 Initially depicted as credible villains, the Circus of Crime's members were gradually used by writers as comic foils, and were once defeated by Howard the Duck.They were featured as antagonists in the first issue of the "Sensational She-Hulk" series, in which writer John Byrne regularly used minor or forgotten characters for parodic purposes.The Ringmaster's new iteration of the group known as Cirque Du Nuit later surfaces, acting as enemies of Hawkeye and Kate Bishop.