Hephaestus (DC Comics)
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| Hephaestus | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Wonder Woman #226 (November 1976) |
| Created by | Martin Pasko (writer), José Delbo (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Place of origin | Mount Olympus |
| Team affiliations | Olympian Gods |
| Notable aliases | Vulcan |
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Hephaestus is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in Wonder Woman #226.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is the same as his Greek mythology counterpart where he was born to Zeus and Hera and wed to Aphrodite.[1] Post-Crisis, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets, respectively using the Golden Girdle of Gaea and Aegis of Zeus.[2]
In 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. This version of Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were originally abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay.[3][4][5]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Like the Olympian Gods, Hephastus has supernatural abilities that include size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. He also has genius-level intellect and is an expert blacksmith.
In other media
[edit]- Hephaestus appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk and Dove", voiced by Ed Asner.[6][7] This version created Wonder Woman's armor and the Annihilator, a living suit of armor fueled by violence. However, he prefers to include a weakness in everything he creates so that they do not become too powerful.
- Hephaestus appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Wonder Woman #226-227. DC Comics.
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #2. DC Comics.
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #7. DC Comics.
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #8. DC Comics.
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #9. DC Comics.
- ^ "Hephaestus Voice - Justice League Unlimited (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "The World's Finest – Justice League Unlimited". The World's Finest. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Hephaestus at DC Comics Wiki
- Hephaestus
- Comics characters introduced in 1976
- DC Comics deities
- DC Comics male characters
- Fictional characters who can change size
- Fictional gods
- Classical mythology in DC Comics
- DC Comics shapeshifters
- DC Comics characters who use magic
- DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
- DC Comics characters with superhuman strength
- DC Comics immortals
- Greek and Roman deities in fiction
- Fictional smiths