Hercules #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Achelous - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Hercules (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: July 2005
Key date: 2005-07-00
On-sale date: 2005-05-18
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.99; 4.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960605699600211
Rating: PSR+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Achelous - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eurytheus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; colors: Mark Texeira	Achelous First, Hercules
1	Previously	recap	1	script: Frank Tieri; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; colors: Mark Texeira
2	The New Labors of Hercules, Part Two	comic story	22	script: Frank Tieri; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Raúl Treviño, Tatto; letters: VC, Randy Gentile	Achelous First, Eurytheus First, Hera, Hercules, Hermes, Zeus

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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