Hercules Vol 3 3

Alternate Covers: Textless Hercules Vol 3 #3 Published August, 2005 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Mark Texeira Production James Taveras "The New Labors of Hercules, Part 3" Writer Frank Tieri Penciler Mark Texeira Inker Jimmy Palmiotti Colourist Raul Trevino Tatto Letterer Randy Gentile Editor Axel Alonso Previous Issue Next Issue Hercules Vol 3 #2 Hercules Vol 3 #4

Appearing in "The New Labors of Hercules, Part 3"

Featured Characters:

• Hercules

Supporting Characters:

• Filming crew
  • Gordon Allsworth
  •  Robert 
  • James/Jimmy the Cameraman
• Zabu
•  Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) 
•  Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O'Hara) 
• Lockjaw

Antagonists:

• Eurystheus
•  Achelous 
• Hydra
  • Hydra Commander #56
  • Hydra-like cyborg (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
  • R and D (Mentioned)
    • Phil (Mentioned)
  • Baron von Strucker (Illustration)
  • Viper (Illustration)
•  Dragon Man 
•  Attuma 
•  Abomination (Emil Blonsky)  (Main story and flashback)
• Hera

Other Characters:

• House of Agon
  • Black Bolt
  • Medusa
  • Karnak
  • Triton
• Lernean Hydra (Only in flashback)
• Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Recap)
• Olympus Group (Named only)
• Cretan Bull (Drawing)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in flashback)
• Perseus (Mentioned)
• Man-eating Mares of Diomedes (Mentioned)
• King Diomedes (Mentioned)
• Nemean Lion (Mentioned)
• Geraldo Rivera (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• A.I.M. (Mentioned)
• Erymanthian Boar (Mentioned)
• Blue Moon Group (Mentioned)
• Ceryneian Hind (Mentioned)
• Stymphalian Birds (Mentioned)
• King Augeas (Mentioned)
• Oakland Raiders (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• Steve Reeves (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• Russell Crowe (Mentioned) (Topical reference)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Olympians
• Human-Olympian Hybrids
• Sabretooth tigers
• Dinosaurs
• Hydras (Only in flashback)
• Inhumans
• Horses (Mentioned)
• Inhuman Dogs
• Cyborgs
• Androids
• Atlanteans
• Bulls (Drawing)
• Lions (Mentioned)
• Birds (Mentioned)
• Boars (Mentioned)
• Deer (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Antarctica
    • Savage Land
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Atlantis
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Florida
      • New York
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Midtown
              • Chelsea
                • Madison Square Garden
  • Europe (Only in flashback)
    • Greece (Only in flashback)
      • Argos (Only in flashback)
        • Lerna (Only in flashback)
      • Mycenae (Mentioned)
      • Mount Erymanthus (Mentioned)
      • Arcadia (Mentioned)
        • Lake Stymphalus (Mentioned)
      • Augean Stables (Mentioned)
  • Earth Orbit
    • Moon
      • Blue Area of the Moon
        • Attilan

Items:

• The Red Skull's "Dust of Death"
  
  

Synopsis for "The New Labors of Hercules, Part 3"

Hercules goes through the the first seven of his twelve labors. He must capture a sabretooth tiger, defeat Hydra, capture Lockjaw from the Inhumans, defeat Dragon Man, drive the hordes of Attuma from Atlantis, and overcome the Red Skulls' "Dust of Death", and defeat the Abomination. Having actually bungled his way though the first seven, Hera revises the final five tasks.

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