(August 2010)
Dark Horse,
2010 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 17.99 USD
- Pages
- 112
- On-sale Date
- 2010-09-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Books
- Brand
-
Dark Horse Books [facing left]
- ISBN
-
978-1-59582-501-8
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Scott Allie (editor); Samantha Robertson (associate editor); Daniel Chabon (assistant editor); Mike Richardson (publisher)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- 6.9" x 10.4"
- Paper Stock
- Glossy
- Binding
- Hardcover
Issue Notes
Designed by Amy Arendts.
Per indicia: Copyright 2002, 2009, 2010 Michael Mignola. Printed at 1010 Printing International, Ltd., Guangdong Province, China. Published by Dark Horse Books / A Division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. / 10956 SE Main Street, Milwaulkie, OR 97222.
Title is from copyright page. Cover title is "The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects".
Nominated for a "Best Graphic Album-Reprint" Eisner Award.
Per indicia: Copyright 2002, 2009, 2010 Michael Mignola. Printed at 1010 Printing International, Ltd., Guangdong Province, China. Published by Dark Horse Books / A Division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. / 10956 SE Main Street, Milwaulkie, OR 97222.
Title is from copyright page. Cover title is "The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects".
Nominated for a "Best Graphic Album-Reprint" Eisner Award.
[Endpapers]
illustration / 5 pages
Indexer Notes
The inside front cover and first interior page reprint art from "The Magician and the Snake" [Seq. 13], followed by a blank black page. The last interior page and inside back cover reprint the same art, preceded by a blank black page.
[Frontispiece]
The Amazing Screw-On Head / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Screw-On Head
[Dedication]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Mike Mignola
- Pencils
- Alexander Gardner (photo)
- Inks
- Alexander Gardner (photo)
- Colors
- Alexander Gardner (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln
Indexer Notes
"For my wife, my daughter, and former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln."
Photo credit is from Library of Congress website, thanks to indicia pointer to digital ID cph.3a53289 in LOC's Prints and Photographs Division.
The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head / comic story / 31 pages
- Script
- Mike Mignola
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Mike Mignola
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau; Mike Mignola (effects, balloons)
- Genre
- adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Screw-On Head (introduction); President Abraham Lincoln; Mister Groin (introduction); Mister Dog (introduction); Emperor Zombie [Prof. H.G. Manifold] (introduction); Doctor Snap (introduction); unnamed vampire lady (introduction); Gung the Magnificent (introduction)
- Synopsis
- At the behest of President Lincoln, Screw-On Head attempts to thwart the nefarious plans of Emperor Zombie and his associates.
- Reprints
- from The Amazing Screw-On Head (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #1 (May 2002)
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Newly Unearthed Curiosities from the Secret Files of the Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head / illustration / 6 pages
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola (signed) [as M]
- Inks
- Mike Mignola (signed) [as M]
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Amy Arendts
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Screw-On Head; unidentified beings
Indexer Notes
The main story is followed by a gallery of odd portraits.
Abu Gung and the Beanstalk
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Abu Gung; unnamed narrator; old women [Molinka; Polinka; unnamed sister]; the old women's father (cameo flashback); the Devil
- Synopsis
- The Devil sits atop a magic beanstalk climbed by adventurous Abu Gung.
Indexer Notes
Story is redrawn and slightly rewritten from an earlier version first published in Scatterbrain (Dark Horse, 1998 series) #1.
Narrator identifies Abu Gung as the future Gung the Magnificent (cf. "The Amazing Screw-On Head").
[Curious Portrait]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- unidentified man
The Magician and the Snake
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Katie Mignola ["age 7"]; Mike Mignola ["much, much older"]
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Mike Mignola
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Clem Robins
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- The Magician; a royal monkey; The Snake
- Synopsis
- Before his cosmic debt comes due, a magician and his best friend, a snake, make the most of their time together.
- Reprints
- from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings (Dark Horse, 2002 series) (September 2002)
- in Hellboy in Hell Library Edition (Dark Horse, 2017 series) (October 2017)
-
The Witch and Her Soul
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mike Mignola
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Mike Mignola
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Clem Robins (title, dialogue); Mike Mignola (effects)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Manx; Hankel; a dead witch; the Devil
- Synopsis
- The Devil collects the soul of an old witch and makes a bargain with her sentient puppets.
The Prisoner of Mars
comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Mike Mignola
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Mike Mignola
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Clem Robins (title, dialogue); Mike Mignola (effects)
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Snap; Doctor Snap's roundtable peers; Professor Cyclops (introduction); Martians
- Synopsis
- In a tavern one night, Doctor Snap relates how his and Professor Cyclops' spirits traveled to Mars and prevented an invasion of Earth.
Indexer Notes
First caption suggests that full title is "How Doctor Snap Murdered Professor Cyclops and What Came of It. Or -- The Prisoner of Mars".
[Curious Portrait]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- unidentified winged puppet
In the Chapel of Curious Objects
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Mike Mignola
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Mike Mignola
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Clem Robins (title); Mike Mignola
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Synopsis
- The reader is taken on a brief tour of the Chapel of Curious Objects.
[Curious Portrait]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- unidentified man
[Curious Portrait]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- unidentified creature
Sketchbook
illustration / 11 pages
- Characters
- Screw-On Head; Doctor Snap; Emperor Zombie; unnamed vampire lady; Abu Gung; the Devil; Martians
Indexer Notes
Cover rough, character designs, and other curious objects are presented with commentary from the artist.
[Original Cover]
The Amazing Screw-On Head / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; historical
- Characters
- Screw-On Head; Abraham Lincoln (image)
- Reprints
- from The Amazing Screw-On Head (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #1 (May 2002)
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Table of Contents
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The Amazing Screw-On Head -
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[Endpapers]
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[Half-Title Page]
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3.
[Frontispiece]
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[Title Page]
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5.
[Masthead & Indicia]
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[Dedication]
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Part One: The Amazing Screw-On Head [Section Title]
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The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head -
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Newly Unearthed Curiosities from the Secret Files of the Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head -
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Part Two: Other Curious Objects [Section Title]
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11.
Abu Gung and the Beanstalk
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12.
[Curious Portrait]
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13.
The Magician and the Snake
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14.
The Witch and Her Soul
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15.
The Prisoner of Mars
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16.
[Curious Portrait]
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17.
In the Chapel of Curious Objects
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18.
[Curious Portrait]
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19.
Story Notes
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20.
[Curious Portrait]
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Sketchbook
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[Original Cover]
The Amazing Screw-On Head -
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Hellboy [Backlist]
Hellboy -
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[Back Cover]
The Amazing Screw-On Head
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