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Hercules
2015
First Published
3.13
Average Rating
180
Number of Pages

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For aeons, fables of Hercules' heroism have echoed throughout our folklore. In 1965 the demigod charged into the pages of Marvel Comics and a new Avenger was born. Delve into Hercules' colossal debut as he tussles with the Mighty Thor before reliving one of his greatest adventures in the hallowed Herc: Gods of Brooklyn. Collects Journey Into Mystery Annual #1 and Herc #1-6.
Avg Rating
3.13
Number of Ratings
61
5 STARS
5%
4 STARS
20%
3 STARS
62%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
3%
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Fred Van Lente
Fred Van Lente
Author · 115 books

Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist. Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020). He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats.

Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Author · 86 books
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is "The King."
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 471 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Neil Edwards
Neil Edwards
Author · 3 books

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