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Hellboy Junior
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| image | Hellboy_Junior.jpg | |
| caption | Trade Paperback Cover | |
| format | One-shot | |
| Mini-series | ||
| 1shot | y | |
| limited | y | |
| issues | 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| Horror | y | |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics | |
| date | October, 1997 | |
| October–November, 1999 | ||
| main_char_team | Hellboy | |
| writers | {{plainlist | |
| artists | {{plainlist | |
| letterers | John Costanza | |
| colorists | {{plainlist | |
| creators | Mike Mignola | |
| editors | Scott Allie | |
| TPB | Hellboy Junior | |
| ISBN | 978-1-56971-862-9 | |
| subcat | Dark Horse Comics | |
| addpubcat1 | Hellboy titles | |
| sort | Hellboy Junior |
Mini-series 2 October–November, 1999
- Bill Wray
- Mike Mignola
- Bill Wray
- Stephen DeStefano
- Hilary Barta
- Dave Cooper
- Kevin Nowlan
- Bill Wray
- Dave Stewart
- Dan Jackson Hellboy Junior is a one-shot and two-issue comic book mini-series published by American company Dark Horse Comics. Written and drawn by Bill Wray, Mike Mignola and others, it features a younger version of the fictional character Hellboy.
Publication history
Comics
Halloween Special
Hellboy Junior Halloween Special (October 15, 1997) featured a wrap-around cover by Bill Wray.
Mignola won the 1998 "Best Writer/Artist: Drama" Eisner Award in part for his work on this one-shot.
| Title | Creators | |
|---|---|---|
| Maggots, Maggots, Everywhere | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |
| A hell ridden Hellboy Jr. becomes bored of his all maggot diet and is encouraged by Adolf Hitler to go to the surface to hunt. | ||
| Wheezy The Sick Little Witch | {{flatlist | |
| After a sick Wheezy Witch spread her plague germs to all her forest friends she turns to Jasper the friendly ghost for a cure. | ||
| The Ginger-Beef Boy | {{flatlist | |
| A barren Chinese couple name Jackie and Bruce Lee fashion a child from beef who comes alive and runs away from home. | ||
| The Creation of Hellboy Jr. | Story & Art: Bill Wray & Mike Mignola | |
| Bill and Mike battle it out dressed as their book creations in this behind the scenes look at the creative process. | ||
| Somnambo The Sleeping Giant | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |
| Eric the Unclean advises the people of Poobie Caca how to wake the sleeping guardian to protect them from rampaging trolls. | ||
| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Kevin Nowlan | |
| Full page pinup. | ||
| The Devil Don’t Smoke | Story & Art: Mike Mignola & Bill Wray | |
| Hellboy Jr. ascend to the mortal world to further his studies with an examination of man in this story based on German folklore. |
Issue 1
Hellboy Junior issue 1 (October 20, 1999) with a wrap-around cover Bill Wray.
| Title | Creators | |
|---|---|---|
| Magical Mushroom Trip | {{flatlist | |
| Hellboy Jr. trades Idi Amin’s gold teeth a grow your own mushrooms kit that sends him on a psychedelic trip through hell with a beetle called Brad. | ||
| The Wolvertons | {{flatlist | |
| Alaskan lumberjack Sven Wolverton and Harriet his crash-landed alien wife watch over the twisted love lives of their deformed half-breed children Brad and Tiffany. | ||
| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Glenn Barr | |
| Full page pinup. | ||
| Huge Retarded Duck Pinup | Art: Stephan DeStefano | |
| Full page pinup. | ||
| Squid of Man | {{flatlist | |
| Rogue ichthyologist Pr. Plankton Tidepool attempts to outwit Death when he breathes life into his creations squidman and lobster lady. |
Issue 2
Hellboy Junior issue 2 (November 17, 1999) with cover by Hilary Barta.
| Title | Creators | |
|---|---|---|
| The House of Candy Pain | {{flatlist | |
| Hellboy Jr. travel to the Forbidden Forest of Festible Dwellings with his demonic pal Donnie where he falls under a witch's spell. | ||
| Sparky Bear | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |
| Fire prevention mascot Sparky goes rogue after his marriage to a humane female breaks down and he loses his job. | ||
| Huge Retarded Duck | {{flatlist | |
| When Huge Retarded Duck runs away from home after a family argument he has a series of encounters that mean the tables are turned when he finally returns. | ||
| Hellboy Jr. Gets a Car | Story & Art: Mike Mignola | |
| When Hellboy Jr. test drives Duke Barbator's new car for Gorgalac he finds himself getting into some serious trouble that could spell the end. |
Collected editions
Hellboy Junior trade paperback (January 21, 2004) collects all the material from Hellboy Junior Halloween Special, Hellboy Junior #1 and Hellboy Junior #2 plus original material.
- Hellboy Jr. vs Hitler
References
References
- "Hellboy Junior Halloween Special". Dark Horse Comics.
- "Hellboy Junior Halloween Special". Hellboy.com.
- "Hellboy Junior #1 (of 2)". Dark Horse Comics.
- "Hellboy Junior #1 (of 2)". Hellboy.com.
- "Hellboy Junior #2 (of 2)". Dark Horse Comics.
- "Hellboy Junior #2 (of 2)". Hellboy.com.
- "Hellboy Junior". Dark Horse Comics.
- "Hellboy Junior". Hellboy.com.
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