Credits
Writer(s):
Mike Mignola (plot); John Byrne (script)
Penciller(s):
Mike Mignola
Inker(s):
Mike Mignola
Colorist(s):
Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s):
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Editor(s):
Barbara Kesel (original)
Subject Matter
Genres:
adventure, occult
Feature(s):
Hellboy
Character(s):
Hellboy (part origin); 1st Sgt. George Whitman (introduction); The Torch of Liberty; Prof. Malcolm Frost (introduction); Prof. Trevor Bruttenholm [Broom] (introduction); Lady Cynthia Eden-Jones (introduction); Klaus Werner von Krupt (introduction); Prof. Dr. Karl Ruprect Kroenen (introduction); Grigori Rasputin (first appearance in Hellboy series); Leopold Kurtz (introduction); Ilsa Haupstein (introduction); Sven Olafsen (introduction; cameo; flashback); Dr. Tom Manning (introduction); Emma Cavendish (introduction)
Synopsis:
1944: In East Bromwich, England, specialists from the British Paranormal Society have gathered at church ruins where Lady Cynthia Eden-Jones has sensed a disturbance in the ether. When a demon child appears in an explosion of flame, Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm dubs it Hellboy. 1994: Bruttenholm tells Hellboy about his recent expedition to the Arctic. Frogs then swarm into the office and Bruttenholm retreats from the room only to crash back into it dead. Hellboy battles and kills the froglike beast, then calls the head office of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense.
Reprinting
From Content Item:
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 published March 1994
was Seed of Destruction [Chapter One] [Story on Interior Page(s)]story only has 22 pages; original story credited with 23 pages
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
22
Notes:
Mignola drew balloons and sound effects; Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.
The Nazi officers are identified on the final story page, presented as a dossier on Project Ragna Rok.
Manning's first name is revealed in a future storyline.
Emma Cavendish's identity is revealed next issue.
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