Hercules the Legendary Journeys (1996) comic books
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Issue #1A
$2.50
$2.50
Cover art by Michael Golden. "The Trial of Hercules, Part 1," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Steve Montano; Salmoneus is hired to take a beautiful woman, Pronoea, to Hercules; After some adventures, they find him; Pronoea then takes Hercules to help her husband, Prometheus; Which gets Herc in trouble with Zeus. Interview with Jeff Butler. Short biography of Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
$2.50
$2.50
Cover art by Michael Golden. "The Trial of Hercules, Part 2," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Steve Montano; Herc is put on trial for freeing Promethus; As he is about to be condemned, Salmoneus arrives and distracts them until Atalanta can free Prometheus to defend himself and Herc; Turns out Ares was trying to keep a secret from Zeus. Article covering previous incarnations of Hercules by Roy Thomas and Bill Warren. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3A
1st appearance of Xena in a comic book. Art cover by Zina Saunders. "The Warrior Princess," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Steve Montano; Xena returns home to Amphipolis, only to find it destroyed, apparently by Hercules; She goes to his home to take revenge, only to learn that it wasn't Herc; The two go off to find the real culprit together. Article on how Roy Thomas came to be writing Hercules. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
2nd appearance of Xena in a comic book. Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. "The Warrior Princess, Part Two of Three: The Shaper," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Rick Magyar and Steve Montano; Xena and Herc find the fake Herc's army, and learn that it is led by a shape-shifter, Periclymenus; The shaper is on his way to Thebes to kidnap Herc's mom, though; And then off to his alcemist brother's for a potion that gives him lots of power. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
$9.70
$9.00
Cover by Earl Norem. "The Warrior Princess, Part Three of Three: Smile For The Chimaera," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jeff Butler, inks by Steve Montano; Xena, Herc, and gang find the Shaper and battle him; They learn from his brother that he has stripes that will appear no matter the form he takes; In the end, he appears to die... but he'll be back someday. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
