Hephaestus (DC Comics)

Hephaestus
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceWonder Woman #226 (November 1976)
Created byMartin Pasko (writer), José Delbo (artist)
In-story information
Place of originMount Olympus
Team affiliationsOlympian Gods
Notable aliasesVulcan
Abilities

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

Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is largely the same as his mythological counterpart.[1] Post-Crisis, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets.[2]

In The New 52, Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay.[3][4][5]

Powers and abilities

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

References

  1. ^ Wonder Woman #226-227. DC Comics.
  2. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #2. DC Comics.
  3. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #7. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #8. DC Comics.
  5. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #9. DC Comics.
  6. ^ "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
  7. ^ "The World's Finest – Justice League Unlimited". The World's Finest. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  8. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 30, 2024.