Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $13.78 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 9.2 | $19.83 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $38.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $34.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| RAW | $1.96 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 10.0 | $45.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 4.0 | $2.37 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
| 6.0 | $8.42 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1997-08-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 3 graded copies for Heroes For Hire #2 (1997). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Blowup!
Iron Fist, Hercules and White Tiger are battling Nitro in the Alantic Coast Rail Yards. Hercules defeats Nitro by throwing a tanker of natural gas, forcing him to disperse, risking his teammates' lives. Iron Fist realizes that Hercules is drunk, much as he was when he attacked the U-Foes.
In Luke Cage's theatre, he is attacked, defeated and kidnapped by the U-Foes. Dane Whitman, once the Avenger known as the Black Knight, has been offered a position at Oracle Inc, by Jim Hammond, both in the team and as a scientist. He is visited by the Lady of the Lake who transports him to Avalon and names him the new Pendragon. She gives him mystical armour and a flying steed named Strider. Dane awakes the next day, unsure if what he experienced was real, a dream or if he's going mad.
Dane arrives at Oracle and is greeted by his former comrade, Hercules, who is drunk again. Hammond offers up the theory that since losing his immortality, Herc may not realize that he can't handle alcohol as he could before. White Tiger reports that Nitro has been spotted again, this time attacking the stock exchange. The team goes off to battle him, leaving Dane at Oracle.
The Heroes confront Nitro while Hammond and Dane watch on. Dane decides to become involved and says "Avalon," his new mystic armour appearing. He calls on Strider and races off to help the Heroes.
Elsewhere...Luke Cage awakens to find himself a prisoner of the Master!
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Heroes for Hire_(Earth-616)) ** Iron Fist (Daniel Rand)) ** Black Knight (Dane Whitman)) ** White Tiger_(Earth-616)) ** Hercules) **Supporting Characters:** * Luke Cage) * Lady of the Lake) * Strider) * Jim Hammond) **Antagonists:** * Nitro) * U-Foes) ** Ironclad)||Heroes for Hire Vol 1 4 ** Vector)||Heroes for Hire Vol 1 4 ** Vapor)||Heroes for Hire Vol 1 4 ** X-Ray)||Heroes for Hire Vol 1 4 * Master of the World) **Other Characters:** * Valinor) * Mr. Huntingdon) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * New York State) ** New York City *** Central Park zoo *** Gem Theater ***Wall Street ****New York Stock Exchange * Avalon) ** Niamh's Lake ** Niamh's Castle **Items:** * Sword of Light * Shield of Night
| Notes = * Black Knight (Dane Whitman)) joins the Heroes for Hire_(Earth-616)). He first receives the Shield of Night and Sword of Light. He also receives a new winged-horse, Strider).
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Creative credits
Writers: John Ostrander
Interior art: Pasqual Ferry
Color: Joe Rosas
Source records & attribution
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