Hephaestus (DC)
Hephaestus is a male character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Hephaestus
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was known as the God of Fire and as He Who Shines by Day. (Wonder Woman v1 #226)
Powers and abilities
Hephaestus was notable for being a Greek god of the Olympian pantheon that gave him a range of superhuman abilities. (Wonder Woman v1 #226)
He could turn his fists into flames where it was said that no living being either mortal or immortal were capable of withstanding it. These limbs of living flames could extend allowing him to strike distant targets. He could also use this power to send enough flames to create a wall of fire. (Wonder Woman v1 #226) Hephaestus could easily defy the natural laws and set water on fire. (Wonder Woman v1 #227)
Among his creations included:
- Viscero-Combustor : a weapon capable of causing fires to erupt among those that experienced intense emotions with these passion-flames consuming everything around them. (Wonder Woman v1 #226)
He created female humanoid constructs called Golden Handmaidens that were robots built in his forges and served him. (Wonder Woman v1 #226)
Notes
- Hephaestus was created by Martin Pasko and Jose Delbo where he made his first appearance in Wonder Woman v1 #226 (November, 1976).
- The character was based on the Hephaestus from Greek Myth.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Hephaestus appeared in the setting of the DC Animated Universe in the episode "Hawk and Dove" where he was voiced by actor Edward Asner.
Appearances
- Wonder Woman v1: (1976)
- Wonder Woman v2:
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