Hercules # 4 1984 VF+

Hercules # 4 June 1984, a Marvel Comics limited series issue subtitled "A Pearl of Great Price!", brings Hercules' journey full circle as he returns to an Olympus where the inhabitants have been murdered by an insane Zeus.

"A Pearl of Great Price!" 

The issue serves as the dramatic conclusion to the four-issue mini-series: 

• The Desecrated Home: Hercules and his companions (the Skrull Skyppi and the Recorder 417) return to Mount Olympus to find the Olympian gods have been systematically slaughtered.
• The Insane Monarch: The mass murderer is revealed to be Zeus, the King of the Olympians and Hercules' father, who is afflicted with an unknown form of insanity.
• Father vs. Son: The issue culminates in a final, deadly confrontation as the mad Thunderer targets his own son, setting up an epic battle between Hercules and Zeus to the death.
• Character Appearances: The story includes appearances by the characters Mentor, Starfox, Apollo, and the villain Shreck. s 
• Story & Art: The entire issue was written, penciled, and inked by Bob Layton.
• Cover Artist: Bob Layton.
• Publisher: Marvel Comics.
• Cover Price: The original cover price was $0.60 (Direct Edition) or $0.75 (Canadian Price Variant).