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| Mercs for Money | |
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 Textless cover ofDeadpool & the Mercs for Money #1 (July 2016). Art by Iban Coello. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Deadpool #1 (Dec. 2015) |
| Created by | Gerry Duggan |
Mercs for Money is afictionalsuperheromercenary team appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
Mercs for Money first appeared inDeadpool #1 (Dec. 2015) and were created byGerry Duggan.[1] Eight months after the events of theSecret Wars storyline as seen during theAll-New, All-Different Marvel event,Deadpool establishes a new team of Heroes for Hire. The roster consists ofSolo,Madcap,Masacre,Slapstick,Foolkiller,Terror andStingray.Matt Murdock andLuke Cage are shown planning legal action against Deadpool.[2] After the lawsuit goes through, Deadpool renames his Heroes for Hire group into Deadpool's "Mercs for Money."[3]
This group of mercenaries gathered together byDeadpool was originally namedHeroes for Hire. Deadpool was inspired to create a franchise around his identity afterSolo impersonated him and piggybacked on the merc's success to take jobs at Deadpool's pay rate. Solo's impersonation helped Deadpool become more popular, thus benefiting both mercs.[4]
After turning Solo into his first employee, Deadpool began to recruit other vigilantes who would initially wear costumes identical to his likeFoolkiller,Madcap,Masacre,Slapstick,Stingray andTerror.[5] Deadpool's team was legally forced to change their name after receiving a cease an desist letter fromLuke Cage andMatt Murdock. They chose "Mercs for Money" as the replacement name. What the other members don't know is that Stingray is secretly working forCaptain America to keep him updated on the more deranged members of the Mercs for Money.[3] Around this time, the Mercs for Money began to use color-coded costumes to distinguish each other from an independent Deadpool impersonator who was ruining the real one's reputation.[6] It turned out that the evil Deadpool impersonator was Mercs for Money member Madcap.[7] Once they got rid of Madcap, the Mercs for Money began using their own personal uniforms.[8]
During the "Civil War II" storyline, the members of the Mercs for Money have been displeased when expecting Deadpool to give them their paychecks.[9] While trying to start their own business, the Mercs for Money members discover that they were being skimmed by Deadpool.[10] Upon retrieving a safety deposit fromHo-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and setting their contracts on fire, the Mercs for Money and Deadpool went their separate ways.[11]
A second incarnation of Mercs for Money appears in the 2016 "Marvel NOW!" After Deadpool's failed attempt at savingNegasonic Teenage Warhead (who he and the Mercs for Money had previously obtained for Umbral Dynamics),Domino shows up to where Deadpool is and reveals to him that she has assembled a new Mercs for Money team consisting of herself,Gorilla-Man,Machine Man, and a reenlisted Masacre. Domino told Deadpool that they showed up to help him and states that she is the one calling the shots for the Mercs for Money.[12] Following the defeat of the Presence, Negasonic Teenage Warhead andHit-Monkey join the Mercs for Money.[13]
| Title | Material Collected | Publication Date | ISBN |
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| Deadpool & The Mercs For Money Vol. 0: Merc Madness | Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (vol. 1) #1-5 andDeadpool: Masacre #1 | August 30, 2016 | 978-0785192640 |
| Deadpool & The Mercs for Money Vol. 1: Mo' Mercs, Mo' Monkeys | Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (vol. 2) #1-5 | February 28, 2017 | 978-1302902636 |
| Deadpool & The Mercs for Money Vol. 2: IvX | Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (vol. 2) #6-8 andDeadpool Annual (2016) #1 | May 9, 2017 | 978-1302908768 |
| Deadpool Classic Vol. 23: Mercs For Money | Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (vol. 1) #1-5,Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (vol. 2) #1-8 andDeadpool: Back In Black #1-5 | February 27, 2019 | 978-1302916046 |
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