Publishers / Dark Horse / Hellboy (1994) / #[2]
[2]May 1997
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Hellboy #[2]

Dark Horse · May 1997

First appearance: Kate CorriganFirst appearance: Sir Edward GreyFirst appearance: Hecate2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Hellboy (Dark Horse, 1994 series)
Issue
#[2]
Issue title
Wake the Devil
Publication date
May 1997
Key date
1997-05-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$17.95; 26.95 CAD
Pages
148
Barcode
978156971226951795
ISBN
1-56971-226-3

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kate Corrigan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sir Edward Grey - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hecate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James SinclairVladimir Giurescu, Hellboy
1Hellboy: Wake the Devil #1 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
2Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Alan Moore
3Hellboy: Wake the Devil #1 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaVladimir Giurescu, Hellboy
4Chapter Onecomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauLangdon Everett Caul, Kate Corrigan First, Vladimir Giurescu, Ilsa Haupstein, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Tom Manning, Grigori Rasputin, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman
5Hellboy: Wake the Devil #2 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
6Chapter Twocomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauIlsa Haupstein, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Grigori Rasputin
7Hellboy: Wake the Devil #3 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
8Chapter Threecomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauVladimir Giurescu, Ilsa Haupstein, Hecate First, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Grigori Rasputin, Liz Sherman, Herman von Klempt
9Hellboy: Wake the Devil #4 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
10Chapter Fourcomic story22script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauLangdon Everett Caul, Kate Corrigan First, Ilsa Haupstein, Hecate First, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Tom Manning, Grigori Rasputin, Abe Sapien
11Hellboy: Wake the Devil #5 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaHellboy
12Chapter Fivecomic story24script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauLangdon Everett Caul, Kate Corrigan First, Vladimir Giurescu, Sir Edward Grey First, Hecate First, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Tom Manning, Grigori Rasputin, Abe Sapien
13Vladimir Giurescu / Nicholas Budenztext story2script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaVladimir Giurescu
14Epiloguecomic story5script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: James Sinclair, Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauGrigori Rasputin
15Wake the Devil notesforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Mike Mignola
16Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: Bruce Timm; inks: Bruce Timm; colors: Bruce Timm, Dave StewartHellboy
17Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: P. Craig Russell, Dave StewartHellboy
18Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: Derek Thompson; inks: Derek Thompson; colors: Derek Thompson, Dave StewartHellboy
19Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: Dave Cooper; inks: Dave Cooper; colors: Dave Cooper, Dave StewartHellboy
20Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: Jay Stephens; inks: Jay Stephens; colors: Jay Stephens, Dave StewartHellboy
21Hellboy Galleryillustration1pencils: Olivier Vatine; inks: Olivier Vatine; colors: Olivier Vatine, Dave StewartHellboy

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd Editionprice 17.95 USD; barcode 978159307095351795
First Edition; Second CoverSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
ISBN 978-1-59307-910-9		2008On eBay ›
Seed of Destruction
ISBN 1506706665; 978-1-50670-666-5		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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