🔑 HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION #1-4 SET [DARK HORSE] LOT 4 COMICS HIGH GRADE

Series Title: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Issue #: 1, 2, 3, 4 (complete 4-issue mini-series lot)

Story Title: Seed of Destruction (4-issue story arc)

• #1: Chapter One – The Early Years / Awakening
• #2: Chapter Two – The Nazis and the Occult
• #3: Chapter Three – The Rising of the Baba Yaga
• #4: Chapter Four – The Climactic Showdown

Date of Publication: March 1994 (#1) to June 1994 (#4)

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition (first printing)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Country of Origin: USA

Language: English

Cover Price: $2.50 USD each

Cover Artists: Mike Mignola (main covers, all issues) with Arthur Adams (insets)

Artists: Mike Mignola (pencils & inks on all main stories), Arthur Adams (Monkeyman & O'Brien backup and insets), Mark Chiarello, Matt Hollingsworth, Kevin Nowlan and others

Writers: Mike Mignola (plot & co-creator) with John Byrne (script/dialogue)

Characters: Hellboy, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien, Grigori Rasputin, Ilsa Haupstein, Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, Klaus Werner von Krupt, Sadu-Hem, Ogdru-Jahad (the Dragon), Monkeyman, Ann O'Brien and various occult/Nazi figures

First Appearances:

• First appearance of Hellboy in his own ongoing title/series
• First appearance of Grigori Rasputin (major villain)
• First full appearances of Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien, and the core Hellboy universe supporting cast
• First appearance of the Ogdru-Jahad (the Dragon) and Sadu-Hem

Key Facts:

• Complete 4-issue mini-series that launched the Hellboy franchise and the modern Dark Horse universe.
• Iconic Mike Mignola art and storytelling that defined the character and the "Mignolaverse."
• One of the most important creator-owned comics of the 1990s and a cornerstone of dark fantasy/horror superhero comics.
• Low-to-moderate print run for a debut series, making high-grade copies increasingly collectible.
• Includes the popular Monkeyman & O'Brien backup stories by Arthur Adams in each issue.
• Highly sought after by fans of Hellboy, Mike Mignola, and 1990s indie comics.
• Typical 1990s Dark Horse format: 36 pages per issue (including backups), full colour, saddle-stitched, glossy paper.

Page Count: 36 pages per issue

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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