The end of the Avengers?! For Zeus' sake...why?! Disassembling is for lesser team! Those unecessary x-people, perhaps -- but not the Avengers!
- —Hercules
Appearing in "The New Labors (Part 1)"
Featured Characters:
- Hercules (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Achelous (First appearance)
- Eurystheus (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Allsworth
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in flashback)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in flashback)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in flashback)
- Invisible Woman (Sue Richards) (Only in flashback)
- Nick Fury (Only in flashback)
- Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only in flashback)
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only in flashback)
- Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (Only in flashback)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only in flashback)
- Namor (Only in flashback)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback)
- Stingray (Walter Newell) (Only in flashback)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Only in flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only in flashback)
- Tigra (Greer Nelson) (Only in flashback)
- Mike
- Hydra (Only in flashback)
- Cerynein Hind (Only in flashback)
- Nemean Lion (Only in flashback)
- Erymanthian Boar (Only in flashback)
- Bull of Crete (Only in flashback)
- Mares of King Diomedes (Only in flashback)
- Amazons (Only in flashback)
- Cattle of Geryon (Only in flashback)
- Cerberus (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- New York City
- Avengers Mansion (Ruins)
Items:
- Captain America's Shield (Main story and flashback)
- Hera's Golden Apples (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The New Labors (Part 1)"
While working on a new television show, Ty Stone gets the idea to include the real Hercules. Elsewhere, Hercules bursts into the memorial service for the recently killed Avengers, and demands to know why Thor was not included. Iron Man claims they didn't know, he'd been missing for a few weeks, but it's not the first time he's been gone. Later at a bar, Hercules recounts who he is for the lovely female bartender, and his twelve labors, but she has no clue who he is. He gets up to use the restroom, and is attacked by Achelous, who knocks him out and drags him outside to a waiting limo, with Eurystheus inside.