APOLLO

First Appearance:  Thor Annual #5
Origin Issue:  not yet revealed

Real Name:  Phoebus Apollo
Aliases:  None

Height:  6'
Weight:  480 lbs
Eyes:  Blue
Hair:  Blonde
Distinguishing Features:  None

Occupation:  God of light, music, poetry, medicine, and the sciences
Citizenship:  Olympus
Place of Creation/Birth:  Mount Cynthus, island of Delos, Mediterranean Sea

Known Relatives:  Zeus (father), Leto (mother), Artemis (sister), Gaea (great-grandmother), Thor (son of Gaea), Ouranos (great-grandfather), Rhea, Phoebe (grandmothers), Venus, Athena (half sisters), Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hercules, Hermes (half brothers), Neptune, Pluto (uncles), Demeter, Hera, Vesta (aunts), Cupid (Eros, nephew)
Known Allies:  Hercules, Olympian gods, Thor, Horus, Indra, Questzocoatl, Shango, Tawa
Known Enemies:  Demogorge, Typhon

Intelligence:  Normal (4/10)
Strength:  Superhuman Class 50 (8/12)
Speed:  Superhuman (6/10)
Stamina:  Godlike (9/10)
Durability:  Superhuman (7/14)
Agility:  Superhuman (6/7)
Reflexes:  Superhuman (6/7)
Fighting Skills:  Good hand-to-hand combatant
Special Skills/Abilities:  Extraordinary archer and musician, plays the lyre
Superhuman physical powers:  In addition to the above listed physical abilities, Apollo possesses virtual immortality, the power to radiate great heat and light at will, and the power to heal the injuries of others with superhuman rapidity.
Superhuman Mental Powers:  Precognitive abilities enabling him to perceive events in alternate futures.
Special Limitations:  None
Source of Superhuman Powers:  Apollo is a member of the race of superhumans known as the gods of Olympus.
Personal Weaponry:  Bow and arrows

Significant Issues: 

• Thor Annual #5:  present at time of war between Asgard and Olympus
• Thor #301:  present when Zeus granted power to Thor to help ressurrect the Asgardian gods
• Thor Annual #10:  aided Thor and other gods in opposing Demogorge, was consumed by Demogorge but then released unharmed
• Avengers #256:  presented Hercules with new battle garb
• Avengers #283-285:  sought to aid Avengers in Olympus against wrath of Zeus, struck down by Zeus, healed injuries of Captain America and Doctor Druid
• NOTE:  An alternate future has been depicted in Hercules (2) #1-4 in which Apollo and the other Olympians, except for Hercules, leave their current plane of existence in the 23rd century so that Hercules may father a new race of gods.  Whether Apollo and the Olympian gods will come to such an end in what becomes the mainstream future is as yet unknown.

Appearances:

Avengers #50, 256, 283-285
New Mutants #81
Thor #301
Thor Annual #5, 10