Herakles (Earth-One)

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Hercules

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Real Name

Herakles

Current Alias

Hercules

Aliases

Heracles; Roger Tate

Identity

Public

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Gods of Olympus

Relatives

Zeus (father); Hera (mother); Poseidon, Hades (uncles); Hestia, Demeter (aunts); Hebe (half-sister/wife); Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Persephone, Eilethyia, Iris, Pandia (sisters), Cronus (grandfather), Rhea (grandmother); Gaea (great -grandmother), Uranus (great-grandfather)

Universe

Earth-Two

Base Of Operations

Greece

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Brown

Status

Citizenship

Olympian

Marital Status

Widowed

Occupation

Greek hero; warrior; one-time reporter for the Daily Planet

Origin

Origin

Hercules is the offspring of the Olympian God Zeus and a mortal woman.

Place of Birth

Greece

Creators

William Moulton Marston, Robert Kanigher

First appearance

Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #105

History

History of character is unknown.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Immortality: Hercules is immortal and ceased to physically age after adulthood. Although he is half-mortal, he benefits from nearly all of the same gifts possessed by the Gods of Mount Olympus.

• Superhuman Strength: Hercules possesses a strength level far in excess to normal human beings. Although the full limits of his strength level are unknown, it is believed that Hercules is one of the strongest beings on the planet Earth.

• Superhuman Stamina: Hercules can sustain prolonged physical activity without tiring. This proved vital to him during the fabled Twelve Labours of Hercules.
  

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Superhuman; See Powers

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• There is another being named Hercules who is known to have operated on Earth at some point during the mid-20th century. This version of Hercules was clean-shaven and wore a leopard-skin loin cloth. He once teamed up with legendary strongman Samson as well as Superboy to protect an ancient cave allegedly filled with vast treasure. ^[1] With the conclusion of this adventure, Hercules returned to his native time era in ancient Greece. He later found himself propelled forward through time again, this time due to the machinations of Lex Luthor. Hercules met Clark Kent, now an adult, who helped him to adjust to modern society by getting him a job at the Daily Planet. Hercules fell in love with ace reporter Lois Lane, which led to a rivalry between himself and Superman. ^[2] Whether this version of Hercules is the same being as the legendary Greek hero, or whether he originated in an alternate reality remains unknown.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Herakles (Earth-One) on the forums
• Appearances of Herakles (Earth-One) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Herakles (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Herakles (Earth-One)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Herakles (Earth-One)
• Quotations by Herakles (Earth-One)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Hercules (DC Comics) at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes

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