Hellboy #[1] - Seed of Destruction [Second Printing; First Cover]
(June 1997)

Dark Horse, 1994 Series
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (Table of Contents: 1)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

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[Publication Data] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

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Robert Bloch (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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?
Letters
typeset
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[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Dedication by Mignola: "For Jack Kirby, H.P. Lovecraft, my lovely wife, Christine, and the amazing Elmer Newton."

Chapter One (Table of Contents: 7)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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typeset
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horror-suspense
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[Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 Cover] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hellboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Genre
adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); Ann O'Brien (inset)
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[Seed of Destruction Chapter One] (Table of Contents: 9)

Hellboy / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Trevor Bruttenholm (introduction); Cynthia Eden-Jones (introduction); Malcolm Frost (introduction); Ilsa Haupstein (introduction); Hellboy (part origin); Karl Ruprect Kroenen (introduction); Leopold Kurtz (introduction); Tom Manning (introduction); Grigori Rasputin (first appearance in Hellboy series); Torch of Liberty; Klaus Werner von Krupt (introduction); 1st Sgt. George Whitman (introduction); Sven Olafsen (introduction; cameo; flashback); Emma Cavendish (introduction)
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Indexer 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.

An African Myth About A Frog (Table of Contents: 10)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
typeset
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Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 11)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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horror-suspense
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[Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 Cover] (Table of Contents: 12)

Hellboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Genre
adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); Ann O'Brien (inset)
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[Seed of Destruction Chapter Two] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hellboy / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Grigori Rasputin; Abe Sapien [Langdon Everett Caul] (introduction; part origin); Liz Sherman (introduction); Emma Cavendish (death); Elihu Cavendish (introduction; cameo; flashback); Sven Olafsen; 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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Indexer 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.

Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 14)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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horror-suspense
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[Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3 Cover] (Table of Contents: 15)

Hellboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Genre
adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); Ann O'Brien (inset)
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[Seed of Destruction Chapter Three] (Table of Contents: 16)

Hellboy / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Trevor Bruttenholm (flashback) (cameo); Ilsa Haupstein (flashback) (cameo); Hellboy; Karl Ruprect Kroenen (flashback) (cameo); Grigori Rasputin; Abe Sapien [Langdon Everett Caul]; Liz Sherman; Klaus Werner von Krupt (flashback) (cameo); 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); Elihu Cavendish (cameo); Prof. Dr. Karl von Klempt (cameo; flashback); Kriegaffe (cameo; flashback); Sadu-Hem
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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Indexer 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.

Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 17)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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horror-suspense
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[Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 Cover] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited) (signed as Mignola); Arthur Adams (credited) (inset)
Genre
adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); Ann O'Brien (inset)
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[Seed of Destruction Chapter Four] (Table of Contents: 19)

Hellboy / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Ilsa Haupstein (cameo); Hellboy; Karl Ruprect Kroenen (cameo); Grigori Rasputin (destruction of physical form); Abe Sapien [Langdon Everett Caul]; Liz Sherman; Klaus Werner von Krupt (cameo); 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]; Elihu Cavendish
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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Indexer 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).

Where the Hell Did He Come From? (Table of Contents: 20)

Hellboy / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Abe Sapien [Langdon Everett Caul]; Liz Sherman
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Indexer Notes

First appearance from a convention program book and two other images from Hellboy's development.

More First Things (Table of Contents: 21)

Hellboy / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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Indexer Notes

First Hellboy promotional piece, with his coat.

Mike Mignola's Hellboy (Table of Contents: 22)

Hellboy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
Pencils
Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited as Matthew Hollingsworth)
Letters
Mike Mignola; John Byrne (see Notes)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
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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Indexer 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.

Mike Mignola's Hellboy (Table of Contents: 23)

Hellboy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Mike Mignola (credited) (plot); John Byrne (credited) (script)
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Mike Mignola (credited)
Inks
Mike Mignola (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited as Matthew Hollingsworth)
Letters
Mike Mignola; John Byrne
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Herman von Klempt (introduction); Kriegaffe (introduction)
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Indexer Notes

Story published as a insert in The Comic Buyer's Guide #1070.

Images of Hellboy (Table of Contents: 24)

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Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
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Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
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Matt Hollingsworth (credited as Matthew Hollingsworth)
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typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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Indexer Notes

Includes a detail from Arthur Adams's Hellboy ilustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Simon Bisley (credited)
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Simon Bisley (credited)
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Matt Hollingsworth (credited as Matthew Hollingsworth)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Allred (credited)
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Mike Allred (credited)
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Mike Allred (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy; Madman; Abe Sapien [Langdon Everett Caul]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
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Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited as Matthew Hollingsworth)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Miller (credited)
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Frank Miller (credited)
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horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Blanchard (credited)
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Fred Blanchard (credited)
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Fred Blanchard (credited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hellboy
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Hellboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Gary Gianni (credited)
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Gary Gianni (credited)
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horror-suspense
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Hellboy
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Paperback Collection and Graphic Novels Avilable from Dark Horse (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Mike Mignola (credited)
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Mike Mignola (credited)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  2. 1. Mike Mignola's Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  4. 3. [Credits]
  5. 4. [Publication Data]
  6. 5. Introduction
  7. 6. [Dedication]
  8. 7. Chapter One
  9. 8. [Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 Cover]
    Hellboy
  10. 9. [Seed of Destruction Chapter One]
    Hellboy
  11. 10. An African Myth About A Frog
  12. 11. Chapter Two
  13. 12. [Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2 Cover]
    Hellboy
  14. 13. [Seed of Destruction Chapter Two]
    Hellboy
  15. 14. Chapter Three
  16. 15. [Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3 Cover]
    Hellboy
  17. 16. [Seed of Destruction Chapter Three]
    Hellboy
  18. 17. Chapter Four
  19. 18. [Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 Cover]
    Hellboy
  20. 19. [Seed of Destruction Chapter Four]
    Hellboy
  21. 20. Where the Hell Did He Come From?
    Hellboy
  22. 21. More First Things
    Hellboy
  23. 22. Mike Mignola's Hellboy
    Hellboy
  24. 23. Mike Mignola's Hellboy
    Hellboy
  25. 24. Images of Hellboy
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Hellboy
  32. 31. Paperback Collection and Graphic Novels Avilable from Dark Horse
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
  34. 33. ["... Hellboy is a brilliant example..."]
    Hellboy
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