Character/DC

Hercules

DC, Post-World War III

More than two thousand years ago, Hercules was drugged by the war god Ares, and brought to a remote Mediterranean isle, where enchanted chains were used to bind him to a rock. On October 9th, 1986, a nuclear missile strikes Greece, it's point of origin unknown. A limited nuclear exchange ensues. Ares is intrigued by the potential for great battle, and heads to Earth. On October 20th, a subterranean race of mole-people, bent on conquering the surface world, trigger the launch of scores of missiles, which escalates the war. The last bomb falls on October 29th, then the Earth falls silent. Four weeks after the outbreak of World War III, Hercules finally breaks free of the enchanted bonds. He vows to track down and get his revenge on Ares for his treachery.