(May 2012)

Marvel, 2012 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2012-03-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606077236 00411
Editing
Bill Rosemann (credited) (editor); Jake Thomas (credited) (assistant editor); Axel Alonso (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Villains for Hire / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as R MIGLIARI) (painting)
Inks
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as R MIGLIARI) (painting)
Colors
Rodolfo Migliari (credited) (signed as R MIGLIARI) (painting)

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Villains for Hire / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

No Strings (Table of Contents: 2)

Villains for Hire / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Abnett (credited); Andy Lanning (credited)
Pencils
Renato Arlem (credited) (artist)
Inks
Renato Arlem (credited) (artist)
Colors
Jay David Ramos (credited); Bruno Hang (credited)
Letters
Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You should see the look on your face, Killgrave.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Heroes for Hire [Misty Knight; Paladin [also as Scourge]]; Puppet Master; Villains for Hire [Purple Man; Bombshell; Headhunter; Avalanche; Tiger Shark [Todd Arliss]; Stilt-Man; Death Stalker; Shocker [Herman Schultz]; Monster [Brady Briedel]; Man-Ape]
Synopsis
Puppet Master places all of Purple Man's followers under his control using their earpieces. Purple Man resists and destroys the devices, but now none of the villains are under his control and chaos erupts. Scourge turns out to be Paladin and helps Misty capture most of the villains, including Purple Man. A flashback reveals Puppet Master came to Misty and Paladin for help against Purple Man In exchange for his help, Misty helps Puppet Master get a good deal with the authorities. As Paladin and Misty share a drink and reflect, Misty kisses him.

Next: Follow Misty's Journey in Defenders #6 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Defenders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Villains for Hire
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Villains for Hire
  3. 2. No Strings
    Villains for Hire
  4. 3. Next: Follow Misty's Journey in Defenders #6
    The Defenders
This issue was modified by
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Andrew Krieg
  • Ramon Schenk