Hercules (DC Comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | All Star Comics #8, (December 1941) |
| Created by |
William Moulton Marston H. G. Peter |
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| Alter ego | Heracles or Hercules |
| Place of origin | Olympus |
| Team affiliations | Olympian Gods |
| Notable aliases | Harold Campion, Champion, Wonder Man |
| Abilities |
Superhuman strength Super speed Enhanced durability Enhanced stamina Enhanced endurance Shape Shifting |
Superhuman strength Super speed Enhanced durability Enhanced stamina Enhanced endurance
Hercules (also known as Heracles and Herakles) is a fictional Olympian god in the DC Universe based on the Greek demigod and hero of the same name.
Hercules first appears in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941) as part of a Wonder Woman story, and was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, in the first of several incarnations. Later versions appeared in Superman #28 (May 1944), created by Jerry Siegel and Ira Yarbrough, Wonder Woman #105 (April 1959) and Hercules Unbound #1 (October 1975) created by Gerry Conway and José Luis García-López.
In the universe of DC Comics, Hercules was used on occasion before Crisis on Infinite Earths as a foil to Superman. In these Silver Age books, Hercules usually appears as a giant, and frequently tests his strength with the Bible character Samson and another giant named Zha-Vam, who he granted strength to, as well as with Superman. In one story he is transported to the 20th century by Lex Luthor, and, in the guise of reporter Roger Tate, falls in love with Lois Lane. He gains power from other Gods and puts Superman into a 100 yr sleep with the pipe of Apollo, saying he will only revive Superman if Lois marries him. However Venus realises what has happened and wakes Superman up. After this Hercules is tricked into flying back in time with the sandals of Mercury, and loses his memory of the events. In the Golden Age he was mentioned in the origin of the Amazons as having enslaved them by tricking Hippolyta into giving him her golden girdle on the bequest of Ares who hated the Amazons, and was shown as an ugly muscle-bound man wearing a lion-skin. Oddly enough an earlier picture of him in the same comic shows him as a man with black hair and a beard.
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