Publishers / Dark Horse / Hellboy: Box Full of Evil (1999) / #2
2September 1999
$2.95; 4.50 CAD

Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #2

Dark Horse · September 1999

First appearance: Roger the HomunculusFirst appearance: The Lobster
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Identification plate

Series
Hellboy: Box Full of Evil (Dark Horse, 1999 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
September 1999
Key date
1999-09-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.95; 4.50 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of The Lobster - 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 MignolaHellboy
1Hellboy 16credits, title page1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola
2Box Full of Evil [Part 2]comic story23script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Pat Brosseau
3-letters page1script: Scott Allie; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary BartaHellboy Jr.
4Abe Sapien Versus Sciencecomic story8script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Pat BrosseauLangdon Everett Caul, Roger the Homunculus First, Abe Sapien
5Hellboy The Conqueror Wormpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaLangdon Everett Caul, Hellboy, The Lobster First, Abe Sapien
6Hellboyillustration1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola

Where to read it

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Hollow Earth & Other Stories
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Strange Places
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Series context

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Sources

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