Appearing in "Hardball"
Featured Characters:
- Heroes for Hire (Disbands)
- Iron Fist (H'ylthri) (Death)
- Power Man (Luke Cage) (Leaves Team)
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
- Blake Tower
- Gordy
- Ned
Locations:
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Park Avenue
- Heroes for Hire Building
- Times Square
- Park Avenue
- Manhattan
- New Jersey
- Meadowlands
Items:
- Captain America's Shield
- Falcon's Wings
- Nega-Bands
- Ebony Blade (Behind the scenes)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Hardball"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
It's the end of the road for the Heroes for Hire and crazy John Lumas wants to make sure they go out with a bang. And can it be...Luke Cage is accused of the murder of Danny Rand. Plus, Twelve year old Bobby Wright's (Captain Hero) condition gets steadily worse. Can the chi of Iron Fist save the boy? In this issue witness the tragic death of two heroes. All this plus Power Man and Iron Fist take on the 1985 Super Bowl Champion the Chicago Bears in a football game.
Notes
- Cover art: signed by Bright and Beatty (to the left of Iron Fist's right leg).
- Luke Cage next appears in Marvel Comics Presents #82.
- Iron Fist next appears in Namor the Sub-Mariner #22.
- The Gem Theater again sees heavy damage from John Lumus' bazooka.
- "Tyrone King" survives an explosion of his motorcycle this issue unscathed. This is one of the first clues that he is not human. He is later determined to be Master Khan in disguise.
Trivia
- Showing this month at the Gem Theater: Hang 'Em High. (This piece of cinema was previously shown at the Gem in the Power Man/Iron Fist Vol 1 series).
See Also
Links and References
- Original cover art: http://comics.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=816&lotIdNo=61019#Photo (or