Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Brother Robert - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death (Dark Horse, 2023 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: June 2023
Key date: 2023-06-00
On-sale date: 2023-07-05
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Books
Price: $24.99; 33.99 CAD
Pages: 120
Barcode: 978150673331952499
ISBN: 978-1-50673-331-9

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Sky Devil - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Matt Smith	Brother Robert First, Hellboy, The Lobster, Mac, Samuel First
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Chris O'Halloran	Hellboy, The Lobster
2	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Matt Smith	Brother Robert First, Hellboy
3	Chapter One	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski; pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Chris O'Halloran; letters: Clem Robins	Brother Mathias First, Brother Robert First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Margaret Laine, The Lobster, Mac, Samuel First
4	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Matt Smith	Brother Robert First, Hellboy, Mac
5	Chapter Two	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski; pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Chris O'Halloran; letters: Clem Robins	Brother Mathias First, Brother Robert First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, The Lobster, Mac, Samuel First
6	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Matt Smith	Hellboy, The Lobster, Mac
7	Chapter Three	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski; pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Chris O'Halloran; letters: Clem Robins	Brother Robert First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, The Lobster, Mac, Samuel First, Scarlett Santiago
8	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Matt Smith	Hellboy, The Lobster
9	Chapter Four	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski; pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Chris O'Halloran; letters: Clem Robins	Brother Mathias First, Brother Robert First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Margaret Laine, The Lobster, Mac, Samuel First, Scarlett Santiago, Sky Devil First
10	Sketchbook	illustration	6	script: Craig Rousseau; pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Tonči Zonjić; inks: Tonči Zonjić; colors: Tonči Zonjić	Hellboy
13	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Michael Avon Oeming; inks: Michael Avon Oeming; colors: Michael Avon Oeming	Hellboy
14	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Craig Rousseau; inks: Craig Rousseau; colors: Craig Rousseau	Hellboy, The Lobster
15	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Lissa Treiman; inks: Lissa Treiman; colors: Lissa Treiman	Hellboy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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