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Issue: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #[nn]
Publication Date: June 2008
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Books [facing left]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 120
ISBN: 9781596176041
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Price: $24.99 USD boxed set
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Content Items: 24 (5 stories, 0 covers)
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel (original series and 1st edition); Scott Allie (this edition); Rachel Edidin (assistant, this edition)
Disclose Notes: Custom hardcover edition of first Hellboy trade paperback, with new cover and and introduction, minus the original's short stories and pin-up gallery, but with two new pages of designs for PVC figure.

This edition is found in the Hellboy Book and Figure Boxed Set from Dark Horse Deluxe. The barcode seems to be for the box only.

"Special thanks to Jason Hvam." Per indicia: Copyright 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008 Michael Mignola. Printed in China.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 5.1 in. x 7.8 in.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Squarebound; Hardcover
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Front Cover

Illustration  on  Dustjacket
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed)
Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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Front Endpapers

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Seed of Destruction

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (signed)
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design)
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Disclose Notes: A half-title with logo and spot illustration of frog follows the endpapers.
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Frontispiece

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy
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From Content Item: FlagHellboy #[1] [Second Printing; First Cover] published June 1997
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Title, Credits, & Indicia

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Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Allie
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Disclose Notes: Introduction is unique to this custom hardcover and replaces Robert Bloch's from previous editions.
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Dedication

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Disclose Notes: "For Jack Kirby, H. P. Lovecraft, my lovely wife, Christine, and the amazing Elmer Newton."
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Chapter One [Title]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Seed of Destruction #1 Cover

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Monkeyman and O'Brien [Axwell Tiberius; Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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From Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 published March 1994
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]art only, uncolored
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[Seed of Destruction] Chapter One

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 (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.
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Disclose 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 page of the chapter, 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 chapter. // Hellboy first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2, reprinted in other editions of this book, and was seen in John Byrne's Next Men #21 as a fictional character a few months before the Seed of Destruction miniseries was released.
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An African Myth about a Frog

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Cary Grazzini ?
Letterer(s): Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mythological, nature
Feature(s): Frogs
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Chapter Two [Title]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Seed of Destruction #2 Cover

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Monkeyman and O'Brien [Axwell Tiberius; Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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From Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 published April 1994
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[Seed of Destruction] Chapter Two

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; 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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From Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 published April 1994
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Disclose Notes: 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 chapter.
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Chapter Three [Title]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Seed of Destruction #3 Cover

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Rasputin; Monkeyman and O'Brien [Axwell Tiberius; Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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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. Herman 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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Chapter Four [Title]

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Seed of Destruction #4 Cover

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Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Inker(s): Mike Mignola (main; signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Rasputin; Monkeyman and O'Brien [Axwell Tiberius; Ann O'Brien] (inset)
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[Seed of Destruction] Chapter Four

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 (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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From Content Item: FlagHellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 published June 1994
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Disclose Notes: 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) and collected editions of same.
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PVC Designs

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Allie ? (caption); Mike Mignola (notes)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy (early versions)
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Disclose Notes: Mignola's model drawings and notes for the PVC figure are reproduced.
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Hellboy [Backlist]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
Letterer(s): Kevin Nowlan (logo); Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellboy
Character(s): Hellboy; Lobster Johnson; Roger the Homunculus; Prof. Dr. Herman von Klempt
Synopsis: Art from unknown source accompanies a listing of Hellboy-universe books and merchandise before the endpapers.
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Back Endpapers

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Back Cover

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Credits
Writer(s): Scott Allie ?
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Letterer(s): Mike Mignola (design); Cary Grazzini (design); typeset
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Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Hellboy
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Disclose Notes: The back cover reprints faux-photo panel from Chapter One and blurbs the contents above publishing icons.

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