Hercules (DC Comics)
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Hercules in Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #2, art by Terry Dodson. | |
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| 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 |
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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.