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Issue: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3
Publication Date: May 1994
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Issues: #3 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Comics; LegendView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.40 CAD
$2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel
Disclose Notes: 3rd issue of Hellboy. Printed in Canada.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color (cover and interiors)
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Seed of Destruction

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola; Arthur Adams
Inker(s): Mike Mignola; Arthur Adams
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero
Feature(s): Hellboy
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagHellboy: Edición Integral #1 published January 2011
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 published April 1994
as Next Issue [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview, uncolored
In Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] [First Printing] published October 1994
as Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]without cover elements
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published March 1995
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]without cover elements
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Semilla de Destrucción #3 published May 1995
as Semilla de Destrucción [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] published April 2002
as Portada Original de Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy Library Edition #1 published May 2008
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published June 2008
as Seed of Destruction #3 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]art only, uncolored
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Story So Far...

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola ? (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Character(s): Hellboy
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Semilla de Destrucción #3 published May 1995
as Resumen de lo publicado... [Reprise on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside front cover has logo, credits, indicia, an inset of Hellboy, and a recap of the story so far.
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Seed of Destruction [Chapter Three]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola (plot); John Byrne (words)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mark Chiarello
Letterer(s): John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, 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.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagHellboy: Edición Integral #1 published January 2011
In Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] [First Printing] published October 1994
as Seed of Destruction Chapter Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published March 1995
as Chapter Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Semilla de Destrucción #3 published May 1995
as Semilla de Destrucción Parte Tres [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] published April 2002
as Semilla de Destrucción Capitulo Tres [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy Library Edition #1 published May 2008
as Chapter Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn] published June 2008
as [Seed of Destruction] Chapter Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: 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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Who Are Monkeyman and O'Brien? Chapter 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Adams
Penciller(s): Arthur Adams
Inker(s): Arthur Adams
Colorist(s): Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer(s): L. Lois Buhalis [as Lois Buhalis]
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Monkeyman and O'Brien
Character(s): Axwell Tiberius [Monkeyman]; Ann O'Brien; Akiko Oki
Synopsis: Ann brings the obviously intelligent giant gorilla, dubbed Monkeyman by Akiko, to her father's library in hopes of teaching him English. One week later, as Ann continues to grow stronger and wonders what effect the interdimensional discharge may have had on her, Axwell formally introduces himself.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHellboy: Semilla de Destrucción #3 published May 1995
as ¿Quiénes son Monkeyman and O'Brien? Capítulo 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMonkeyman and O'Brien Special #[nn] published February 1996
as Who Are Monkeyman and O'Brien? Chapter 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Justice Didn't Die in 1985, It Just Went to Sleep.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): John Byrne; Gary Cody (painted; inset only)
Colorist(s): Gary Cody (painted; inset only)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Danger Unlimited
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: John Byrne's Danger Unlimited from Legend and Dark Horse Comics is advertised.
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Tough Has a New Name: Martha

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dave Gibbons (signed)
Inker(s): Dave Gibbons (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Martha Washington Goes to War
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons' Martha Washington Goes to War from Legend and Dark Horse Comics is advertised on the last interior page.
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Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola ? (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Rasputin; Monkeyman and O'Brien [Axwell Tiberius; Ann O'Brien] (inset)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 published June 1994
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]preview, uncolored
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside back cover previews the next issue's cover over Dark Horse Comics masthead.
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To Kill For. To Die For.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Miller
Inker(s): Frank Miller
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sin City
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For from Legend and Dark Horse Comics is advertised on the back cover.

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