Feature Comics and Major Guest Appearances
By Publication Date


This index features all Hellboy, BPRD, Weird Tales, and Hellboy Junior comics listed by publication date. Hellboy and BPRD tales are usually published as mini-series or as stand alone one-shots.

Some tales have appeared in other comicbooks as backups. Occasionally, a Trade Paperback or Hardcover will premiere a new story.

New to Hellboy and the BPRD? Need a starting point? Collections might be the list for you! Many older stories are available as reprints, most in Trade Paperback format.

Please keep in mind that some stories haven't been reprinted yet-- there's generally a delay between the time when a story appears in a comic and when it's reprinted in a collection.

To see a list of all Hellboy and BPRD stories by story title, visit the Comics Story List.


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San Diego Comic Con Comics #2
Promo Comic Book. Includes the story "Mike Mignola's Hellboy."

August 1993
Dark Horse Comics

John Byrne's Next Men #21
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Hellboy.

December 1993
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction."

March 1994
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction."

April 1994
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction."

May 1994
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator
Special four page mini-comic inserted into The Comic Buyer's Guide #1070. Features the story "Mike Mignola's Hellboy: World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator."

May 20, 1994
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction."

June 1994
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Dark Horse Presents #88
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August."

August 1994
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #89
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August."

September 1994
Dark Horse Comics

Celebrate Diversity (Collector's Edition)
Catalog supplement. Does not feature a Hellboy story. The supplement contains the rare panel ad "Hi, My Name is Hellboy."

October 1994
Diamond Comic Distributors,Inc.

Dark Horse Presents #90
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August."

October 1994
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #91
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August."

November 1994
Dark Horse Comics

Madman Comics #5
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Hellboy.

January 1995
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

John Byrne's Babe 2 #2
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Abe Sapien.

April 1995
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Dark Horse Presents #100-2
Comic Book. Features the story "Hellboy: The Chained Coffin."

August 1995
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August TPB (First Edition)
Prestige Format Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection presents an expanded version of "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August." The First Edition TPB is out of print. The expanded version of "Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August" is also available in all editions of the Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others TPB.

November 1995
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: The Corpse and The Iron Shoes
Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy: The Corpse" and "Hellboy: The Iron Shoes."

[January] 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Ghost/Hellboy #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Ghost/Hellboy."

May 1996
Dark Horse Comics

Ghost/Hellboy #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Ghost/Hellboy."

June 1996
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Wake the Devil."

June 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Wake the Devil."

July 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "Hellboy: Wake the Devil."

August 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "Hellboy: Wake the Devil."

September 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #5
Comic Book. Features Part 5 of the story "Hellboy: Wake the Devil."

October 1996
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Savage Dragon #34*
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Hellboy. Features Part 1 of the story "Savage Dragon/Hellboy."

December 1996
Image Comics

Savage Dragon #35*
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Hellboy. Features Part 2 of the story "Savage Dragon/Hellboy."

February 1997
Image Comics

Hellboy: Wake the Devil TPB (First Edition's First Cover)
Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection premieres the epilogue to "Hellboy: Wake the Devil." The First Edition TPB is out of print.

May 1997
Dark Horse Comics/ Legend imprint

Hellboy: Almost Colossus #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Almost Colossus."

June 1997
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Almost Colossus #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Almost Colossus."

July 1997
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Junior Halloween Special
Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy Junior: The Creation of Hellboy Jr.," "Hellboy Junior: The Devil Don't Smoke," "Hellboy Junior: Maggots, Maggots, Everywhere," and various tales.

October 1997
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Christmas Special
Comic Book. Features the story "Hellboy: A Christmas Underground."

December 1997
Dark Horse Comics

Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead
Comic Book. Features the stories "Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead" and "Hellboy: Heads."

March 1998
Dark Horse Comics

Painkiller Jane/Hellboy, vol. 1, #1 (Regular Cover)
Comic Book. Features the story "Painkiller Jane/Hellboy: Ancient Laughter."

August 1998
Event Comics

Painkiller Jane/Hellboy, vol. 1, #1 (Variant Cover)
Comic Book. Features the story "Painkiller Jane/Hellboy: Ancient Laughter."

August 1998
Event Comics

Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others TPB (First Edition)
Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection premieres the story "Hellboy: The Baba Yaga." The story "Hellboy: Almost Colossus" includes new pages when compared with the comicbook version.

August 1998
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents Annual 1998
Comic Book. Features the story "Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom."

September 1998
Dark Horse Comics

Batman/Hellboy/Starman #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Batman/Hellboy/Starman."

January 1999
DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

Batman/Hellboy/Starman #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Batman/Hellboy/Starman."

February 1999
DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #14*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

August 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Gary Gianni's The MonsterMen
Comic Book. The story "Hellboy: Goodbye, Mr. Tod" is a backup tale.

August 1999
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999: DHP Jr.
Comic Book. Includes the story "Hellboy: Pancakes."

August 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil." Includes "Lobster Johnson: The Killer in My Skull."

August 1999
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Dark Horse Extra #15*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

September 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil." Includes "Abe Sapien vs. Science."

September 1999
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Dark Horse Extra #16*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 3 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

October 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Junior #1
Comic Book. Features the story "Hellboy Junior: Hellboy Jr.'s Magical Mushroom Trip," various tales, and the non-HB story "Squid of Man" by Bill Wray and Mike Mignola.

October 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #17*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 4 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

November 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Junior #2
Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy Junior: Hellboy Jr. Gets a Car," "Hellboy Junior: The House of Candy Pain," and various tales.

November 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #18*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 5 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

December 1999
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #19*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 6 of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac."

January 2000
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #151
Comic Book. Features the story "Hellboy: The Nature of the Beast."

February 2000
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom TPB (First Edition)
Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection premieres the story "Hellboy: King Vold," the epilogue for "Hellboy: Box Full of Evil," and a redrawn/expanded version of the story "Hellboy: The Vârcolac." The First Edition TPB is out of print.

April 2000
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm."

May 2001
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm."

June 2001
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Dark Horse Maverick 2001*
Comic Book. Does not feature a Hellboy story. Includes the panel pin-up "Hellboy: The Nuckelavee" by Mike Mignola.

July 2001
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm."

July 2001
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm."

August 2001
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Dark Horse Extra #42*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 1 of the story "BPRD."

December 2001
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #43*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 2 of the story "BPRD."

January 2002
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Hollow Earth #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "BPRD: Hollow Earth."

January 2002
Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Extra #44*
Tabloid of comic strips. Includes Part 3 of the story "BPRD."

February 2002
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm TPB (First Edition)
This First Edition collection premieres the epilogue to "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm" in pulp. Previously, the epilogue was an online exclusive.

February 2002
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

BPRD: Hollow Earth #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "BPRD: Hollow Earth."

April 2002
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Hollow Earth #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "BPRD: Hollow Earth."

June 2002
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: The Third Wish #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: The Third Wish."

July 2002
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: The Third Wish #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: The Third Wish."

August 2002
Dark Horse Comics/ Maverick imprint

Hellboy: Weird Tales #1
Comic Book. Features the stories "Big-Top Hellboy," "Children of the Black Mound," "Party Pooper" and Part 1 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

February 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #2
Comic Book. Features the stories "Curse of the Haunted Doiley" [sic], "Flight Risk (with Lloyd McCay)," "Hot," "Midnight Cowboy," and Part 2 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

April 2003
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Soul of Venice
Comic Book. Features the story "BPRD: The Soul of Venice."

May 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #3
Comic Book. Features the stories "Down Time," "Family Story," "Still Born," and Part 3 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

June 2003
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Dark Waters
Comic Book. Features the story "BPRD: Dark Waters."

July 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #4
Comic Book. Features the stories "Abe Sapien: Star of the BPRD," "The Dread Within," "Haunted," and Part 4 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

August 2003
Dark Horse Comics

The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings HC (First Edition)
Hardcover. This First Edition anthology premieres the story "Hellboy: Dr. Carp's Experiment."

August 2003
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Night Train
Comic Book. Features the story "BPRD: Night Train."

September 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #5
Comic Book. Features the stories "Cool Your Head," "Love is Scarier Than Death" (also titled "Love is Scarier Than Monsters")," "Shattered," and Part 5 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

October 2003
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: There's Something Under My Bed
Comic Book. Features the story "BPRD: There's Something Under My Bed."

November 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #6
Comic Book. Features the stories "Command Performance," "Friday," "My Vacation in Hell," and Part 6 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

December 2003
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Junior TPB (First Edition)
Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection premieres the story "Hellboy Jr. vs Hitler," a new strip on "Hitler [in Hell]," and a parody ad for the Spear of Destiny.

January 2004
Dark Horse Books

Hellboy: Weird Tales #7
Comic Book. Features the stories "Long Distance Caller," "A Love Story," "Theater of the Dead," and Part 7 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

February 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Plague of Frogs #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "BPRD: Plague of Frogs."

March 2004
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Premiere Edition (Photo Cover)*
Special Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy: The Penanggalan" and "BPRD: Born Again." Available to those who pre-ordered tickets to Wizard World Los Angeles 2004. Issue was picked up at the show.

[March] 2004
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Premiere Edition (Guy Davis Cover)*
Special Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy: The Penanggalan" and "BPRD: Born Again." Available via a special offer to renew or subscribe to Wizard.

[March] 2004
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy Premiere Edition (Mike Mignola Cover)*
Special Comic Book. Features the stories "Hellboy: The Penanggalan" and "BPRD: Born Again." Available via a mail-in offer found in Wizard #148.

[March] 2004
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: The Corpse*
Comic Book. Special reprint of the story "Hellboy: The Corpse."

March 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Plague of Frogs #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "BPRD: Plague of Frogs."

April 2004
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Weird Tales #8
Comic Book. Features the stories "Fifteen Minutes...," "Professional Help," "Toy Soldier," and Part 8 of "Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine."

April 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Plague of Frogs #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "BPRD: Plague of Frogs."

May 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: Plague of Frogs #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "BPRD: Plague of Frogs."

June 2004
Dark Horse Comics

The Goon #7
Comic Book. Features a major guest appearance by Hellboy.

June 2004
Dark Horse Comics

The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft HC (First Edition)
Hardcover. This First Edition anthology premieres the story "Hellboy: The Troll Witch."

June 2004
Dark Horse Books

BPRD: Plague of Frogs #5
Comic Book. Features Part 5 of the story "BPRD: Plague of Frogs."

July 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories TPB (First Edition)
Trade Paperback. This First Edition collection premieres the story "BPRD: Another Day at the Office."

August 2004
Dark Horse Books

BPRD: The Dead #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "BPRD: The Dead."

November 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Dead #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "BPRD: The Dead."

December 2004
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Dead #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "BPRD: The Dead."

January 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Dead #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "BPRD: The Dead."

February 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Dead #5
Comic Book. Features Part 5 of the story "BPRD: The Dead."

March 2005
Dark Horse Comics

The Dark Horse Book of the Dead HC (First Edition)
Hardcover. This First Edition anthology premieres the story "Hellboy: The Ghoul."

June 2005
Dark Horse Books

Hellboy: The Island #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: The Island."

June 2005
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: The Island #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: The Island."

July 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

September 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

October 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #3
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

November 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #4
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

November 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #5
Comic Book. Features Part 5 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

December 2005
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Black Flame #6
Comic Book. Features Part 6 of the story "BPRD: The Black Flame."

January 2006
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Makoma, or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers’ Club on August 16, 1993 #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "Hellboy: Makoma, or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993."

February 2006
Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy: Makoma, or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993 #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "Hellboy: Makoma, or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993."

March 2006
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Universal Machine #1
Comic Book. Features Part 1 of the story "BPRD: The Universal Machine."

Shipped April 12, 2006
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Universal Machine #2
Comic Book. Features Part 2 of the story "BPRD: The Universal Machine."

Shipping May 3, 2006
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Universal Machine #3*
Comic Book. Features Part 3 of the story "BPRD: The Universal Machine."

Shipping June 7, 2006
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Universal Machine #4*
Comic Book. Features Part 4 of the story "BPRD: The Universal Machine."

Shipping July 5, 2006
Dark Horse Comics

BPRD: The Universal Machine #5*
Comic Book. Features Part 5 of the story "BPRD: The Universal Machine."

Shipping August 2, 2006
Dark Horse Comics