Huntsman (Marvel Comics)
| Huntsman | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Ka-Zar Quarterly #1/2 (August, 1970) |
| Created by | Allyn Brodsky Frank Springer |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Cephalus |
| Team affiliations | Olympian Gods |
| Notable aliases | Huntsman of Zeus |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Wields a javelin made of light that never misses a target Via staff: Energy projection Illusion creation Inter-dimensional travel Ability to both inspire tremendous fear in gods and drain their powers on contact and summon or create duplicates of Greek Mythology creatures |
The Huntsman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a tracker/hunter of the Olympian Gods for Zeus. Over the years he has appeared mainly as an enemy of Hercules.
The Huntsman was originally not based on any mythological character, but he was subsequently revealed to be Cephalus, having been raised from Hades to serve Zeus. In life he was considered the greatest hunter in the world. Eos, goddess of the dawn gave him a magic javelin made of light that never missed its target. He accidentally used it to kill his wife, mistaking her for wild game. Grief-stricken he committed suicide but was raised to out of Tartarus to become the personal huntsman of Zeus.
In his first appearance, he was dispatched by Zeus to retrieve Hercules based on the deception of Ares. Huntsman raided Avengers Mansion and unleashed his Shadow Hound to attack Hercules who managed to subdue the Shadow Hound. After Huntsman blasted the other Avengers unconscious, Hercules fled stating that Huntsman is making him flee against his will. While pursuing Hercules, Huntsman summoned some sirens to bring Namor under his control. After catching up with Huntsman and Namor, Hercules ended up fighting Polyphemus the Cyclops (who had a diamond in place of his blinded eye), Scylla (who was depicted as a rock monster), and Charybdis (who was depicted as a sea monster) who were summoned by Huntsman. When Hercules and Namor overpowered the three monsters, Huntsman attacked Hercules from behind. Namor knocked Huntsman's staff out of his hand and the three monsters vanished. Zeus intervened and recalled the Huntsman and ended the battle. After having his memory of this event erased, Namor snapped the powerless staff of Huntsman in half.
Some time later, again at the instigation of Ares (as well as Hippolyta and Pluto), he was sent to Earth to retrieve Hercules and Venus in order to force them to marry Hippolyta and Ares. Huntsman even summoned the Titan Menoetius to help him. He initially succeeded in capturing them and defeating their allies the Champions, but in the final battle on Olympus itself he was knocked out by the Angel.
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