(1986)
Penguin,
1986 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 7.95 AUD; 7.95 CAD; 5.95 USD
- Pages
- 80
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
-
[penguin in an oval]
- ISBN
-
0-14-008215-8
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color cover; Black and White interior
- Dimensions
- 8.5" x 11"
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Some portions originally appeared in National Lampoon and High Times.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let us pray to the gods...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules rents an apartment.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As ancient horoscopes have prognosticated...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules plays frisbee.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In song and sonnet we praise...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes grocery shopping.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to legend...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules slays the minotaur (subway car).
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Pencils
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Inks
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Letters
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To this day, minstrel poets recall...
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Hercules
- Synopsis
- Hercules makes a shambles of a department store.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- department store
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As legend relates, the mighty Hercules enjoys lunch...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules works in construction and then goes out drinking.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tho the Pantheon be of great diversity...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules attends a "Metal Gods" concert.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The life of Hercules is governed by rules...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules reads the signs and can't decide what to have for dinner.
Indexer Notes
Last panel appears to be quite enlarged to cover two pages.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hercules awakens from a deep, dark sleep...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules has a job as a delivery boy and falls in love with Tanya, a receptionist.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greatest of all Greek warriors...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules leaves his job at a bank to eat at a Greek restaurant.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is a story as old as love itself...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules searches for the Golden Fleece.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Apollo begins his night ride...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules drives to the country.
Indexer Notes
Probably just one page in the original printing of the story, first panel has been expanded to cover two pages.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The blind philosopher poet...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes to a strip club.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The week's labours have tested...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes to a psychiatrist.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Behold, a city engaged in a great celebration...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules battles a Bullwinkle float at a parade.
- Reprints
- from High Times Magazine (Trans-High Corporation, 1974 series) #120 (August 1985)
-
"As legend would have it..."
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules takes a plane to California.
[Portrait of Hercules]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Head and shoulders portrait of Hercules with volcano and K-Mart in the background.
Hercules Secures His Window
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules puts bars up on his window.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From generation to generation...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules visits Action Park, an amusement park.
[Hercules goes grocery shopping]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules in the "Diet Foods, Cereal, Soup" aisle.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In days of yore a chariot was of simple design...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules gets his car fixed at Midos and expects it to be turned to gold.
Hercules Meets the Christian Zealots
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes to church.
[Hercules tied to the mast on a boat]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules is in a storm aboard the Texonn.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is either divine fate or...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules tries to buy car from "Uncle Phil".
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- More! More!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules demands more food at a restaurant.
Hercules in the Temple of Seven Pillars
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules is fed Devil Dogs and Coca Cola.
Late One Evening Hercules Finds Himself Deeply Embroiled in Yet Another Exciting Adventure
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules watches TV.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen, personas grata...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes to the museum and finds all his old gear.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is revealed that Hercules attends a sporting event...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules attends a football game.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One might think that being half-god...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules attends aerobics class.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The lure of the open sea...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules aboard an oil tanker.
[Hercules Surfs with Dolphins]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In ancient times Hercules partook in the national games...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules competes on a game show where the category is "Greek Greats".
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The ill winds of fate and the smelly winds of Asclepius...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules goes to Hollywood.
Designs from a Red-Figured Vase Found in Central San Diego
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules kills a moose.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let us join Hercules as he commences battle...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules plays a video game in an arcade.
The Full and Part-time Labours of Hercules Amongst the North Americans
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Pencils
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Inks
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Letters
- Mark Marek [as Mr. Marek]
- Characters
- Hercules
- Synopsis
- In his 348th labour, Hercules is operator of the boiler room of the Omega-Hilton Hotel, West Beach, Florida.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen! One can almost hear the blare of trumpets...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules at home with an annoying wife and kids.
Hercules vs. the Hydrant
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Hercules battles a garden hose.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a remote southwestern region...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules at a ranch.
The Sequel
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hercules
- Synopsis
- Hercules gets hazed at a college fraternity.
- Reprints
- in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990) [original printing still to be indexed]
- from ?
-
Hercules' 4-Star Guide to Greek Restaurants
Hercules Amongst the North Americans / text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hercules reviews restaurants.
Indexer Notes
Includes photos of some of the restaurants and a page of flattened paper cups with Greek designs.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
1.
Introduction
-
2.
["Let us pray to the gods..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
3.
["As ancient horoscopes have prognosticated..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
4.
["In song and sonnet we praise..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
5.
["According to legend..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
6.
["To this day, minstrel poets recall..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
7.
["As legend relates, the mighty Hercules enjoys lunch..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
8.
["Tho the Pantheon be of great diversity..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
9.
["The life of Hercules is governed by rules..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
10.
["Hercules awakens from a deep, dark sleep..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
11.
["Greatest of all Greek warriors..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
12.
["It is a story as old as love itself..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
13.
["As Apollo begins his night ride..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
14.
["The blind philosopher poet..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
15.
["The week's labours have tested..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
16.
["Behold, a city engaged in a great celebration..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
17.
"As legend would have it..."
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
18.
[Portrait of Hercules]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
19.
Hercules Secures His Window
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
20.
["From generation to generation..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
21.
[Hercules goes grocery shopping]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
22.
["In days of yore a chariot was of simple design..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
23.
Hercules Meets the Christian Zealots
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
24.
[Hercules tied to the mast on a boat]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
25.
["It is either divine fate or..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
26.
["More! More!"]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
27.
Hercules in the Temple of Seven Pillars
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
28.
Late One Evening Hercules Finds Himself Deeply Embroiled in Yet Another Exciting Adventure
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
29.
["Listen, personas grata..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
30.
["It is revealed that Hercules attends a sporting event..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
31.
["One might think that being half-god..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
32.
["The lure of the open sea..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
33.
[Hercules Surfs with Dolphins]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
34.
["In ancient times Hercules partook in the national games..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
35.
["The ill winds of fate and the smelly winds of Asclepius..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
36.
Designs from a Red-Figured Vase Found in Central San Diego
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
37.
["Let us join Hercules as he commences battle..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
38.
The Full and Part-time Labours of Hercules Amongst the North Americans
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
39.
["Listen! One can almost hear the blare of trumpets..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
40.
Hercules vs. the Hydrant
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
41.
["In a remote southwestern region..."]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
42.
The Sequel
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
43.
Hercules' 4-Star Guide to Greek Restaurants
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
44.
[Hercules walks towards the sun-set]
Hercules Amongst the North Americans -
45.
"The unchained, uncensored story of the mythic strongman lost in America"
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