From there the Hulk made his way to Olympus where he is prodded and angered by Ares. In order to protect Earth, the mindless, uber-powerful Hulk had been exiled to the Crossroads of Time. The Prince of Power vs the Green Goliath! This battle is a flashback tale of a fight when these two were both unquestionably at the peak of their strength.

Jack Kirby provides the art and action in this masterpiece. The two godly warriors take turns smiting and talking smack before their battle is abruptly ended. Hercules and Thor meet and fight for the first time ever!!! Thor is accidentally transported to Olympus where he and Thor meet in a clash of arms and egos big enough to shake the Olympus! This is an epic, iconic Silver-Age representation of the action-packed hero-fighting-hero tradition of Marvel. This issue features interior art by Rafa Sandoval with a cover by John Romita, Jr. Hercules vs Kly'bnĪfter leading his newly formed group 'The God Squad' across the cosmos and into the realm of the Skrull Gods, Hercules confronts their ultimate deity, Kly'bn, in a battle to shake the heavens! As their battle rages Hercules and Kly'bn prove to be quite evenly matched and Kly'bn even try's to covert Herc into one of his followers! They fight hard and the battle ends in a very climactic and final manner. Their fight, and this cover, is some of John Buscema's best work.

Having been deceived by Ares and Pluto, Thor storms Olympus where he is met in battle by Hercules. This fight happened as the first part in a three- or four-part story-arc which, upon ending lead to Hercules becoming a regular guest star in Thor's series and then to his leading role as a founding member of the Champions. This issue sports a great George Perez cover with superb interior artwork by George Tuska. Their fight was full of action and really showed the strength and durabilty of Hercules as well as relating the respect Iron Man has for the Power of Hercules. This was a done-in-one story where Iron Man was forced to lure Hercules into a trap/fight because Herc's old enemy Typhon was holding the Beast hostage. This battle took place when Hercules was a member of the Champions. Instead of picking his top ten, I picked his greatest twelve because the number '12' is associated with Hercules due to his 12 Labors and thus seems more appropriate. These are the Twelve best, most epic battles of Marvel's Hercules!

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