1996

1996
"The Sword of Veracity" and "The Black Wolf", the first episodes released in 1996.
Chronology
Previous Year	1995
Next Year	1997

1996 was the fourth year of production on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, the second year of production on Xena: Warrior Princess, and the second year in which episodes from both series aired. It was also the year in which the first comic books and novels were released.

Releases

The following television episodes, comic books, and novels were released in 1996:

#	Title Card	Release	Series	Date
1		"The Sword of Veracity"	HTLJ Season 2	January 8th
		"The Black Wolf"	XWP Season 1
2		"The Enforcer"	HTLJ Season 2	January 15th
		"Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts"	XWP Season 1
3		"Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards"		January 22nd
4		"Once a Hero"	HTLJ Season 2	January 29th
		"A Fistful of Dinars"	XWP Season 1
5		"Heedless Hearts"	HTLJ Season 2	February 5th
		"Warrior... Princess"	XWP Season 1
6		"Let the Games Begin"	HTLJ Season 2	February 12th
		"Mortal Beloved"	XWP Season 1
7		"The Apple"	HTLJ Season 2	February 19th
		"The Royal Couple of Thieves"	XWP Season 1
8		"Promises"	HTLJ Season 2	March 4th
		"The Prodigal"	XWP Season 1
9		"King For A Day"	HTLJ Season 2	March 18th
10		"Protean Challenge"		April 22nd
		"Altared States"	XWP Season 1
11		"The Wedding of Alcmene"	HTLJ Season 2	April 29th
		"Ties That Bind"	XWP Season 1
12		"The Power"	HTLJ Season 2	May 6th
		"The Greater Good"	XWP Season 1
13		"Centaur Mentor Journey"	HTLJ Season 2	May 13th
		"Callisto"	XWP Season 1
14		The Trial of Hercules Part 1	HTLJ comics	June
15		"Death Mask"	XWP Season 1	June 3rd
16		Hercules & Xena: The Comic Book Begins	HTLJ comics	June 15th
17		"The Cave of Echoes"	HTLJ Season 2	June 24th
18		The King of Thieves	HTLJ books	July
		Trapped in the Underworld
		The Trial of Hercules Part 2	HTLJ comics
19		"Is There a Doctor in the House?"	XWP Season 1	July 29th
20		The Warrior Princess	HTLJ comics	August
21		The Warrior Princess Part 2: The Shaper	HTLJ comics	September
22		"Mercenary"	HTLJ Season 3	September 30th
		"Orphan of War"	XWP Season 2
23		By The Sword	HTLJ novels	October
		The Empty Throne	XWP novels
		The Warrior Princess Part 3: Smile for the Chimaera	HTLJ comics
24		"Doomsday"	HTLJ Season 3	October 7th
		"Remember Nothing"	XWP Season 2
25		"Love Takes a Holiday"	HTLJ Season 3	October 14th
		"The Giant Killer"	XWP Season 2
26		"Mummy Dearest"	HTLJ Season 3	October 21st
		"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"	XWP Season 2
27		"Not Fade Away"	HTLJ Season 3	October 28th
		"Return of Callisto"	XWP Season 2
28		"Monster Child in the Promised Land"	HTLJ Season 3	November 4th
		"Warrior... Princess... Tramp"	XWP Season 2
29		"The Green-Eyed Monster"	HTLJ Season 3	November 11th
		"Intimate Stranger"	XWP Season 2
30		"Prince Hercules"	HTLJ Season 3	November 18th
		"Ten Little Warlords"	XWP Season 2
31		Serpent's Shadow	HTLJ novels	December
32		"A Star to Guide Them	HTLJ Season 3	December 9th
		"A Solstice Carol"	XWP Season 2