Hercules #1

In this mythic adventure from Hercules #1 (2002), the legendary hero Hercules, driven by grief and destiny, answers the call of the gods to prove himself worthy of immortality. With the weight of nine daunting labors ahead, he begins his journey by confronting the fearsome Nemean lion, a beast whose hide no weapon can pierce. Armed only with his unmatched strength and resolve, Hercules faces the challenge head-on—only to discover that even the mightiest of heroes must master more than muscle to survive the trials ahead.

In "Land of Menace," Hercules ventures into the other-dimensional realm of Nul after Zeus and Hera appear in his firelight, assigning him a new task: retrieve the Golden Apples. Stranded in a vast desert, he frees the giant Atlas from his chains and, guided by the towering figure, journeys through a world where time flows differently. The quest tests Hercules’ strength and resolve as he races against the shifting sands of Nul’s strange reality.