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List of Hellboy comics

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ6573012 ↗
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Hellboy, B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder, Lobster Johnson are comic book creations by Mike Mignola and are usually published by Dark Horse Comics. They have been featured in numerous miniseries, one-shots, backup features, crossovers, and guest appearances.

Hellboy

Hellboy issues

Hellboy has an internal numbering on the inside cover of its issues. Below are the stories listed by their internal numbering for the comics. For better readability, Non-Hellboy-Universe backup stories are listed in a separate table.

For better readability, Non-Hellboy-Universe backup stories in Hellboy issues are listed in this table.

Hellboy stories in other publications

Canon stories originally published in other publications, including original stories in Hellboy Universe collections. If a story was re-printed in a regular issue later, only that issue is mentioned in the column Collections; for other collections, see the entry of the regular issue.

Hellboy original graphic novels

Special stories were created for hardcover original graphic novels.

Hellboy collections

All in-continuity Hellboy comics are collected in trade paperbacks or hardcover books.

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