Hercules (comics)

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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:

• Marvel Comics
  • Hercules (Marvel Comics), Probably the best known appearance of Hercules in comic books is in Marvel Comics.
  • Other characters in the Marvel Universe have used the name Hercules, including a trainee Order member.
• DC Comics
  • Hercules (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).
• Charlton Comics
  • Charlton Comics published a Hercules comic book titled Hercules: Adventures of the Man-God. The series ran for 13 issues, from October 1967 to September 1969.