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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1

Dark Horse · Series began 1994 · March 1994

first appearance of Trevor Bruttenholm, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Ilsa Haupstein and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Trevor Bruttenholm — introduction
Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy) — first appearance in Hellboy series
Karl Ruprect Kroenen — introduction
Ilsa Haupstein — introduction
Leopold Kurtz — introduction
Tom Manning (B.P.R.D.) — introduction
Klaus Werner von Krupt — introduction
Cynthia Eden-Jones — introduction
Malcolm Frost (Hellboy) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1994
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, John Byrne, Howard Chaykininks: Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, John Byrne, Gary Cody, Howard Chaykincolors: Mark Chiarello, Matt Hollingsworth, Gary Codyletters: Kevin Nowlan, John Byrne, Mike Mignola, Lois Buhalisscript: Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Arthur Adams

Stories

Seed of Destruction [Chapter One] · 23 pages
1944: In East Bromwich, England, specialists from the British Paranormal Society have gathered at church ruins where Lady Cynthia Eden-Jones has sensed a disturbance in the ether. When a demon child appears in an explosion of flame, Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm dubs it Hellboy. 1994: Bruttenholm tells Hellboy about his recent expedition to the Arctic. Frogs then swarm into the office and Bruttenholm retreats from the room only to crash back into it dead. Hellboy battles and kills the froglike beast, then calls the head office of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense.
Who Are Monkeyman and O'Brien? [Chapter 1] · 7 pages
The daughters of "famous inventor and adventurer" Prof. William S. O'Brien, Ann and Oniko, argue in an underground lab at the San Francisco estate of their missing father. When a program is accidentally activated that opens a rift between dimensions, a suited humanoid figure and a severed ape head hurtle through as the sisters are caught in a blast of strange energy.

Publisher’s description

Hellboy bursts onto the film noir monster detective scene. From his apocalyptic origin in WWII England to the modern-day case of the sole survivor of a doomed Arctic expedition, Hellboy must battle vampire frog creatures and worse in his debut miniseries. Created by Mike Mignola, with script by John Byrne, and colors by Mark Chiarello. Hellboy -- World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator. Also featuring chapter one in the astounding origin of Monkeyman and O'Brien, the most dynamic duo since a talking scientific genius (who also happens to be an ape) and a beautiful, super-strong blonde (who also happens to be a scientist) teamed up to battle extra-dimensional menaces while looking for a way to return Monkeyman to his home dimension!

Characters

HellboyMonkeymanAxwell TiberiusTrevor BruttenholmAnn O'BrienGrigori RasputinKarl Ruprect KroenenTorch of LibertyIlsa HaupsteinLeopold KurtzTom ManningKlaus Werner von KruptCynthia Eden-JonesMalcolm Frost

Reprinted in

Hellboy (1994), Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1995), Monkeyman and O'Brien Special (1996), Monkeyman & O'Brien (1997), Judge Dredd Megazine (2001), Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (2008), Hellboy Library Edition (2008), Hellboy: One for One (2010), Hellboy Omnibus (2018), Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 25th Anniversary (2019)