Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member of the Twelve Olympians to be ugly and crippled. He served as blacksmith to the Olympians and forged many of their weapons. His wife was Venus, the goddess of love. In comics, the hero Vulcan (Ace) was a descendant of the Roman god of fire. While not yet summoned by Carter, Hephaestus was among the mythological figures that could be summoned forth from Craig Carter’s magic ring. Vulcan was summoned by Kid Eternity to help him with the Sackville Rebellion. This version of the Greek god of fire met by Yankee Longago was the creator of a comic book called Ungodly Comics. Vulcan is responsible for giving crippled reporter Johnny Mann the power of the Roman gods transforming the man into Son of Vulcan.
Alias Hephaestus
Real Names/Alt Names Hephaestus, Vulcan, Vulcanus, Mulciber, etc.
Appearance List Literature: Homer’s Odyssey (c. 8th century BCE, English 1614), Homer’s Iliad (c. 8th century BC), Virgil’s Aeneid (29 to 19 BC), Metamorphoses (poem) by Ovid (8 CE), plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy (1308–1320), etc. Boy Comics #10, Kid Eternity #3, Hit Comics #55, Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46-50, Humdinger vol. 1 #4.
Sample Read Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch [Internet Archive]
Description Hephaestus (or Vulcan in Roman myth) was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Hera and Zeus, and the only member of the Twelve Olympians to be ugly and crippled. He served as blacksmith to the Olympians and forged many of their weapons. His wife was Venus, the goddess of love. In comics, the hero Vulcan (Ace) was a descendant of the Roman god of fire. While not yet summoned by Carter, Hephaestus was among the mythological figures that could be summoned forth from Craig Carter’s magic ring. Vulcan was summoned by Kid Eternity to help him with the Sackville Rebellion. This version of the Greek god of fire met by Yankee Longago was the creator of a comic book called Ungodly Comics. Vulcan is responsible for giving crippled reporter Johnny Mann the power of the Roman gods transforming the man into Son of Vulcan.
