Heroes for Hire #1-3 (2006): Civil War

Heroes for Hire is one of two series that get their start as part of the Civil War event.

Iron Man invites Misty and friends to help the government contain all the superhumans. They agree.

The HfH team ends up being pretty expansive: Misty and Colleen, of course. But they’re joined by Humbug, Shang Chi, a new Tarantula…

…Black Cat, Orka(!) and Paladin. They’re clearly intended to be diverse.
Paladin is a traitor.



And of course by the end of their arc they’re more on Cap’s side than Iron Man’s. I’m pretty sure every single Civil War tie-in ends this same way.
These issues are fine but it’s really hard to tell how good the ongoing series will be because this story is so dependent on the event.
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