Freed from the Puppet Master"s malevolent mind control, former detective and current superhuman handler Misty Knight sets out to restore Heroes for Hire"s reputation - and her newest recruit is none other than Spider-Man! But when Spidey fi nds himself at odds with Batroc the Leaper, a powered-up Scorpion and some Savage Land dinos, Misty, the sureshooting Paladin and the supernatural Satana will have to save the web-slinging superstar before he becomes the lizards" lunch! Then, the Heroes for Hire - joined by the eclectic trio of Elektra, Shroud and Gargoyle - are caught in the grip of Fear Itself as they confront the hammer-wielding, deity-possessed Thing on Yancy Street...not to mention the new threat known simply as Monster! Faced with their secret nightmares, can Misty"s crew dig deep - or is their new operation already over? COLLECTING: HEROES FOR HIRE 6-12