CATALOG RECORD

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2

Dark Horse · Series began 1994 · April 1994

first appearance of Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Abe Sapien (Langdon Everett Caul, B.P.R.D.) — introduction; part origin
Liz Sherman (B.P.R.D.) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1994
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, Mike Allred, Dave Gibbonsinks: Arthur Adams, Mike Mignola, Mike Allred, Dave Gibbonscolors: Mark Chiarello, Matt Hollingsworth, Laura Allredletters: Kevin Nowlan, Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Lois Buhalisscript: Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Arthur Adams

Stories

Seed of Destruction [Chapter Two] · 24 pages
Hellboy arrives at Cavendish Hall, to find out more about the Arctic expedition, with two fellow BPRD Agents -- the pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and amphibious humanoid Abe Sapien. The trio interviews the family matriarch, after which Abe investigates underwater, Liz disappears, and Hellboy battles another frog creature before being confronted by Rasputin.
Who Are Monkeyman and O'Brien? [Chapter] 2 · 7 pages
When they hear the explosion, Akiko and Oniko's goons enter the lab to find the O'Brien sisters unconscious. The men are strangely compelled to wrap up the ape head before Ann awakes and rousts the suited figure, who turns out to be a talking gorilla.

Characters

HellboyAbe SapienLangdon Everett CaulLiz ShermanMonkeymanAxwell TiberiusAnn O'BrienGrigori Rasputin

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 Omnibus (2018)