Who are the Mercs for Money
The Mercs for Money are Deadpool’s payroll: a crew of lower-tier mercenaries he leads for the cash and the comedy. They first appeared in Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #1, cover-dated April 2016, by Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello.
The book was a product of timing. Deadpool was at a commercial high in the mid-2010s, and a team title let Marvel sell more of him while handing the spotlight to a bench of obscure for-hire characters, Solo, Stingray, Terror, Foolkiller, Slapstick, and Massacre. The tone is the point: the jobs are an excuse for jokes, and the roster is loose enough to swap as the gags require. It ran as a light, self-aware companion to the main Deadpool series.
Notable issues
- Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #1 (2016): first appearance of the team.
For collectors
The key is Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #1 (2016), a recent book with no scarcity. Its interest is tied to Deadpool’s popularity rather than the supporting mercenaries, so it reads as a fun back issue rather than a major key.
