Hercules (Quality)

Golden Age Origin
After growing up in the North Woods and reaching adulthood, Joe Hercules was incredibly strong. A talent which, naturally,landed himself a job working at the local circus. However, criminals foreclosed on his widowed mother's house illegally, which caused her to die of a heart attack from the shock. Joe sought revenge for the death of his beloved mother, so he tracked the villains to New York and beat up some of the gang. Consequently, he was only to be thrown into jail for his trouble. By chance, he stumbled upon a comic telling of the exploits of Doll Man, inspiring him to break out, put on a costume, track down the the gang leader, and force ha confession of his crimes. Using just his mythic surname,Hercules, he decided to continue his newfound career as a crimefighter.

Golden Age Appearances

 * Hit Comics #1-21