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Issue: Hellboy #[1]
Publication Date: June 1997
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Issues: #[1] of 12 Issues (21 Printings)
Title: Seed of Destruction
Is Variant Variant: Second Printing; First Cover
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 132
ISBN: 1569713162
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Price: $17.95 USD
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Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
34 (7 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Scott Allie (collection editor); Barbara Kesel (original editor and 1st edition)
Disclose Notes: 1997 printing and 1999 printings exist, both with June 1997 indicia date, with different covers designated Cover A and Cover B in Hellboy: The Companion.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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In Issue: FlagHellboy: Edición Integral #1 published January 2011
In Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] published April 2002
as Portada Original de la 2ª Edición de Hellboy: Seed of Destrucction [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy Library Edition #1 published May 2008
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In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published June 2008
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
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Credits

Credits  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Publication Data

Credits  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bloch
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola?
Inker(s): Mike Mignola?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Disclose Notes: Introduction is copyright 1994 Robert Bloch per indicia.
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Dedication

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Disclose Notes: Dedication by Mignola: "For Jack Kirby, H.P. Lovecraft, my lovely wife, Christine, and the amazing Elmer Newton."
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Chapter One

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); O'Brien [Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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Seed of Destruction Chapter One

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: 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)
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Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 4 of Seed of Destruction saga.

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.

Hellboy first appeared in a story in San Diego Comic-Con Comics (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #2 (August 1993), given away at the convention, and was seen in John Byrne's Next Men (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #21 (December 1993) as a fictional character a few months before this miniseries was released.
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An African Myth About A Frog

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mythological, nature
Feature(s): Frogs
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Chapter Two

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); O'Brien [Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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Seed of Destruction Chapter Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Liz Sherman [Elizabeth Sherman] (introduction); Abe Sapien [Abraham Sapien] (introduction; part origin); Emma Cavendish (death); Elihu Cavendish (introduction; cameo; flashback); Sven Olafsen; Grigori Rasputin; Sadu-Hem (introduction)
Synopsis: Hellboy arrives at Cavendish Hall, to find out more about the Arctic expedition, with two fellow BPRD Agents -- the pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and amphibious humanoid Abe Sapien. The trio interviews the family matriarch, after which Abe investigates underwater, Liz disappears, and Hellboy battles another frog creature before being confronted by Rasputin.
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Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 4 of Seed of Destruction saga.

Mignola drew balloons and sound effects; Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited. // Sadu-Hem is named in the next issue.
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Chapter Three

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy;Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); O'Brien [Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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Seed of Destruction Chapter Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Grigori Rasputin; Ogdru-Jahad [the Dragon; Seven Beasts] [Adad-Jahad; Amon-Jahad; Belili-Jahad; Irra-Jahad; Namrat-Jahad; Nergal-Jahad; Nunn-Jahad] (image; introduction); Sven Olafsen (transformed); Abe Sapien; Elihu Cavendish (cameo); Klaus Werner von Krupt (cameo; flashback); Prof. Dr. Karl Ruprect Kroenen (cameo; flashback); Ilsa Haupstein (cameo; flashback); Prof. Dr. Karl von Klempt (cameo; flashback); Kriegaffe (cameo; flashback); Sadu-Hem; Prof. Trevor Bruttenholm (cameo; flashback); Liz Sherman
Synopsis: Rasputin tells Hellboy of how after his reported death he was eventually approached by the Nazis and collaborated on Project Ragna Rok, bringing Hellboy into the world and retiring again until he heard the voices of the Ogdru-Jahad calling him to the Arctic.
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Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 4 of Seed of Destruction saga.

Mignola drew balloons and sound effects; Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.

Herman von Klempt and the Kriegaffe first appeared in Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator (Dark Horse, 1994 series) #[nn] (May 1994), an insert bound into Comics Buyer's Guide #1070, produced before this miniseries despite the nearly simultaneous releases.
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Chapter Four

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); O'Brien [Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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Seed of Destruction Chapter Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Grigori Rasputin (destruction of physical form); Liz Sherman; Sadu-Hem; Sven Olafsen (death); Ogdru-Jahad [the Dragon; Seven Beasts] [Adad-Jahad; Amon-Jahad; Belili-Jahad; Irra-Jahad; Namrat-Jahad; Nergal-Jahad; Nunn-Jahad]; Abe Sapien; Elihu Cavendish; Klaus Werner von Krupt (cameo); Prof. Dr. Karl Ruprect Kroenen (cameo); Ilsa Haupstein (cameo)
Synopsis: Liz's energy is drained by Rasputin to channel through Sadu-Hem and free the Ogdru-Jahad as Hellboy battles the frog creature's numbing hold. An untold distance away, the assault on the Seven Beasts' tombs is being incredulously monitored by an alien race. While Abe, spurred on by the spirit of Elihu Cavendish, mortally wounds Rasputin and Liz's power proves too much for him to contain, it falls to Hellboy to face the wizard in final battle.
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Pages: 23
Disclose Notes: Part 4 of 4 of Seed of Destruction saga.

Mignola drew balloons and sound effects; Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.

The overarching storyline continues in Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #1 (June 1996).
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Where the Hell Did He Come From?

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Abe Sapien; Liz Sherman
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: First appearance from a convention program book and two other images from Hellboy's development.
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More First Things

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset; Mike Mignola
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First Hellboy promotional piece, with his coat.
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Matthew Hollingsworth
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy (introduction); Anubis (first appearance in Hellboy series)
Synopsis: Hellboy fights Anubis, Egyptian god of mummification, at a deserted gas station.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: This is Hellboy's first published appearance.

Mignola drew balloons, display lettering, and sound effects. Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.

Story title is made official in the bibliography of Hellboy: The Companion.
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plotter); John Byrne (scripter)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Matthew Hollingsworth
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Herman von Klempt (introduction); Kriegaffe (introduction)
Synopsis: Hellboy destroys the castle laboratory of Nazi head-in-a-jar Herman von Klempt and battles one of his experimental apes.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Story published as a insert in The Comic Buyer's Guide #1070.

Mignola drew balloons, display lettering, and sound effects. Byrne lettered the dialogue with font based on his hand lettering. Neither is credited.
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Images of Hellboy

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Arthur Admas
Inker(s): Arthur Admas
Colorist(s): Matthew Hollingsworth
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a detail from Arthur Adams's Hellboy ilustration.
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Credits
Penciller(s): Simon Bisley
Inker(s): Simon Bisley
Colorist(s): Matthew Hollingsworth
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Allred
Inker(s): Mike Allred
Colorist(s): Mike Allred
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Abe Sapien; Madman
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Arthur Adams
Inker(s): Arthur Adams
Colorist(s): Matthew Hollingsworth
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Frank Miller
Inker(s): Frank Miller
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Blanchard
Inker(s): Fred Blanchard
Colorist(s): Fred Blanchard
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Gary Gianni
Inker(s): Gary Gianni
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Pages: 1
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Paperback Collection and Graphic Novels Avilable from Dark Horse

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Letterer(s): Typeset
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Disclose Notes: The last interior page lists what the title says against background art continued from the inside back cover.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bloch
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
First Line: ... Hellboy is a brilliant example...
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Disclose Notes: The back cover reprints faux-photo panel from Chapter One and excerpts Bloch's introduction, above barcode, price, and publishing icons.

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