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1August 1997
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Heroes for Hire #1

Marvel · August 1997

First appearance: White Tiger1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Heroes for Hire (Marvel, 1997 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1997
Key date
1997-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.20 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960603718600111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of White Tiger - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0To Combat an Ancient Evil-- A New Team of Champions Arises!cover2pencils: Pascual Ferry; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Robb McNabb; letters: Jon BabcockBruce Banner, The Black Knight, Luke Cage, Ann Darnell, Jimmy Darnell, Eshu, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Fist, Ironclad, Master of the World, Danny Rand, Michael Steel, Simon Utrecht
1Heroes and Villainscomic story39script: Roger Stern, John Ostrander; pencils: Pascual Ferry; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Jonathan BabcockBruce Banner, Luke Cage, The Controller, Ann Darnell, Jimmy Darnell, Eshu, Jim Hammond, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Fist, Ironclad, Master of the World, Peter Parker, Danny Rand
2Heroes for Hiretext article1script: Mark Bernardo

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.05 CAD; barcode 00928103718707

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9816-1		2015On eBay ›
Luke Cage, Iron Fist, & the Heroes for Hire #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90229-2		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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