{"product_id":"hero-hotline-1-1989-nm","title":"Hero Hotline # 1 1989 NM-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHero Hotline # 1\u003c\/strong\u003e released by DC Comics in April 1989, is \u003cspan\u003ethe first issue of a six-part limited series focusing on a corporate \"hero-for-hire\" company that handles minor superhero tasks\u003c\/span\u003e. Created by writer Bob Rozakis and artist Stephen DeStefano, the series blends drama and humor, focusing on street-level missions rather than world-ending threats. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe debut issue introduces the daily operations of the team, who can be reached by dialing 555-HERO. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Missions: The team is seen handling various mundane tasks, such as retrieving an engagement ring from a sewer and visiting a victim of domestic abuse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Main Conflict: The core of the issue features all available heroes uniting to fight Quakemaster, a supervillain causing earthquakes while searching for buried loot. The team eventually defeats him by shattering his strength-augmenting exo-skeleton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAtmosphere: The story includes mini-biographies of the characters and emphasizes their role as heroes for the \"common man\". \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hero Hotline Team \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agency is led by The Coordinator, a shadowy figure who is secretly the WWII hero Harry \"Tex\" Thompson (Americommando). The primary \"Day Shift\" members in this issue include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMicrowavabelle: An amateur scientist who uses a microwave device for flight and energy powers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMister Muscle: An obsessive bodybuilder and weightlifter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDiamondette: A medical student who can make her hands hard as diamond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePrivate Eyes: A detective using goggles for various specialized visions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStretch: A hero who uses Gingold to gain stretching powers, though it has made his body less solid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHotshot: A young metahuman capable of firing fireballs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627495932004,"sku":"BF514","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_02_19_44_44_165.jpg?v=1767404894","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/hero-hotline-1-1989-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}