The Merc with a Mouth meets the Marvel Universe in this hardcover collecting every one of his appearances before his industry-changing ongoing series - and then some! Deadpool debuts as a thorn in Cable's side, but soon starts rubbing shoulders with heroes everywhere - from Wolverine to Nomad! Hanging with the Heroes for Hire, secreting himself in the Defenders and battling the Avengers' Black Knight, he's a social animal! But there's still time for solo shenanigans in Deadpool's first two classic miniseries! Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) 98; X-FORCE (1991) 2, 11, 15, 47 and 56; NOMAD (1992) 4; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE 1-4; SECRET DEFENDERS 15-17; DEADPOOL (1994) 1-4; WOLVERINE (1988) 88 and 154-155; HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) 10-11; DEADPOOL TEAM-UP (1998) 1; and material from AVENGERS (1963) 366, SILVER SABLE & THE WILD PACK 23, and WOLVERINE ANNUAL '95 and '99. (W/A) (CA) Pete Woods