List of Hellboy comics
Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Lobster Johnson and the B.P.R.D. are comic book creations by Mike Mignola and usually published by Dark Horse Comics that have been featured in numerous mini-series, one-shots, back-up features, cross-overs and guest appearances.
Chronological List of Hellboy, B.P.R.D. & Related Comic Books
The following list includes all mini-series, one-shots, back-up features, cross-overs and guest appearances of Hellboy and related characters. Trade paperback collections are only listed if they premiered previously unpublished material.
1993
- San Diego Comic Con Comics (issue 2, August 1993) inc. Mike Mignola's Hellboy by Mike Mignola & John Byrne.
- John Byrne's Next Men (issue 21, December 1993) by John Byrne & Mike Mignola, feat. Hellboy.
1994
- Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (4 issues, March-June 1994) by Mike Mignola & John Byrne.
- Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator (promo insert, May 20, 1994) by Mike Mignola & John Byrne.
- Dark Horse Presents (issues 88-91, August-November 1994) inc. The Wolves of Saint August by Mike Mignola.
- Celebrate Diversity (Collector's Edition) (catalog supplement, October 1994) inc. Hi, My Name is Hellboy ad by Mike Mignola.
1995
- Madman Comics (issue 5, January 1995) by Mike Allred, feat. Hellboy.
- John Byrne's Babe 2 (issue 2 of 2, April 1995) by John Byrne, feat. Abe Sapien.
- Dark Horse Presents 100 (issue 2 of 5, August 2, 1995) inc. The Chained Coffin by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August (TPB, November 1995) by Mike Mignola.
1996
- Hellboy: The Corpse and the Iron Shoes (1 issue, January 1, 1996) by Mike Mignola.
- Ghost/Hellboy (2 issues, May-June 1996) by Mike Mignola & Scott Benefiel.
- Hellboy: Wake the Devil (5 issues, June-October 1996) by Mike Mignola.
- Savage Dragon (issues 34-35, December 1996-January 1997) Savage Dragon/Hellboy by Erik Larsen.
1997
- The Heretic Issue 4 (March 1997) by Joe Phillips
- Hellboy: Wake the Devil with new epilogue (TPB, May 1997) by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: Almost Colossus (2 issues, June-July 1997) by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy Junior Halloween Special (1 issue, October 15, 1997) by Bill Wray, Mike Mignola & others.
- Hellboy Christmas Special (1 issue, December 3, 1997) inc. A Christmas Underground by Mike Mignola.
1998
- Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead (1 issue, March 4, 1998) by Mike Mignola, Brian McDonald & Derek Thompson.
- Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (Trade Paperback, August 5, 1998) inc. The Baba Yaga by Mike Mignola.
- Painkiller Jane/Hellboy (1 issue, August 1998) by Brian Augustyn, Rick Leonardi & Jimmy Palmiotti.
- Dark Horse Presents 1998 Annual (1 issue, August 26, 1998) inc. The Right Hand of Doom by Mike Mignola.
1999
- Batman/Hellboy/Starman (2 issues, January-February 1999) by James Robinson & Mike Mignola.
- Dark Horse Extra (issues 14-19, August 1999-January 2000) inc. The Vârcolac by Mike Mignola.
- Gary Gianni's The Monster Men (1 issue, August 4, 1999) inc. Goodbye, Mister Tod by Mike Mignola.
- Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999: DHP Jr. (1 issue, August 11, 1999) inc. Pancakes by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: Box Full of Evil (2 issues, August-September, 1999) by Mike Mignola, Matthew Dow Smith & Ryan Sook.
- Hellboy Junior (2 issues, October-November 1999) by Bill Wray, Mike Mignola & others.
2000
- Dark Horse Presents (issue 151, February 16, 2000) inc. The Nature of the Beast by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom (Trade Paperback, April 26, 2000) inc. King Vold and new art for The Vârcolac both by Mike Mignola.
2001
- Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (4 issues, May-August 2001) by Mike Mignola.
- Dark Horse Maverick 2001 (1 issue, July 4, 2001) pinup The Nuckelavee by Mike Mignola.
- Dark Horse Extra (issues 42-44, December 2001-February 2002) inc. B.P.R.D. by Mike Mignola.
2002
- B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth (3 issues, January-June 2002) by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski & Ryan Sook.
- Hellboy: Conqueror Worm with new epilogue (TPB, February 2002) by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: The Third Wish (2 issues, July-August 2002) by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: The Kabandha (promo, August 31, 2002) by Mike Mignola, Jai Nitz, Philip Reed & Zach Howard.
2003
- Hellboy: Weird Tales (8 issues, February 2003-April 2004) by various.
- B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice (1 issue, May 14, 2003) by Michael Avon Oeming, Miles Gunter & Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: Dark Waters (1 issue, July 23, 2003) by Brian Augustyn & Guy Davis.
- The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings (1 issue, August 27, 2003) inc. Dr. Carp's Experiment by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: Night Train (1 issue, September 17, 2003) by Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart.
- B.P.R.D.: There's Something Under My Bed (1 issue, November 19, 2003) by Joe Harris, Adam Pollina & Guillermo Zubiaga.
2004
- Hellboy Junior (Trade Paperback, January 21, 2004) inc. Hellboy Jr. vs Hitler by Bill Wray, Mike Mignola & others.
- Hellboy Premiere Edition (1 issue, March 2004) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- Hellboy: The Corpse (1 issue, March 2004) by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs (5 issues, March-July 2004) by Mike Mignola & Guy Davis.
- The Goon (issue 7, June 2004) by Eric Powell, feat. Hellboy.
- The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (1 issue, July 7, 2004) inc. The Troll Witch by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories (TPB, August 2004) inc. Another Day at the Office by Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins.
- B.P.R.D.: The Dead (5 issues, November 2004-March 2005) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
2005
- The Dark Horse Book of the Dead (1 issue, June 1, 2005) inc. The Ghoul by Mike Mignola.
- Hellboy: The Island (2 issues, June-July 2005) by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame (6 issues, August 2005-January 2006) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
2006
- Hellboy: Makoma (2 issues, February-March 2006) by Mike Mignola & Richard Corben.
- Hellboy: Strange Places with a new epilogue for The Island (TPB, April 2006) by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine (5 issues, April-August 2006) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- Hellboy Animated: Phantom Limbs (1 issue, October 2006) by Jim Pascoe & Rick Lacy.
- The Dark Horse Book of Monsters (1 issue, December 13, 2006) inc. The Hydra and the Lion by Mike Mignola.
2007
- Hellboy Animated: The Black Wedding (TPB, January 31, 2007) by Jim Pascoe, Tad Stones, Rick Lacy & Fabio Laguna.
- B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls (5 issues, March-July 2007) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- Hellboy Animated: The Yearning (1 issue, May 2007) by Jim Pascoe & Ben Stenbeck.
- Hellboy: Darkness Calls (6 issues, May-November 2007) by Mike Mignola & Duncan Fegredo.
- Hellboy Animated: Judgment Bell (TPB, June 13, 2007) by Jim Pascoe, Tad Stones & Rick Lacy.
- Hellboy: They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships (1 issue, August 2007) by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart & Jason Shawn Alexander.
- B.P.R.D.: Killing Ground (5 issues, August-December 2007) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus (5 issues, September 2007-January 2008) by Mike Mignola & Jason Armstrong
- Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others (TPB, October 2007) inc. The Vampire of Prague by P. Craig Russell & Mike Mignola
- Hellboy Animated: The Menagerie (TPB, December 5, 2007) by Jason Hall, Nate Piekos, Rick Lacy & Fabio Laguna.
2008
- Hellboy: The Golden Army (promo, January 2008) by Mike Minola, Guillermo del Toro & Francisco Ruiz Velasco.
- B.P.R.D.: 1946 (5 issues, January-May 2008) by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart & Paul Azaceta.
- Abe Sapien: The Drowning (5 issues, February-June 2008) by Mike Mignola & Jason Shawn Alexander.
- Hellboy: The Mole and Other Stories (1 issue, May 3, 2008) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Joshua Dysart, Duncan Fegredo, Guy Davis & Paul Azaceta.
- Hellboy: Darkness Calls with two new epilogues (TPB, May 2008) by Mike Mignola & Duncan Fegredo.
- B.P.R.D.: The Ectoplasmic Man (1 issue, June 2008) by John Arcudi, Mike Mignola & Ben Stenbeck.
- Hellboy: The Crooked Man (3 issues, July-September 2008) by Mike Mignola & Richard Corben.
- B.P.R.D.: The Warning (5 issues, July-November 2008) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch (1 issue, October 29, 2008) by Mike Mignola.
- B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #1 (1 issue, October 29, 2008) by John Arcudi & Herb Trimpe.
- Hellboy: The Wild Hunt (8 issues, December 2008-March 2009 & August-November 2009) by Mike Mignola & Duncan Fegredo. There was a four month interval between issues 4 and 5.
- B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #2 (1 issue, December 10, 2008) by John Arcudi & John Severin.
2009
- B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess (5 issues, January-May 2009) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
- B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #3 (1 issue, June 10, 2009) by John Arcudi & Karl Moline
- B.P.R.D.: 1947 (5 issues, July-November 2009) by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá
- Witchfinder: In Service of Angels (5 issues, July-November 2009) by Mike Mignola & Ben Stenbeck.
- Abe Sapien: The Haunted Boy (1 issue, October 2009) by Mike Mognola, John Arcudi & Patric Reynolds.
- B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs #4 (1 issue, December 2009) by John Arcudi & Peter Snejbjerg.
- Hellboy: The Bride of Hell (1 issue, December 2009) by Mike Mignola & Richard Corben
2010
- B.P.R.D.: King of Fear (5 issues, January-May 2010) by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Guy Davis.
Chronological List of Hellboy, B.P.R.D. & Other Trade Paperbacks
Hellboy
Most of the Hellboy comics have been collected by Dark Horse as trade paperbacks:
- Hellboy Volume 1: Seed of Destruction (art by Mike Mignola, script by John Byrne, October 1994)
- Hellboy Volume 2: Wake The Devil (by Mike Mignola, colors by James Sinclair, separations by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau, June 1997)
- Hellboy Volume 3: The Chained Coffin and Others (by Mike Mignola, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau, August 1998)
- Hellboy Volume 4: The Right Hand of Doom (by Mike Mignola, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau, April 2000)
- Hellboy Volume 5: Conqueror Worm (by Mike Mignola, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau, February 2002)
- Hellboy Volume 6: Strange Places (by Mike Mignola, April 2006)
- Hellboy Volume 7: The Troll Witch and Others (by Mike Mignola, October 2007)
- Hellboy Volume 8: Darkness Calls (story & cover by Mike Mignola, art by Duncan Fegredo, May 2008)
- Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt (story & cover by Mike Mignola, art by Duncan Fegredo, March 2010)
Oversized Editions
Each volume of the Hellboy Library Edition also includes extensive supplemental materials, including previously unreleased sketches and designs.
- Hellboy: Library Edition Volume 1 (collects Seed of Destruction & Wake the Devil, May 2008)
- Hellboy: Library Edition Volume 2 (collects The Chained Coffin and Others & The Right Hand of Doom, October 2008)
- Hellboy: Library Edition Volume 3 (collects Conqueror Worm & Strange Places, October 2009)
B.P.R.D.
Most of the B.P.R.D. comics have been collected by Dark Horse as trade paperbacks:
- B.P.R.D. Volume 1: Hollow Earth and Other Stories (collects Hollow Earth issues 1-3 & 3 one-shot issues with sketchbook, January 2003)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 2: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories (collects 4 one-shot issues with sketchbook & Another Day At The Office, August 2004)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 3: Plague of Frogs (collects Plague of Frogs issues 1-5 with sketchbook, February 2005)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 4: The Dead (collects The Dead issues 1-5 with sketchbook & Born Again, September 2005)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 5: The Black Flame (collects The Black Flame issues 1-6 with sketchbook, July 2006)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 6: The Universal Machine (collects The Universal Machine issues 1-5 with sketchbook, January 2007)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 7: Garden of Souls (collects Garden of Souls issues 1-5 with sketchbook, January 2008)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 8: Killing Ground (collects Killing Ground issues 1-5 with sketchbook, May 2008)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 9: 1946 (collects 1946 issues 1-5 with sketchbook & Bishop Olek's Devil, November 2008)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 10: The Warning (collects The Warning issues 1-5 with sketchbook & Out of Reach, April 2009)
- B.P.R.D. Volume 11: The Black Goddess (collects The Black Goddess issues 1-5, November 2009)
Others
- Next Men Volume 4: Faith (collects Next Men issues 19-22, 21 contains the first appearance of Hellboy, February 1995)
- Ghost/Hellboy Special (collects Ghost/Hellboy Special issues 1-2 with sketchbook, June 1997)
- Savage Dragon/Hellboy (collects Savage Dragon issues 34-35 with cover and pin-up gallery, 2002)
- Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game (GURPS Role-playing game sourcebook including Hellboy: The Kabandha, August 2002)
- Hellboy: Weird Tales Volume 1 (collects Hellboy: Weird Tales issues 1-4 with sketchbook and gallery, December 2003)
- Hellboy Junior (collects Hellboy Junior issues 1-2 & special with a sketchbook & Hellboy Jr. vs Hitler, January 2004)
- Hellboy: Weird Tales Volume 2 (collects Hellboy: Weird Tales issues 5-8 with sketchbook and gallery, October 2004)
- Goon Volume 3: Heaps of Ruination (collections The Goon issues 5-8, 7 contains a Goon/Hellboy crossover, February 2005)
- Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus (collects Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus issues 1-5 with sketchbook & The Secret History of Lobster Johnson, June 2008)
- Abe Sapien: The Drowning (collects Abe Sapien: The Drowning issues 1-5 with sketchbook, September 2008)
- MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 2 (Anthology of comics including B.P.R.D. Revival, January 2009)
- Essential Painkiller Jane Volume 2: Hellboy And Friends (A collection of Painkiller Jane comics including Painkiller Jane/Hellboy, November 2009)
- The Starman Omnibus Volume 4 (A Collection of Starman comics including Batman/Hellboy/Starman 1-2, February 2010)
- Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels (collects Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels issues 1-5, Witchfinder: Murderous Intent & Henry Hood: The Burial of Katharine Baker, April 2010)
Chronological List of Uncollected Comic Books
Some stories have not yet been collected into trade paperback volumes.
John Byrne's Babe 2
Babe descends into the muck encrusted world of the flushed and forgotten to catch the sinister Shrewmanoid and his malodorous mutants! Will she stop them from carrying out their evil plan du jour, or will she become an appetizer for the alligators, major guest appearance by Abe Sapien. (April 1995)
In the story Hellboy and Sapien travel to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina in 1986 with local historian Earl Reed in pursuit of the skull of Blackbeard, which has been stolen by a fake psychic calling himself Marc the Magnificent, who intends to use it to resurrect the legendary pirate and reclaim his long lost buried treasure. (August 2007)
Hellboy: The Golden Army
Hellboy: The Golden Army is a 16-page comic that details the rise of The Golden Army. It was given out at WonderCon. (January 2008)
B.P.R.D. The Ectoplasmic Man
This one-shot comic tells the origin of Johann Kraus. (June 2008)
How Koshchei Became Deathless
A backup story in Hellboy: The Wild Hunt issues 2 and 3. (January-February 2009)
Baba Yaga's Feast
A backup story in Hellboy: The Wild Hunt issue 4. (March 2009)
B.P.R.D. And What Shall I Find There?
A one shot about Trevor Bruttenholm released on Myspace Dark Horse Presents. (June 2009)
B.P.R.D. 1947
In 1946, the Nazi Occult Bureau's Project Vampir Sturm threatened to destroy the fragile peace following the end of the Second World War. A year later, the B.P.R.D. learns that there are creatures far older -- and far more dangerous -- than the Nazis' creations, as a lone vampire nobleman ruthlessly hunts the survivors of the Third Reich. (July-November 2009)