Hephaestus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, son of Zeus and Hera, and the half-brother of the superhero Wonder Woman. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in Wonder Woman #226.
Fictional character biography Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is largely the same as his mythological counterpart.Wonder Woman #226-227 (November 1976 - January 1977) In post-Crisis continuity, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets.Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #2 (March 1987)
In 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. After saving Hephaestus from a molten monster sent by Hades, Wonder Woman discovers that Hephaestus's laborers are not automatons and actually men. Hephaestus and Eros state that the laborers were discarded male children from Themyscira who Hephaestus took in. He cut a deal with the Amazons to take in the children in exchange for giving the Amazons weapons. Later that night, Wonder Woman tries to get Hephaestus to release the males, but they refuse.Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #7 (May 2012)
Powers and abilities Like the Olympian Gods, Hephastus has supernatural abilities that include size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. He also has genius-level intellect and is an expert blacksmith.
In other media Hephaestus appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk and Dove", voiced by Ed Asner. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Hephaestus appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
References
External links Hephaestus at DC Comics Wiki