It’s a Hellboy History

Comics

• 1991: Great Salt Lake Comic-Com programme – The “Hellboy” name is used in demon-like character drawing where within a black and white illustration, the character wears a belt with the “Hellboy” name on it.
• 1993: Dime Press #4 – Prototype version of the Hellboy character on the cover
• August 1993: San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 – first full appearance by character in Hellboy, published by Dark Horse Comics.
• 1994: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction – premier comic book ‘mini-series’ featuring the Hellboy character.
  The paperback collection received 2 Eisner Awards, and ultimately has been credited as the basis for the initial Hellboy feature film.
  Prior to the success of Hellboy as a comic within the Dark Horse Comics collection, DC Comics were approached with the original concept. They apparently loved the idea but were hesitant on involving the word “hell”.
  1994: Hellboy: World’s Greatest Paranormal Investigator – A Hellboy solo appearance featured as a 4-page mini special comic.
  Hellboy: Seed of Destruction became the collected trade paperback story.

• 1994: Hi, My Name is Hellboy in the Celebrate Diversity collector’s edition– A 1-page advertisement showcasing Hellboy’s origins.
• 1997: Hellboy: Wake the Devil – 2^nd mini-series of comic books with the Hellboy character.
• 1998: Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others
• 1999: Hellboy: Box Full of Evil – Final chapter in the ‘Beast of the Apocalypse’ stories.
• 2000: Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom – collected trade paperback story
• 2002: Hellboy: Conqueror Worm- collected trade paperback story
• 2006: Hellboy: Strange Places- collected trade paperback story
• 2007: Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others- collected trade paperback story
• 2008: Hellboy: Darkness Calls- collected trade paperback story
• 2008: Hellboy: Library Edition Volume I – Collects Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil– Oversized Edition
• 2008: Hellboy: Library Edition Volume II – Collects The Chained Coffin and Others and The Right Hand of Doom – Oversized Edition
• 2009: Hellboy: Library Edition Volume III – Collects Conqueror Worm and Strange Places– Oversized Edition
• 2010: Hellboy: Wild Hunt- collected trade paperback story

The Hellboy sage is just beginning, and with Mike Mignola at the helm ready to share the story of Hellboy with the world one comic at a time, everyone in time will know the true story of the Hellboy adventures.

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