Hellboy: Seed of Destruction 1

"Seed of Destruction" is the title to the first issue of the Hellboy: Seed of Destruction comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics. The story was plotted by Mike Mignola with dialogue by John Byrne. Mignola also did the artwork, inks and lettering, and both Byrne and he did the lettering. It was colored by Mark Chiarello and edited by Barbara Kesel. This issue shipped with a March, 1994 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.50 per copy (US).

Appearances

 * Hellboy, Anung Un Rama


 * Cynthia Eden-Jones
 * George Whitman
 * Malcolm Frost
 * Trevor Bruttenholm


 * Grigori Rasputin
 * Ilsa Haupstein
 * Karl Reprect Kroenen
 * Leopold Kurtz
 * Klaus Werner von Krupt


 * Adolf Hitler undefined
 * Emma Cavendish
 * Thomas Manning
 * Torch of Liberty, Paul Gibney
 * Sven Olfason


 * Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
 * United States Army
 * Nazis


 * Humans
 * Demons
 * Frogs
 * Frog monsters
 * Psychics


 * Arctic
 * England
 * East Bromwich


 * Scotland
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Brooklyn


 * Connecticut
 * Fairfield
 * B.P.R.D. Headquarters


 * Bull Harbor
 * Heisenvald Ridge


 * Pistol
 * Sarcophagus


 * None


 * Superhuman agility
 * Superhuman durability


 * 1940s
 * 1944
 * Castle
 * Medium
 * Project Ragna Rok
 * Psychokinesis
 * Smoking
 * Soldier

"Who Are Monkeyman and O'Brien?"

 * Writer - Art Adams
 * Penciler - Art Adams
 * Inker - Art Adams
 * Colorist - Matt Hollingsworth
 * Letterer - L. Lois Buhalis

Appearances

 * Ann O'Brien
 * Oniko O'Brien


 * Monkeyman, Axwell Tiberius
 * Akiko Oki


 * None


 * None


 * None


 * Humans
 * Apes


 * California
 * San Francisco


 * None


 * None


 * None


 * Dimensional portal
 * Severed head

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue is reprinted in the Hellboy: Seed of Destruction trade paperback collection, which was released in October, 1994, and in deluxe hardcover format, released in March, 1995.


 * This is the first appearance of Hellboy in his own comic book series. He previously appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 and Next Men #21.


 * This issue includes a seven-page back-up story featuring Monkeyman & O'Brien by writer and artist Art Adams.


 * Art Adams illustrated the "Monkeyman & O'Brien" insert on the cover.


 * The first journal entry of Sergeant George Whitman takes place on December 23rd, 1944.