The prices of HELLBOY's
early appearances just keep going up and up! Add this to your
collection before the prices go even higher!
Take this opportunity to own one of the hardest to find Hellboy and earliest appearances of Hellboy, before it’s too late!
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A Little HELLBOY publication History, which I am sure you already know:
A while ago it was thought that,the first appearance of Hellboy was
dated December 1993 (Next Men #21 ). In an interview Mike Mignola
declared that the first appearance of this hero was May 1993 in the very
rare Dime Press #4!!!
Here's the interview: "The Dime Press, if it's the Italian Fanzine
that I'm thinking of, is the first drawing of the Hellboy that more or
less exists today (stone hand, etc)... The '91 drawing is the first time
I used the name Hellboy, but hadn't yet thought of creating an actual
series about the character...the character from '91 bears little
resemblance to the modern version of Hellboy. Mike."
Order of appearance of the HELLBOY we Know and Love today:
- May 1993 FIRST Appearance of Hellboy: Dime Press #4 (the most rare
of the fanzine)!!! Cover designed by Nicola Mari and Mike Mignola which
shows Nathan Never and the first Hellboy.
- August 1993: SAN DIEGO COMIC CON # 2, first Hellboy American appearance and story.
- December 1993, appearance of Hellboy in a nationally released Comic Next Men #21 and the first color appearance of Hellboy in a nationally released comic.
A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY HELLBOY FAN / COLLECTOR. A GREAT INVESTMENT AND ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!
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