Hercules (Marvel Comics)

Hercules
Textless cover of The Incredible Hercules #126 (February 2009). Art by Ed McGuinness.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (October 1965)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Heracles Hercules Panhellenios
Species	Olympian
Team affiliations	Olympians Argonauts Avengers Champions Damage Control Defenders Heroes for Hire God Squad Renegades
Partnerships	Amadeus Cho
Notable aliases	The Prince of Power The Lion of Olympus Victor Tegler Harry Cleese
Abilities	Superhuman agility, durability, endurance, stamina, strength, and reflexes Regenerative healing factor Invulnerability Immortality

Hercules is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character is based on Heracles of Greek mythology (despite using the name of his Roman equivalent, Hercules). Since his first appearance, he has been a perennial member of the superhero team the Avengers.

The character has appeared in various forms of media, including television series and video games. Brett Goldstein portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).