Hercules, or Heracles, being in one sense a superhero from classical antiquity, and a recognisable character freely available in the public domain, has been featured in a number of comic book series. Some notable appearances include:
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Marvel Comics
Probably the best known appearance of Hercules in comic books is in Marvel Comics. Other characters in the Marvel U have used the name Hercules, including a trainee Order member.
DC Comics
Hercules, the Legendary Journeys
Topps Comics published five issues and one special of a comic book based on the character of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as played by Kevin Sorbo. Roy Thomas wrote many of the early issues of this book; Jeff Butler was frequently the artist.
Gold Key Comics
Gold Key Comics published two issues of a Hercules comic book based on the early 1960s animated series The Mighty Hercules.
Quality Comics
The Quality Comics series Hit Comics featured a superhuman circus strongman, Joe Hercules, related to the mythological figure by surname only. He debuted in Hit Comics #1 (July 1940).
External links
- Supermanica: Hercules Supermanica entry on the Pre-Crisis DC Comics version of Hercules as seen in Superman comics
- Independent Heroes from the USA: Hercules
- Hercules comics indexed in the Grand Comics Database
