Hercules (DC Comics)

Hercules
Hercules
	Hercules in Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #2, art by Terry Dodson.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All Star Comics #8 (January 1942)
Created by	William Moulton Marston; H. G. Peter
In-story information
Alter ego	Heracles or Hercules
Place of origin	Olympus
Team affiliations	Olympian Gods
Notable aliases	Harold Campion, Champion, Wonder Man
Abilities	God-like strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes, and senses; Immortality; Expert hand-to-hand combatant, archer, and swordsman;

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 (January 1942) 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 1966), created by Jerry Siegel and Ira Yarbrough, Wonder Woman #105 (April 1967) and Hercules Unbound #1 (October 1975) created by Gerry Conway and José Luis García-López.

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