Hellboy Library Edition #1 - Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
(May 2008)

Dark Horse, 2008 Series
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1
Price
49.99 USD
Pages
294
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Books
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Dark Horse Books [facing left]
ISBN
978-1-59307-910-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781593079109 49999
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Scott Allie; Rachel Edidin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Mike Mignola [as M] (signed)
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Mike Mignola [as M] (signed)
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horror-suspense
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[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Title page with a 1/4 page drawing of Hellboy.

[Copyright Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Copyright page on verso of preceding title page. Credits listed for both this collection and corporate.

Introduction to the Library Edition (Table of Contents: 3)

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Scott Allie
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Dave Stewart

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horror-suspense
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Hellboy
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (Table of Contents: 5)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Matt Hollingsworth

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horror-suspense
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Hellboy; Rasputin
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Introduction (Table of Contents: 7)

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Robert Bloch
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Introduction to Seed of Destruction.

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Mike Mignola
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Dedication to Jack Kirby, H.P. Lovecraft, his wife Christine and Elmer Newton.

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Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)
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Mike Mignola (signed); Arthur Adams (inset)

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horror-suspense
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Hellboy; Monkeyman [Axwell Tiberius] (inset); Ann O'Brien (inset)
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Chapter One (Table of Contents: 10)

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John Byrne
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mark Chiarello
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Mike Mignola; John Byrne (see Notes)
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Barbara Kesel

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

An African Myth About A Frog (Table of Contents: 11)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mark Chiarello
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fantasy-supernatural
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 13)

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John Byrne
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mark Chiarello
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John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)

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

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 15)

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John Byrne
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mark Chiarello
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John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)

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

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 17)

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John Byrne
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mark Chiarello
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John Byrne; Mike Mignola (see Notes)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Mike Mignola [as M] (signed)
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Mike Mignola [as M] (signed)
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?

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Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Table of Contents: 19)

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?
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Dave Stewart

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 21)

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Alan Moore
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Mike Mignola
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Dedication to Dracula and other beloved vampires.

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter One (Table of Contents: 24)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 26)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 28)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 30)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 32)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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[The Skeleton of Vladimir Giurescu] (Table of Contents: 33)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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[The Head of Father Nicholas Budenz] (Table of Contents: 34)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 35)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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James Sinclair; Dave Stewart (separations)
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Pat Brosseau

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Afterword (Table of Contents: 36)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy (Table of Contents: 37)

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Mike Mignola (story); John Byrne (script)
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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John Byrne

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Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator (Table of Contents: 38)

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Mike Mignola (story); John Byrne (script)
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola
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John Byrne

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Published in a four-page mini-comic for distribution in Comics Buyer's Guide #1,070 (May 20, 1994).

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Original Hellboy drawing done for a convention program book.

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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First drawing of what would eventually become the B.P.R.D. team featuring Hellboy. First drawing of Abe and Liz.

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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First rejected attempt at a Hellboy promotional poster.

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Mike Mignola (signed)
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Mike Mignola (signed)

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First Hellboy promotional poster.

Hellboy Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 43)

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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Mike Mignola
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Title Page]
  3. 2. [Copyright Page]
  4. 3. Introduction to the Library Edition
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Introduction
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. Chapter One
  12. 11. An African Myth About A Frog
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. Chapter Two
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. Chapter Three
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. Chapter Four
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. Hellboy: Wake the Devil
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. Introduction
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
  25. 24. Chapter One
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
  27. 26. Chapter Two
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
  29. 28. Chapter Three
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. Chapter Four
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
  33. 32. Chapter Five
  34. 33. [The Skeleton of Vladimir Giurescu]
  35. 34. [The Head of Father Nicholas Budenz]
  36. 35. [Epilogue]
  37. 36. Afterword
  38. 37. Mike Mignola's Hellboy
  39. 38. Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator
  40. 39. [no title indexed]
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. [no title indexed]
  44. 43. Hellboy Sketchbook
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