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1May 2008
$49.99

Hellboy Library Edition #1

Dark Horse · May 2008

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Series
Hellboy Library Edition (Dark Horse, 2008 series)
Issue
#1
Issue title
Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
Publication date
May 2008
Key date
2008-05-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Books
Price
$49.99
Pages
294
Barcode
978159307910949999
ISBN
978-1-59307-910-9

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
1Title Pagecredits, title page1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
2Copyright Pagecredits, title page1letters: typeset
3Introduction to the Library Editionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Scott Allie
4-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave StewartHellboy
5Hellboy: Seed of Destructioncredits, title page1letters: typeset
6-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Matt HollingsworthHellboy, Grigori Rasputin
7Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Robert Bloch
8-credits, title page1script: Mike Mignola
9-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams; inks: Mike Mignola, Arthur AdamsHellboy, Monkeyman, Ann O'Brien, Axwell Tiberius
10Chapter Onecomic story23script: John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mark Chiarello; letters: Mike Mignola, John Byrne; editing: Barbara Kesel
11An African Myth About A Frogtext story1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mark Chiarello
12-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
13Chapter Twocomic story24script: John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mark Chiarello; letters: John Byrne, Mike Mignola
14-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
15Chapter Threecomic story24script: John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mark Chiarello; letters: John Byrne, Mike Mignola
16-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
17Chapter Fourcomic story23script: John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mark Chiarello; letters: John Byrne, Mike Mignola
18-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
19Hellboy: Wake the Devilcredits, title page1letters: typeset
20-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart
21Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Alan Moore
22-credits, title page1script: Mike Mignola
23-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
24Chapter Onecomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
25-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
26Chapter Twocomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
27-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
28Chapter Threecomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
29-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
30Chapter Fourcomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
31-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
32Chapter Fivecomic story24script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
33The Skeleton of Vladimir Giurescutext story1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
34The Head of Father Nicholas Budenztext story1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
35Epiloguecomic story5script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
36Afterwordforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
37Mike Mignola's Hellboycomic story4script: Mike Mignola, John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mike Mignola; letters: John Byrne
38Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigatorcomic story4script: Mike Mignola, John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mike Mignola; letters: John Byrne
39-illustration1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
40-illustration1script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
41-illustration1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
42-illustration1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
43Hellboy Sketchbookillustration29script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola

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Seed of Destruction
ISBN 1506706665; 978-1-50670-666-5
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