Today is the anniversay of the creation and release of Hellboy in 1993 from Dark Horse comics and Mike Mignola.
In the series, from the very beginning, Hellboy is a superpowered paranormal investigator who works for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) and has appeared in three movies, two animated films, three video games, and several comics, spin-offs, one-shots, and crossovers since it’s creation.
Hellboy, or “Anung Un Rama, Urush An Rama” means “Destroyer of Worlds, Creator of Worlds.”
While he was summoned from Hell to Earth by Nazi occultists, but was saved from Allied Forces during the war, including his father figure, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm. Now thanks to his father figure, he has been trained to investigate and resolve supernatural, dark, and Nazis plots that are steeped in the topics of folklore, pulp stories, adventure novels, and Lovecraftian horror.
With it being his anniversary, we wanted to share some of our favorite comics from his line-up.
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San Deigo Comic-Con Comics #2 (1993) Releasing for the first time, in a four page story, from Mike Mignola. In this short story, Hellboy fights Anubis, an Egyptian god who focuses on mummification. The whole fight occurs at a deserted gas station, and is fully considered canon and official from within the Hellboy: The Companion. |
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1994) Told in four parts, Liz Sherman makes her first appearance in the second part. Hellboy is investigating the death of Professor Bruttenholm at the hand of a frog monster, which leads him into a trap set by Rasputin. This comic represents a lot of the content that inspired the first movie by Guillermo del Toro. Created by Mike Mignola and John Byrne, with art from Mike Mignola and Mark Chiarello. |
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1 (2015) This story was used in the inspiration of the movie, but the original comic is about Hellboy as he helps a young man regain his sold soul from the Crooked Man. Created by Mike Mignola with art from Richard Corben. |
If you are looking more information on Hellboy, you can check out our prior article from Lindsay dedicated to what you need to know about the Half-Demon Hero, you can find that Here.
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