added current members, removed heroes that never served on regular roster

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	\| origin =		\| origin =
	\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)		\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)
-	\| current_members = ~~None~~	+	\| current_members = [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]]; hired heroes: [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)]], [[Elektra]], [[Falcon]], [[Ghost Rider (John Blaze)]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]]
-	\| ~~former_members =~~ [[~~Ant-Man~~ (~~Scott Lang~~)~~\|Ant-Man~~]], [[~~Black Cat~~]], [[~~Black Knight~~ (~~Dane Whitman~~)~~\|Black~~ Knight]], [[~~Brother Voodoo~~ (~~Jericho Drumm~~)~~\|Brother Voodoo~~]], [[~~Cat~~ (~~Shen Kuei~~)\|Cat]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing~~]], [[Deadpool~~]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (~~Daniel Thomas~~ Rand~~-K'ai~~)~~\|Iron Fist]], [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin~~]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi~~]], [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)\|Spider-Woman~~]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]	+	\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]
-	\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (receptionist)	+	\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (former receptionist)
	}}		}}
	{{headshot\|		{{headshot\|
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	{{teamhistory\|		{{teamhistory\|
-	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man ~~“Hero~~ for ~~Hire”~~ business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (~~Daniel Thomas~~ Rand~~-K'ai~~)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends.	+	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man "Hero for Hire" business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends.

	When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.		When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.
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-	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_4.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb]]Misty restarted Heroes for Hire but attempted a more informal approach to it by not keeping a steady roster. She hired heroes for missions based on their specific skill set, with only Paladin remaining as a constant within the group. Sometime in the beginning, she was kidnapped by the [[Puppet Master]] who used new technology wired through Misty's bionic arm to manipulate others to do his bidding. Once Paladin noticed Misty's absence he enlisted Iron Fist to help get her back. As Puppet Master sent various mesmerized heroes, including Paladin, to deal with Iron Fist, he ordered [[Punisher (Frank Castle)\|Punisher]] to kill Misty who awakened from her artificially induced coma. Misty managed to evade Punisher long enough to break Puppet Master's control over all the heroes, and Punisher shot Puppet Master, placing him in a coma. Misty thought about shutting Heroes for Hire down, but Paladin convinced her to keep it going even if it only led them to who was pulling Puppet Master's strings. Misty agreed, but she knew it might take a long time to rebuild their reputation.	+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_4.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb]]Misty restarted Heroes for Hire but attempted a more informal approach to it by not keeping a steady roster. She hired heroes for missions based on their specific skill set, with only Paladin remaining as a constant within the group. Sometime in the beginning, she was kidnapped by the [[Puppet Master]] who used new technology wired through Misty's bionic arm to manipulate others to do his bidding. Once Paladin noticed Misty's absence he enlisted Iron Fist to help get her back. As Puppet Master sent various mesmerized heroes, including Paladin, to deal with Iron Fist, he ordered [[Punisher (Frank Castle)\|Punisher]] to kill Misty who awakened from her artificially induced coma. Misty managed to evade Punisher long enough to break Puppet Master's control over all the heroes, and Punisher shot Puppet Master, placing him in a coma. Misty thought about shutting Heroes for Hire down, but Paladin convinced her to keep it going even if it only led them to who was pulling Puppet Master's strings. Misty agreed, but she knew it might take a long time to rebuild their reputation.
	}}		}}
	{{team}}		{{team}}

Acotilletta2: added new main pic, recent history, and inline images

2011-06-02T08:26:49Z

added new main pic, recent history, and inline images

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	{{teambox\|		{{teambox\|
	universe = [[Marvel Universe]]		universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
-	\| base_of_operations = Oracle, Inc. corporate headquarters, New York City~~; formerly~~ Heroes for Hire, Inc. offices, Park Avenue; and Gem Theatre, Times Square	+	\| base_of_operations = Secret location; formerly Oracle, Inc. corporate headquarters, New York City, Heroes for Hire, Inc. offices, Park Avenue; and Gem Theatre, Times Square
	\| debut = Power Man and Iron Fist #54 (1978)		\| debut = Power Man and Iron Fist #54 (1978)
	\| origin =		\| origin =
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	{{headshot\|		{{headshot\|
-	main_image=~~HeroesForHire_Head2~~.jpg	+	main_image=Acotilletta2--Heroes for Hire 3.jpg
	}}		}}
	{{teamhistory\|		{{teamhistory\|
-	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man “Hero for Hire” business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends. When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.	+	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man “Hero for Hire” business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends.

-	The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]].	+	When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.
-	~~[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_2.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]]~~She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.	+
		+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_2.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]]The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]]. She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.

	Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.		Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

-	[[image:~~HeroesHire01~~.jpg\|right\|~~170px~~\|thumb]]When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.	+	[[image:HeroesForHire Head2.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb]]When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In a few days time they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.
		+
		+
		+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_4.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb]]Misty restarted Heroes for Hire but attempted a more informal approach to it by not keeping a steady roster. She hired heroes for missions based on their specific skill set, with only Paladin remaining as a constant within the group. Sometime in the beginning, she was kidnapped by the [[Puppet Master]] who used new technology wired through Misty's bionic arm to manipulate others to do his bidding. Once Paladin noticed Misty's absence he enlisted Iron Fist to help get her back. As Puppet Master sent various mesmerized heroes, including Paladin, to deal with Iron Fist, he ordered [[Punisher (Frank Castle)\|Punisher]] to kill Misty who awakened from her artificially induced coma. Misty managed to evade Punisher long enough to break Puppet Master's control over all the heroes, and Punisher shot Puppet Master, placing him in a coma. Misty thought about shutting Heroes for Hire down, but Paladin convinced her to keep it going even if it only led them to who was pulling Puppet Master's strings. Misty agreed, but she knew it might take a long time to rebuild their reputation.
	}}		}}
	{{team}}		{{team}}

Acotilletta2: added inline images of previous teams

2010-09-17T04:40:57Z

added inline images of previous teams

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:40, 17 September 2010
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	{{teamhistory\|		{{teamhistory\|
-	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man “Hero for Hire” business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends. When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.	+	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man “Hero for Hire” business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends. When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.

-	The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]]. She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.	+	The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]].
		+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_2.jpg\|left\|180px\|thumb]]She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.

-	~~[[image:HeroesHire01.jpg\|right\|170px\|thumb]]~~
	Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.		Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

-	When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.	+	[[image:HeroesHire01.jpg\|right\|170px\|thumb]]When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.
	}}		}}
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	\| current_members = None		\| current_members = None
	\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm)\|Brother Voodoo]], [[Cat (Shen Kuei)\|Cat]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Deadpool]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]], [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)\|Spider-Woman]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]		\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm)\|Brother Voodoo]], [[Cat (Shen Kuei)\|Cat]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Deadpool]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)\|Iron Fist]], [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)\|Spider-Woman]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]
-	\| other_members =	+	\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (receptionist)
	}}		}}
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	Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.		Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

-	When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them in conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.	+	When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.
	}}		}}
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2010-03-19T23:40:58Z

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	Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.		Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

-	When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others.	+	When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them in conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, leaving everyone to go their separate ways.
	}}		}}
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2010-03-11T19:53:27Z

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{{teambox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| base_of_operations = Oracle, Inc. corporate headquarters, New York City; formerly Heroes for Hire, Inc. offices, Park Avenue; and Gem Theatre, Times Square
| debut = Power Man and Iron Fist #54 (1978)
| origin =
| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)
| current_members = None
| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Ant-Man]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]], [[Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm)|Brother Voodoo]], [[Cat (Shen Kuei)|Cat]], [[Cage, Luke|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen|Colleen Wing]], [[Deadpool]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)|Iron Fist]], [[Knight, Misty|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)|White Tiger]]
| other_members =
}}
{{headshot|
main_image=HeroesForHire_Head2.jpg
}}
{{teamhistory|
bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man “Hero for Hire” business founded by [[Cage, Luke|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai)|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends. When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.

The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]]. She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.

[[image:HeroesHire01.jpg|right|170px|thumb]]
Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

When the [[Civil War|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In few days they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others.
}}
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[[category:Heroes]]
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	\| origin =		\| origin =
	\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)		\| significant_issues = Misty Knight forms new team (Heroes for Hire #1, 2006)
-	\| current_members = [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]]; hired heroes: [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)]], [[Elektra]], [[Falcon]], [[Ghost Rider (John Blaze)]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]]	+	\| current_members = [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]], [[Paladin]]; hired heroes: [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)]], [[Elektra]], [[Falcon]], [[Ghost Rider (John Blaze)]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]], [[Shroud]], [[Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)]], [[Stingray (Walter Newell)]]
	\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]		\| former_members = [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]], [[Black Cat]], [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)]], [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], [[Orka]], [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]], [[Humbug]], [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Thena]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[White Tiger (New Men)\|White Tiger]]
	\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (former receptionist)		\| other_members = [[Johnson, Otis\|Otis Johnson]] (former receptionist)
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	}}		}}
	{{teamhistory\|		{{teamhistory\|
-	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man "Hero for Hire" business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px~~\|thumb~~]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends.	+	bio_text = Heroes for Hire traces its roots back to the one-man "Hero for Hire" business founded by [[Cage, Luke\|Luke Cage]], which offered superhuman security and investigation services for a fee. Cage later went into business with the martial artist [[Iron Fist (Danny Rand)\|Iron Fist]] as Heroes for Hire, [[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire442.jpg\|left\|180px]] a profitable partnership that lasted for years until circumstances forced the duo to break up, though they remained good friends.

	When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.		When most of New York's leading super heroes seemingly died during the [[Marvel Onslaught\|Onslaught]] disaster, Iron Fist enacted a radical two-part plan: he secretly performed a ritual that would gradually merge the earthly plane with his other-dimensional childhood home [[K'un-Lun]], the mystical monarchy of which could impose new order on a chaotic Earth; at the same time, he also began to rebuild Heroes for Hire, feeling that the world needed inspirational heroes more than ever, with or without K'un-Lun. By this time, Rand's family business, Rand-Meachum, had been bought out by [[Sub-Mariner\|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'s [[Oracle Incorporated\|Oracle, Inc.]], including [[Rand-Meachum Corporation\|Rand-Meachum]]'s inactive Heroes for Hire subsidiary. Under the direction of Oracle executive [[Human Torch (Jim Hammond)\|Jim Hammond]], an expanded Heroes for Hire reopened as a partly charitable, partly profit-driven enterprise.

-	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_2.jpg\|left\|180px~~\|thumb~~]]The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]]. She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.	+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_2.jpg\|left\|180px]]The initial roster included Iron Fist, the Olympian demigod [[Hercules (Heracles)\|Hercules]] (who soon quit due to alcoholic excess) and the White Tiger, an actual tiger who had been evolved into a super-humanoid female form by the [[High Evolutionary]]. She was created to seek and destroy the Evolutionary's evil rogue creation, the [[Man-Beast]], and felt the Heroes for Hire might be useful allies; however, she had difficulty functioning in human society, especially after she developed an unrequited love for Iron Fist. Luke Cage refused to rejoin the business at first, but signed on after the self-styled [[Master of the World]] secretly urged him to act as a double agent within the group. While Cage sympathized with the Master's plans for a better world, he objected to the Master's ruthless methods and ultimately helped the Heroes for Hire destroy the Master's operation. By this time, the group had taken on several more recruits, such as team scientist the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)\|Black Knight]], [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)\|Ant-Man]], [[Eternals\|Eternal]] warrior-scholar [[Thena]] and corporate counsel [[She-Hulk]], plus various temporary operatives and civilian staff.

	Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.		Later, the Heroes for Hire and mutant speedster [[Quicksilver]] intervened in a three-way war between the forces of the High Evolutionary, mutant terrorist leader [[Exodus]], and the Man-Beast; after that conflict, the Black Knight quit the team to mentor the victorious Evolutionary's [[Knights of Wundagore]]. Exodus and the Man-Beast were rendered harmless, and the White Tiger-no longer able to bear the burden of human emotion-had the Evolutionary de-evolve her back into an ordinary tiger. Shortly thereafter, Namor sold Oracle to the [[Stark-Fujikawa]] corporation, which fired Cage and Ant-Man because of their prison records and imposed tighter controls on the rest of the group, all of whom resigned in protest. In the meantime, most of the group's ex-members remain active as super heroes, and Iron Fist eventually thwarted the spell that would have brought K'un-Lun to Earth, having realized the folly of his one-time master plan.

-	[[image:HeroesForHire Head2.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb]]When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In a few days time they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, ~~leaving~~ everyone ~~to go~~ their separate ways.	+	[[image:HeroesForHire Head2.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb]] When the [[Civil War\|Superhuman Registration Act]] was passed, [[Knight, Misty\|Misty Knight]] decided to re-establish Heroes for Hire once again and recruited [[Wing, Colleen\|Colleen Wing]], [[Humbug]], [[Shang-Chi]], [[Tarantula (Maria Vasquez)\|Tarantula]], [[Black Cat]], [[Paladin]] and [[Orka]]. The first sortie of this new Heroes for Hire was against the newly reformed [[Mandarin]]'s [[Avatars]] who they managed to beat quite easily. In a few days time they also managed to subdue [[Shockwave]], [[Grindhouse]], [[Goldbug]] and [[Ghost Maker]] along with many others. Eventually an old foe, [[Ricadonna, Celia\|Ricadonna]], escaped from prison to enact her revenge against Misty and Colleen, and Heroes for Hire had to use underworld contacts to find her - namely the [[Toddler]]. Ricadonna underwent surgery to become more powerful than before, but the team defeated her again. The group was hired for other jobs which led them into conflicts against the [[Headmen]], [[Grim Reaper]], the dangers of the [[Savage Land]] and more. In the end, the Heroes for Hire were destined to fail, mainly because members like Paladin and Humbug had their own agendas that didn't coincide with the others. The group disbanded, everyone going their separate ways.


-	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_4.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb]]Misty ~~restarted~~ Heroes for Hire ~~but attempted a more informal approach to it by not keeping a steady roster. She hired heroes for missions based on their specific skill set~~, ~~with only Paladin~~ remaining ~~as a constant within~~ the ~~group. Sometime in the beginning~~, ~~she was kidnapped~~ by the [[Puppet Master]] ~~who used new technology wired through~~ Misty's ~~bionic~~ arm ~~to manipulate others to do~~ his ~~bidding~~. ~~Once~~ Paladin ~~noticed~~ Misty's ~~absence he~~ enlisted Iron Fist to ~~help get~~ her ~~back~~. As Puppet Master ~~sent various mesmerized heroes, including Paladin, to deal with Iron Fist, he ordered~~ [[Punisher (Frank Castle)~~\|Punisher~~]] ~~to kill Misty who awakened from her artificially induced coma. Misty managed to evade Punisher long enough to break~~ Puppet Master's ~~control over all the heroes~~, and Punisher shot Puppet Master, ~~placing~~ him in a coma. Misty ~~thought about shutting~~ Heroes for Hire ~~down~~, ~~but~~ Paladin convinced her to ~~keep it going even if it only led them to who was pulling~~ Puppet Master's ~~strings~~. Misty ~~agreed~~, ~~but~~ she ~~knew~~ it ~~might take~~ a ~~long time~~ to ~~rebuild their reputation~~.	+	[[image:Acotilletta2--Heroes_for_Hire_4.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb]] Despite her previous team's disintegration, Misty reorganized a non-profit Heroes for Hire, remaining behind the scenes as "Control" and hiring individuals with specific skills for select missions, mainly exchanging favors or information. [[Purple Man]] (Zebediah Kilgrave) intended to use Misty to covertly build a criminal empire by eliminating the competition and manipulated reformed villain [[Puppet Master]] (Philip Masters) to kidnap Misty early on in her endeavor, inducing her into a coma while controlling her team. Earpiece implants given to the heroes allowed Puppet Master to enslave them, and the cybernetics in Misty's prosthetic arm improved his control. He targeted [[Atlanteans\|Atlantean]] drug dealers distributing ultra-addictive narcotic Hook, [[Baron Brimstone]] selling cursed Demonica Soulcutter guns, and Simon Serrati for trafficking women and exotic animals from the [[Savage Land]]. [[Paladin]] discovered Misty's disappearance and enlisted Iron Fist's help to find her. Meanwhile, Misty rejected Puppet Master's influence and was attacked by a mind-controlled [[Punisher (Frank Castle)]] upon waking, but she destroyed Puppet Master's equipment, freeing his servants, and Punisher shot Puppet Master, leaving him in a coma. Although Misty wanted to terminate Heroes for Hire, Paladin convinced her to carry on until they uncovered Puppet Master's employer. Attempting to earn her credibility back, she sent Paladin to trail a Hook shipment, attracting [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]]'s attention, whose help Misty also enlisted since he had a mutual interest to get Hook off the streets. Unknown to Misty, Purple Man restructured many criminal operations she shutdown, and when her hired heroes were trapped by [[Batroc]] and [[Scorpion (Mac Gargan)]], she entered the field, saved them and closed down Purple Man's enterprise. Mayor [[J. Jonah Jameson]] hired Misty's group to contain infected individuals during Manhattan's "Spider-Island" epidemic, and they aided disaster victims and quelled a superhuman breakout at the [[Raft]] penitentiary during the [[Asgardians\|Asgardian]] [[Serpent (Cul)]]'s assault on Earth. In the Raft's infirmary, Purple Man tried to kill the comatose Puppet Master but was stopped by [[Elektra]] and [[Shroud]] (Maximilian Coleridge); he escaped after pretending to have been defeated by Elektra. Learning new Hook distributors established outfits in Los Angeles and San Francisco, sourcing directly from New Atlantis and shipping it to New York, Heroes for Hire persuaded Atlantean monarch [[Namor]] to dissolve the international, interspecies narcotics network. Misty later teamed with a revived, vengeful Puppet Master and hired several villains as a new team to counter Purple Man's similarly structured crew, with Paladin posing as [[Nuke\|Scourge (Frank Simpson)]]. Their efforts led to Purple Man's incarceration.
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