Hephaestus

Origin
Hephaestus, called Vulcan by the Romans, was the son of Hera and Zeus. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. He was the only member of the Twelve Olympians to be ugly and crippled. He served as blacksimth to the Olympians and forged many of their weapons. His wife was Venus, the goddess of love.

Ace
The hero Vulcan was a descendant of the roman god of fire.

Centaur
While not yet summoned by Carter, Hephaestus was among the mythological figure that could be summoned forth from Craig Carter's magic ring.

Quality
Vulcan was summoned by Kid Eternity to help him with the Sackville Rebellion.

Lev Gleason
This version of the Greek god of fire met by Yankee Longago was the creator of a comic book called Ungodly Comics.

Charlton
Vulcan is responsible for giving crippled reporter Johnny Mann the power of the Roman gods transforming the man into Son of Vulcan.

Golden Age Appearances

 * Boy Comics #10
 * Kid Eternity #3
 * Hit Comics #55
 * Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46-50