Hercules
Tarkus / Roger Tate, from Silver Age Superman
- Also known as
Very little is known of the second man to go by the name Hercules. While it is clear that this red-haired hero is not the black-haired demigod once known as Herakles, who performed the legendary Twelve Labors, it is just as clear that he does have some relationship with the gods of Olympus, and thus with his predecessor. Hercules has used the secret identity of Tarkus in his own era, and has used the identity of Roger Tate when he visited the 20th century. Hercules has met Superboy, Lana Lang, Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics #257 — 1959-02-00
- Action Comics #267 — 1960-08-00
- Action Comics #268 — 1960-09-00
- Superman Supacomic #17 — 1961-01-00
- Action Comics #279 — 1961-08-00
- Superman Annual #6 — 1962-12-00
- Adventure Comics #304 — 1963-01-00
- Superman #158 — 1963-01-00
- Superboy #110 — 1964-01-00
- Action Comics #320 — 1965-01-00
- Superman #239 — 1971-06-00
- Binky #79 — 1971-06-00
- Superman in Action Comics #1 — 1993-00-00
- The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] — 1995-00-00
- Showcase Presents: Superman #2 — 2006-08-00
- Showcase Presents: Superman #3 — 2007-06-00
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #3 — 2014-07-00
- DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] — 2025-08-00