Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
2007 novel by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire is a 2007 illustrated novel written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, and illustrated by Mignola. It follows the quest of Lord Henry Baltimore, a British officer during World War I who inadvertently changes the course of the war, and his own life, by wounding a vampire on the battlefield.
The book was expanded into a comic book series, published by Dark Horse Comics, which also publishes Mignola's Hellboy series.
Plot
Each chapter begins with a quote from Hans Christian Andersen's, "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". In the original book, years were stylized as "19__". When the series was expanded in comic form, the dates were specified.
Prelude: Requiem
November 1914: Captain Henry Baltimore leads a night attack across the No Man's Land of a battlefield in the Ardennes Forest. His entire battalion is killed by Hessian fire. Baltimore's leg is wounded, and he is left for dead. He awakes some hours later to see giant bat-like creatures feeding on his dead men.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3259368. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2007 and 1914.
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