Religion of
Hercules
 

Religion: Greco-Roman classical religion

Name: Hercules

Other Names: Heracles; Herakles; Herecles; Champion; Alcaeus; Victor Teglia; Victor Tegler; Agent 74; Agent 125; Harry Cleese; Prince of Power; "Harold Campion"; Wonder Man

Classification:  hero    deity  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #8 (Dec.-Jan. 1941): "Introducing Wonder Woman"

First Appearance (additional details): (DC) All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #8 (Dec.-Jan. 1941): "Introducing Wonder Woman"; (Marvel) Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (1965)

Creators: William Marston (as Charles Moulton), Harry G. Peter

Number of appearances: 1,029

   Comic book appearances: 759

   TV, film appearances: 262

   Video game, computer game appearances: 8

Teams/Affiliations: Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles); Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers

Nation: Greece

Birth place: Thebes, Greece

Gender: male

This character is in the following 183 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Action Comics (vol. 1) #320 (Jan. 1965): "The Three Super-Enemies!"
All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #8 (Dec.-Jan. 1941): "Introducing Wonder Woman"
Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (cameo)
Ares #4 (June 2006): "Ares: God of War, Part 4"
Assault on New Olympus Prologue #1 (Jan. 2010) (lead character)
The Avengers

The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1998) (mentioned)
Avengers Annual
Avengers Assemble (vol. 1) #1 (July 2010)
The Avengers Collector's Edition #1 (Sep. 1993): "Vibrant Alchemy!"
Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005)
Batman (vol. 1) #167 (Nov. 1964): "Zero Hour for Earth!" (mentioned)
Battletide
Cable & Deadpool #30 (Sep. 2006): "The Hero Hunter"
Captain America
The Champions
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Civil War: War Crimes #1 (Feb. 2007) (cameo)
Contest of Champions II
Daredevil
Daring Mystery Comics #6 (Sep. 1940): "Introducing Marvel Boy"
Dark X-Men #2 (Feb. 2010): "Journey to the Center of the Goblin: Part Two" (photo/picture/video)
Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3 (Oct. 2009): "Hidden Depths" (1-panel cameo)
The Defenders
Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #30 (Aug. 1978): "A Gathering of Fear!" (cameo)
Gambit and the Champions: From the Marvel Vault #1 (Oct. 2011)
GLA #2 (July 2005): "Dismembership Drive" (cameo)
Hercules
Hercules and the Heart of Chaos
Heroes for Hire
Hulk Vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide #1 (June 2008): "When Titans Collide" (lead character)
Iceman (vol. 1) #3 (Apr. 1985): "Quicksand!" (cameo)
The Incredible Hercules
Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed #1 (Oct. 1996): "In the Shadow of Argo" (lead character)
Justice Society of America
Ka-Zar (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1970): "In His Footsteps, the Huntsman of Zeus" (lead character)
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Comics Presents
Marvel Double-Shot #3 (Mar. 2003): "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" (1-panel cameo)
Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook (Mar. 2007)
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Team-Up
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #44 (Oct. 1978): "The Wonderful World of Brother Benjamin J. Grimm" (lead character)
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Assembled Once More"
Marvel Universe: The End
Maximum Security
The Mighty Avengers
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #14 (June 2007): "The Deal: Part 2" (cameo)
Mythos: Captain America #1 (Aug. 2008)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #56 (Oct. 2009) (mentioned)
No Justice, No Piece! #1 (Oct. 1997): "Hera's Glory!: The True Life and Times of Herakles" (lead character)
Secret Wars II
Sleepwalker
Solo Avengers #11 (Oct. 1988): "A Farewell -- With Arms" (lead character)
Super-Villain Team-Up #14 (Oct. 1977): "A World For the Winning!" (cameo)
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"
Thor
Thunderbolts
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #387 (Dec. 2000): "Cry Justice, Cry Vengeance!" (mentioned)
Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #72 (Mar. 1993): "The Song of Creation" (cameo)
X-Factor (vol. 1) #1 (Feb. 1986): "Third Genesis" (cameo)
X-Force / Champions Annual '98 (Dec. 1998): "Demon from Within"
X-Men

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Hercules.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000545/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hemhez.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/h.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/hmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/tbtel.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/adaf.htm
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(DC_Comics)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/hercules/29-30057/
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Herakles_(New_Earth)
  - http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6166
  - http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=244
  - http://www.comics.org/issue/1816/