Hugo Hercules
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The creation of cartoonist William H.D. Koerner, Hugo Hercules was the titular hero of a comic strip begun in 1902 for the Chicago Tribune.
A good-natured man endowed with super-human physical strength, the character of Hugo wandered about town, helping people with their problems and shocking them with his surprising displays of power.
Often referred to as the first superhero, the strip was not a great success and Koerner eventually left comics to become a painter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Bill Blackbeard & Dale Crain, The Comic Strip Century. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1995. 2 volumes. 480 pp. ISBN 0-87816-355-7
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