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- He first appears as a captain hired to take you to Spellhold, where it turns out he was actually in the employ of Irenicus all along and had doped your meals on board for an easy capture.
Source: Chronic Backstabbing Disorder -
Bad Boss: The 90s Deadpool miniseries shows readers why Black Tom normally works alone: he's downright brutal to the hired mercenaries in his employ.
- It's gotten to the point where hired killers can't get any work unless they wear warped costumes and employ outlandish technology or powers.
Source: Fan Fic / Ultimate Spider Woman
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