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Premise labels used: secret identities, hero-villain divide, villain guild, rookie heroes, unwanted fame, hidden enemy, double lives, alien invasion

Setting labels used: urban fantasy, superhero world, alternate universe, city setting, guilds and capes, meta-human society, hidden superpowered community

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Forging Hephaestus

Drew Hayes · 2017 · Villains' Code

A thief with metahuman powers is forced into a villain guild apprenticeship, where rules, rivals, and heroes complicate survival.

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Premise labels: villain apprenticeship · superhero society · secret guild · forced choice · thief protagonist · metahuman powers · code of conduct · hero-villain balance

Setting labels: modern superpowered world · urban fantasy setting · secret organization · guild politics · hero-villain society · civilian cover

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Distance: 0.1573

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Archenemies

Marissa Meyer · 2018 · Renegades

A young superhero and a hidden villain must navigate secret identities, rival factions, and rising stakes in a volatile city.

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Premise labels: double life · secret identities · undercover mission · hero-villain conflict · revenge mission · moral conflict · power struggle · political conflict · stakes escalation

Setting labels: Gatlon City · superhero society · alternate world · urban setting · institutional setting · city politics

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Distance: 0.1676

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僕のヒーローアカデミア 30 [Boku no Hero Academia 30]

Kohei Horikoshi, 堀越耕平 · 2021 · 僕のヒーローアカデミア [Boku no Hero Academia]

Heroes and villains collide in a high-stakes war arc filled with shocking revelations, trauma, and shifting loyalties.

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Premise labels: hero society under attack · war arc · villain invasion · identity reveal · family secret · national crisis · superpowered conflict

Setting labels: superhero world · hero society · citywide battle · wartime setting · fictional reality with superpowers

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Distance: 0.1697

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Renegades

Marissa Meyer · 2017 · Renegades

A revenge-driven villain infiltrates a superhero order, only to question loyalty, justice, and her growing feelings.

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Premise labels: superhero rivalry · villain infiltration · secret identity · revenge mission · moral ambiguity · opposing sides · hidden allegiance

Setting labels: futuristic world · dystopian city · post-anarchy society · superpowered society · urban setting · underground hideout

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Distance: 0.1716

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Powerless

Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs · 2015 · The Hero Agenda

A powerless teen in a superpowered society discovers heroes may be the real threat—and teams up with villains.

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Premise labels: powerless protagonist · superhero world · heroes vs villains · gray morality · hidden secrets · secret experiment · immunity serum · team-up with enemies · truth reversal · ordinary outsider

Setting labels: superhero society · lab setting · secret facility · hero hierarchy · villain hierarchy · urban fantasy

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Distance: 0.1727

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Sensation

Kevin Hardman · 2013 · Kid Sensation

A powerful teen hero must reclaim his future after a failed tryout leaves him outcast, hunted, and targeted by bigger forces.

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Premise labels: overpowered hero · second chance · superhero tryout · outcast hero · fugitive hero · world domination threat · secret identity · superhero team · bounty hunter

Setting labels: alternate Earth · superpowered society · superhero academy · high school · urban setting · contemporary setting · world of metas · world with magic

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Distance: 0.1770

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Chilling Reflections

Drew Hayes · 2024 · Villains' Code

A villain-hero team faces multiverse monsters, rival schemes, and shifting loyalties as power and danger escalate.

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Premise labels: multiverse invasion · superhero-villain truce · monster incursion · power escalation · parallel worlds · hidden schemes · upgrade quest · young hero · villain protagonist

Setting labels: Ridge City · multiverse · alternate realities · extra-dimensional · urban setting · superhero world · fantasy world · contemporary

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Distance: 0.1786

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Sovereign

April Daniels · 2017 · Nemesis

A trans teen superhero must defend her city, survive escalating attacks, and face the cost of power and identity.

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Premise labels: trans superhero · city protector · supervillain attack · identity crisis · family conflict · team shortage · hidden plot · public heroism

Setting labels: modern city · urban fantasy · superhero world · contemporary Earth-like setting · space travel · superhero convention

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Distance: 0.1801

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ワンパンマン 9 [Wanpanman 9]

ONE, 村田雄介 · 2015 · ワンパンマン [One Punch Man]

A hero-for-fun faces new rivalries, a rising monster-obsessed villain, and a push to join a power-hungry faction.

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Premise labels: hero recruitment · villain uprising · hero hunt · faction politics · rank system · monster ambition · superhero satire

Setting labels: hero association · urban fantasy · superhero world · monster-filled world · modern setting

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Distance: 0.1811

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ワンパンマン 8 [Wanpanman 8]

ONE, 村田雄介 · 2015 · ワンパンマン [One Punch Man]

A fake strongest hero is exposed, while Saitama, Genos, and the Hero Association face new threats and setups.

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Premise labels: overpowered hero · fake hero · strongest hero · secret identity · hero society · monster attacks · villain hunt · doomsday prophecy · hero recruitment · side character focus · hero comparison

Setting labels: urban setting · hero association · monster-infested world · superhero society · modern setting · fictional city · public hero ranking · secret organization · underground world · dojo setting

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Astro City, Vol. 2: Confession

Kurt Busiek · 1996 · Astro City

A young newcomer becomes a vigilante’s sidekick and uncovers a secret as the city turns against its heroes.

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Premise labels: superhero sidekick · young newcomer · mysterious mentor · heroic secret · public backlash · citywide crisis · murder mystery · vampire hero · registration crackdown · alien invasion

Setting labels: imaginary city · superhero city · urban setting · nighttime vigilante world · shared-universe reality

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Justice League, Volume 5: Forever Heroes

Geoff Johns · 2014 · Justice League (2011)

A Justice League tie-in uncovers the Crime Syndicate’s origins while Cyborg fights to rebuild and strike back.

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Premise labels: evil twin · alternate universe · villain takeover · mirror heroes · occupation story · team under siege · backstory reveal · origin stories · resistance struggle · solo hero pivot

Setting labels: alternate Earth · parallel universe · superhero universe · post-invasion · occupied world · new continuity · cosmic conflict

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Distance: 0.1850

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