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Lieutenant Hercules

Wilbur Klutz was given superhuman powers by Merlin the Wizard and decided to use them to make money as Lieutenant Hercules, a superhero for hire. Klutz set himself up in an office, taking out advertisements in the Daily Bugle and Daily Blah, with Merlin as his manager. His powers included indestructibility, flight, superhuman strength, wisdom, and speed. Lieutenant Hercules could change between his human and superhuman forms by employing a magical formula, but eventually he got stuck in his superhuman state after visiting “Comic Land” for an extended period of time.
Alias Lieutenant Hercules
Real Names/Alt Names Wilbur Klutz
Characteristics Flight, Speedster, Super Strength, World War II Era, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors H. L. Gold, Irv Tirman
First Appearance Green Lama #1 (1944)
First Publisher Spark Publications [CB+] [DCM]
Appearance List Green Lama #1-8
Sample Read Green Lama [DCM] [CB+]
Description Wilbur Klutz was given superhuman powers by Merlin the Wizard and decided to use them to make money as Lieutenant Hercules, a superhero for hire. Klutz set himself up in an office, taking out advertisements in the Daily Bugle and Daily Blah, with Merlin as his manager. His powers included indestructibility, flight, superhuman strength, wisdom, and speed. Lieutenant Hercules could change between his human and superhuman forms by employing a magical formula, but eventually he got stuck in his superhuman state after visiting “Comic Land” for an extended period of time.
Source Lieutenant Hercules – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Green Lama #5 (May 1945) | H. L. Gold, Irving Tirman
Green Lama #5 (May 1945) | H. L. Gold, Irving Tirman