HERMES

First Appearance:  Thor #129
Origin Issue:  not yet revealed

Real Name:  Hermes
Aliases:  Mercury (his Roman name)

Height:  5' 11"
Weight:  520 lbs
Eyes:  Blue
Hair:  Reddish-blond
Distinguishing Features:  none

Occupation:  Herald of Zeus; god of commerce, travel, and thieves
Citizenship:  Olympus
Place of Creation/Birth:  Mount Cyliene, Arcadia, Greece

Known Relatives:  Zeus (father), Maia (mother), Pan (son), Apollo, Hercules, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus (half-brothers), Athena, Artemis, Venus (half-sisters), Neptune, Pluto (uncles), Hera, Demeter, Vesta (aunts), Cupid (nephew), Cronos, Atlas (grandfathers), Rhea (grandmother), Ouranos (great grandfather), Gaea (great grandmother), Thor (son of Gaea)
Known Allies:  Hercules, Olympian gods
Known Enemies:  Ares, Typhon, Pluto, Demogorge

Intelligence:  Normal (4/10)
Strength:  Superhuman Class 50 (8/12)
Speed:  Supersonic (9/10)
Flight Speed:  Sub-light speed (10/12)
Stamina:  Godlike (9/10)
Durability:  Metahuman (9/14)
Agility:  Superhuman (6/7)
Reflexes:  Superhuman (6/7)
Fighting Skills:  Extraordinary hand-to-hand combatant, especially at wrestling
Special Skills/Abilities:  Expert thief, skilled musician, adept at any pursuit requiring swiftness and dexterity
Superhuman physical powers:  Hermes possesses virtual immortality
Superhuman Mental Powers:  none
Special Limitations:  none
Source of Superhuman Powers:  Hermes is a member of the race of superhumans known as the gods of Olympus
Personal Weaponry:  A short sword, a caduceus (a magical device capable of controlling lesser beings and turning objects into gold)

Significant Issues: 

• Thor #129:  departed Olympus on unknown mission
• Thor #291-292:  alongside fellow Olympians, attacked the Eternals at behest of Zeus and Odin; battled Makkari
• Thor #301:  role as messenger of the goddesses in creation of the Young Gods revealed; present when Zeus granted power to Thor to help resurrect the Asgardian gods
• Bizarre Adventures #32:  appointed Jules Keene god of luck
• Avengers #279:  abducted injured Hercules from New York hospital
• Avengers #281, 284-285:  alongside fellow Olympians, battled the Avengers at Zeus's behest, forbidden to set foot on Earth by Zeus
• Sensational She-Hulk #36:  brought Cupid a message from Venus
• NOTE:   An alternate future has been depicted in Hercules (2) #1-4 in which Hermes and other Olympians, except Hercules, leave their current plane of existence in the 23rd century so that Hercules may father a new race of gods.  Whether Hermes and the Olympian gods will come to such an end in what becomes the mainstream future is as yet unknown.

Appearances:

Avengers #256, 279, 281, 284-285
She-Hulk (2) #36
Thor #129, 291-292, 301, 465
Thor (2) #7